diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f40a44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+spec/examples.txt
+_site
+*.gem
+Gemfile.lock
diff --git a/.rspec b/.rspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83e16f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.rspec
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+--color
+--require spec_helper
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ea3ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+inherit_gem:
+  jekyll: .rubocop.yml
+
+AllCops:
+  Exclude:
+    - vendor/**/*
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be3bd52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+rvm:
+  - 2.2
+before_install: gem install bundler
+language: ruby
+script: script/cibuild
+sudo: false
+cache: bundler
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa75df1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+source 'https://rubygems.org'
+
+gemspec
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20060f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Jekyll Optional Front Matter
+
+A Jekyll plugin to make front matter optional for Markdown files
+
+## What it does
+
+Out of the box, Jekyll requires that any markdown file have YAML front matter (key/value pairs separated by two sets of three dashes) in order to be processed and converted to HTML.
+
+While that behavior may be helpful for large, complex sites, sometimes it's easier to simply add a plain markdown file and have it render without fanfare.
+
+This plugin does just that. Any Markdown file in your site's source will be treated as a Page and rendered as HTML, even if it doesn't have YAML front matter. 
+
+## Usage
+
+1. Add the following to your site's Gemfile:
+
+  ```ruby
+  gem 'jekyll-optional-front-matter'
+  ```
+
+2. Add the following to your site's config file:
+
+  ```yml
+  gems:
+    - jekyll-optional-front-matter
+  ```
+
+## Disabling
+
+Even if the plugin is enabled (e.g., via the `:jekyll_plugins` group in your Gemfile) you can disable it by adding the following to your site's config:
+
+```yml
+require_front_matter: true
+```
diff --git a/jekyll-optional-front-matter.gemspec b/jekyll-optional-front-matter.gemspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..343a6d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jekyll-optional-front-matter.gemspec
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+$:.unshift File.expand_path('../lib', __FILE__)
+require 'jekyll-optional-front-matter/version'
+
+Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+  s.name          = "jekyll-optional-front-matter"
+  s.version       = JekyllOptionalFrontMatter::VERSION
+  s.authors       = ["Ben Balter"]
+  s.email         = ["ben.balter@github.com"]
+  s.homepage      = "https://github.com/benbalter/jekyll-optional-front-matter"
+  s.summary       = "A Jekyll plugin to make front matter optional for Markdown files"
+
+  s.files         = `git ls-files app lib`.split("\n")
+  s.platform      = Gem::Platform::RUBY
+  s.require_paths = ['lib']
+  s.license       = "MIT"
+
+  s.add_runtime_dependency "jekyll", "~> 3.0"
+  s.add_development_dependency "rspec", "~> 3.5"
+  s.add_development_dependency "rubocop", "~> 0.40"
+end
diff --git a/lib/jekyll-optional-front-matter.rb b/lib/jekyll-optional-front-matter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5ae745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jekyll-optional-front-matter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+require "jekyll"
+
+module JekyllOptionalFrontMatter
+  autoload :Generator, "jekyll-optional-front-matter/generator"
+end
diff --git a/lib/jekyll-optional-front-matter/generator.rb b/lib/jekyll-optional-front-matter/generator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5eaea16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jekyll-optional-front-matter/generator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+module JekyllOptionalFrontMatter
+  class Generator < Jekyll::Generator
+    attr_accessor :site
+
+    safe :true
+    priority :low
+
+    def initialize(site)
+      @site = site
+    end
+
+    def generate(site)
+      @site = site
+      return if site.config["require_front_matter"]
+      site.pages.concat(pages)
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def pages
+      markdown_files.map { |static_file| page_from_static_file(static_file) }
+    end
+
+    def page_from_static_file(static_file)
+      base = static_file.instance_variable_get("@base")
+      dir  = static_file.instance_variable_get("@dir")
+      name = static_file.instance_variable_get("@name")
+      Jekyll::Page.new(site, base, dir, name)
+    end
+
+    def markdown_files
+      site.static_files.select { |f| markdown_converter.matches(f.extname) }
+    end
+
+    def markdown_converter
+      site.find_converter_instance(Jekyll::Converters::Markdown)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/jekyll-optional-front-matter/version.rb b/lib/jekyll-optional-front-matter/version.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c97df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/jekyll-optional-front-matter/version.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module JekyllOptionalFrontMatter
