Jekyll doesn't render Markdown when adding HTML

Question

I have this markdown code in a Markdown file. It has inline HTML.

---
layout: page
title: About This Website
permalink: /about/
---


This website is built w         


        

Answer 1

If you put your markdown inside an HTML block tag (e.g. div) than you have to allow markdown conversion (the default is off). In kramdown (the default for Jekyll 3) use the markdown="1" attribute. Example:

This is a list:

- Item 1
- Item 2
- Item 3

PS: Good question. I have added your question to the Jekyll F.A.Q. Cheers.