Not a post

A page with a date stands at the address of a list, such as a tag’s page at /tags/rust/ or a folder’s at /notes/, so it speaks for that list.

What you’ll see

warning  Not a post: `content/tags/rust.md` speaks for the tag `Rust`
  It stands at the list's address, so no list holds it; give it a `permalink` of its own to list it as a post.
  More: https://statac.dev/e/not-a-post/

In the terminal the message also names the file and line where there is one, and marks the exact text.

Why Statac warns

Whatever page stands at a list’s address speaks for the list: its writing introduces the list, and its front matter carries the list’s settings. A page that speaks for a list is none of its posts, and is in no other list or feed either. Its date says it was written as a post, so Statac tells you it isn’t listed as one, rather than leave it out of every list without a word. The page itself is published as usual.

How to fix it

If the page introduces the list, take its date out, and the warning goes.

If it is a post, give it an address of its own with permalink:, or rename its file, so it no longer stands at the list’s address.

Example

content/tags/rust.md is published at /tags/rust/, the address of the tag Rust:

---
title: Rust
date: 2026-10-04
---

As the tag’s introduction, with no date:

---
title: Rust
---

Its name

Name	not-a-post
In the terminal	statac explain not-a-post
To stop showing it	quiet: [not-a-post] in statac.yaml, once you have understood it. Statac still counts it.