+  VERSION = "0.0.1".freeze
+end
diff --git a/script/bootstrap b/script/bootstrap
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ff2a795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/bootstrap
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+bundle install
diff --git a/script/cibuild b/script/cibuild
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..665b3d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/cibuild
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+bundle exec rspec
+bundle exec rubocop -S -D
+bundle exec gem build jekyll-optional-front-matter.gemspec
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/site/another-file.markdown b/spec/fixtures/site/another-file.markdown
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f60114d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/site/another-file.markdown
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Another file
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/site/index.md b/spec/fixtures/site/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcbcd8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/site/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+permalink: /
+---
+
+# Index
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/site/readme.md b/spec/fixtures/site/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f395431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/site/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Readme
diff --git a/spec/jekyll-optional-front-matter/generator_spec.rb b/spec/jekyll-optional-front-matter/generator_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3a2b2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/jekyll-optional-front-matter/generator_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+describe JekyllOptionalFrontMatter::Generator do
+  let(:site) { fixture_site("site") }
+  let(:generator) { described_class.new(site) }
+  let(:markdown_converter) { generator.send(:markdown_converter) }
+  let(:markdown_files) { generator.send(:markdown_files) }
+  let(:pages) { generator.send(:pages) }
+
+  before do
+    site.reset
+    site.read
+  end
+
+  it "grabs the markdown converter" do
+    expect(markdown_converter.class).to eql(Jekyll::Converters::Markdown)
+  end
+
+  it "grabs the markdown files" do
+    expect(markdown_files.count).to eql(2)
+    paths = markdown_files.map(&:relative_path)
+    expect(paths).to include("/readme.md")
+    expect(paths).to include("/another-file.markdown")
+  end
+
+  it "builds a page from a static file" do
+    static_file = Jekyll::StaticFile.new(site, site.source, "/", "readme.md")
+    page = generator.send(:page_from_static_file, static_file)
+    expect(page.class).to eql(Jekyll::Page)
+    expect(page.name).to eql("readme.md")
+    expect(page.content).to eql("# Readme\n")
+  end
+
+  it "builds the array of pages" do
+    expect(pages.count).to eql(2)
+    names = pages.map(&:name)
+    expect(names).to include("readme.md")
+    expect(names).to include("another-file.markdown")
+  end
+
+  context "generating" do
+    before { generator.generate(site) }
+
+    it "adds the pages to the site" do
+      expect(site.pages.count).to eql(3)
+      names = site.pages.map(&:name)
+      expect(names).to include("readme.md")
+      expect(names).to include("another-file.markdown")
+      expect(names).to include("index.md")
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when disabled" do
+    let(:site) { fixture_site("site", { "require_front_matter" => true }) }
+    context "generating" do
+      before { generator.generate(site) }
+
+      it "doesn't add the pages to the site" do
+        expect(site.pages.count).to eql(1)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when explicitly enabled" do
+    let(:site) { fixture_site("site", { "require_front_matter" => false }) }
+    context "generating" do
+      before { generator.generate(site) }
+
+      it "doesn't add the pages to the site" do
+        expect(site.pages.count).to eql(3)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9398676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+require "jekyll-optional-front-matter"
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.expect_with :rspec do |expectations|
+    expectations.include_chain_clauses_in_custom_matcher_descriptions = true
+  end
+
+  config.mock_with :rspec do |mocks|
+    mocks.verify_partial_doubles = true
+  end
+
+  config.shared_context_metadata_behavior = :apply_to_host_groups
+  config.example_status_persistence_file_path = "spec/examples.txt"
+
+  if config.files_to_run.one?
+    config.default_formatter = "doc"
+  end
+
+  config.order = :random
+  Kernel.srand config.seed
+end
+
+def fixture_path(fixture)
+  File.expand_path "./fixtures/#{fixture}", File.dirname(__FILE__)
+end
+
+def fixture_site(fixture, override = {})
+  default_config = { "source" => fixture_path(fixture) }
+  config = Jekyll::Utils.deep_merge_hashes(default_config, override)
+  config = Jekyll.configuration(config)
+  Jekyll::Site.new(config)
+end
+
+RSpec::Matchers.define :be_an_existing_file do
+  match { |path| File.exist?(path) }
+end