@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ }
 
 // Build is the core builder function. Converts markdown/yaml
 // to html, copies over non-.md/.yaml files, etc.
-func Build() error {
+func Build(drafts bool) error {
 	if err := preBuild(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ if err := util.Clean(types.BuildDir); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := pages.ProcessFiles(); err != nil {
+	if err := pages.ProcessFiles(drafts); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := pages.ProcessDirectories(); err != nil {
+	if err := pages.ProcessDirectories(drafts); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ }
 
 // ProcessFiles handles root level files under 'pages',
 // for example: 'pages/_index.md' or 'pages/about.md'.
-func (p *Pages) ProcessFiles() error {
+func (p *Pages) ProcessFiles(drafts bool) error {
 	for _, f := range p.Files {
 		var htmlDir string
 		if f.Basename() == "_index.md" {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ if err := os.MkdirAll(htmlDir, 0755); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
-		if err := f.Render(destFile, nil); err != nil {
+		if err := f.Render(destFile, nil, drafts); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error: failed to render %s: %w", destFile, err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ }
 
 // ProcessDirectories handles directories of posts under 'pages',
 // for example: 'pages/photos/foo.md' or 'pages/blog/bar.md'.
-func (p *Pages) ProcessDirectories() error {
+func (p *Pages) ProcessDirectories(drafts bool) error {
 	for _, dir := range p.Dirs {
 		dstDir := filepath.Join(types.BuildDir, dir.Name)
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(dstDir, 0755); err != nil {
@@ -163,13 +163,16 @@ if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(dstDir, slug), 0755); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error: failed to create directory: %s: %w", dstDir, err)
 			}
 
-			if err := file.Render(dstFile, nil); err != nil {
+			if err := file.Render(dstFile, nil, drafts); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error: failed to render %s: %w", dstFile, err)
 			}
 
 			post.Meta = file.Frontmatter()
 			post.Body = file.Body()
-			posts = append(posts, post)
+			isDraft := post.Meta["draft"] == "true"
+			if !isDraft || (isDraft && drafts) {
+				posts = append(posts, post)
+			}
 		}
 
 		sort.Slice(posts, func(i, j int) bool {
@@ -184,7 +187,7 @@ if dir.HasIndex {
 			indexMd := filepath.Join(types.PagesDir, dir.Name, "_index.md")
 			index := markdown.Markdown{Path: indexMd}
 			dstFile := filepath.Join(dstDir, "index.html")
-			if err := index.Render(dstFile, posts); err != nil {
+			if err := index.Render(dstFile, posts, false); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error: failed to render index %s: %w", dstFile, err)
 			}
 		}

@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ func (Anything) Frontmatter() map[string]string { return nil }
 func (Anything) Body() string                   { return "" }
 func (a Anything) Basename() string             { return filepath.Base(a.Path) }
 
-func (a Anything) Render(dest string, data interface{}) error {
+func (a Anything) Render(dest string, data interface{}, drafts bool) error {
 	return util.CopyFile(a.Path, dest)
 }

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Body  string
 	Extra interface{}
 }
 
-func (md *Markdown) Render(dest string, data interface{}) error {
+func (md *Markdown) Render(dest string, data interface{}, drafts bool) error {
 	source, err := os.ReadFile(md.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("markdown: error reading file: %w", err)
@@ -108,8 +108,11 @@ return fmt.Errorf("markdown: error extracting frontmatter: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if md.frontmatter["draft"] == "true" {
-		fmt.Printf("vite: skipping draft %s\n", md.Path)
-		return nil
+		if !drafts {
+			fmt.Printf("vite: skipping draft %s\n", md.Path)
+			return nil
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("vite: rendering draft %s\n", md.Path)
 	}
 
 	err = md.template(dest, types.TemplatesDir, templateData{

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 	return tmpl.Write(dest, metaTemplate, data)
 }
 
-func (y *YAML) Render(dest string, data interface{}) error {
+func (y *YAML) Render(dest string, data interface{}, drafts bool) error {
 	yamlBytes, err := os.ReadFile(y.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("yaml: failed to read file: %s: %w", y.Path, err)

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ A simple and minimal static site generator.
 
 options:
     init PATH                   create vite project at PATH
-    build                       builds the current project
+    build [--drafts]            builds the current project
     new PATH                    create a new markdown post
     serve [HOST:PORT]           serves the 'build' directory
 `
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: init: %+v\n", err)
 		}
 
 	case "build":
-		if err := commands.Build(); err != nil {
+		var drafts bool
+		if len(args) > 2 && args[2] == "--drafts" {
+			drafts = true
+		}
+		if err := commands.Build(drafts); err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: build: %+v\n", err)
 		}
 

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ // Render takes any arbitrary data and combines that with the global config,
 	// page frontmatter and the body, as template params. Templates are read
 	// from types.TemplateDir and the final html is written to dest,
 	// with necessary directories being created.
-	Render(dest string, data interface{}) error
+	Render(dest string, data interface{}, drafts bool) error
 
 	// Frontmatter will not be populated if Render hasn't been called.
 	Frontmatter() map[string]string