diff --git a/lib/server/readMetadata.js b/lib/server/readMetadata.js
index e750962e4809..e4189834d840 100644
--- a/lib/server/readMetadata.js
+++ b/lib/server/readMetadata.js
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ const siteConfig = require(CWD + '/siteConfig.js');
 const versionFallback = require('./versionFallback.js');
 const escapeStringRegexp = require('escape-string-regexp');
 
+const SupportedHeaderFields = new Set([
+  'id',
+  'title',
+  'author',
+  'authorURL',
+  'authorFBID',
+  'sidebar_label',
+  'original_id',
+]);
+
 // Can have a custom docs path. Top level folder still needs to be in directory
 // at the same level as `website`, not inside `website`.
 //   e.g., docs/whereDocsReallyExist
@@ -119,7 +129,15 @@ function processMetadata(file) {
   const match = regexSubFolder.exec(file);
   let language = match ? match[1] : 'en';
 
-  const metadata = result.metadata;
+  const metadata = {};
+  for (const fieldName of Object.keys(result.metadata)) {
+    if (SupportedHeaderFields.has(fieldName)) {
+      metadata[fieldName] = result.metadata[fieldName];
+    } else {
+      console.warn(`Header field "${fieldName}" in ${file} is not supported.`);
+    }
+  }
+
   const rawContent = result.rawContent;
   metadata.source = path.basename(file);