docs: Add frontmatter config docs

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Sidharth Vinod
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- The default configuration
- Overrides at the site level are set by the initialize call, and will be applied to all diagrams in the site/app. The term for this is the **siteConfig**.
- Directives - diagram authors can update select configuration parameters directly in the diagram code via directives. These are applied to the render config.
- Frontmatter (v\<MERMAID_RELEASE_VERSION>+) - diagram authors can update select configuration parameters in the frontmatter of the diagram. These are applied to the render config.
- Directives (Deprecated by Frontmatter) - diagram authors can update select configuration parameters directly in the diagram code via directives. These are applied to the render config.
**The render config** is configuration that is used when rendering by applying these configurations.
## Frontmatter config
The entire mermaid configuration (except the secure configs) can be overridden by the diagram author in the frontmatter of the diagram. The frontmatter is a YAML block at the top of the diagram.
```mermaid-example
---
title: Hello Title
config:
theme: base
themeVariables:
primaryColor: "#00ff00"
---
flowchart
Hello --> World
```
```mermaid
---
title: Hello Title
config:
theme: base
themeVariables:
primaryColor: "#00ff00"
---
flowchart
Hello --> World
```
## Theme configuration
## Starting mermaid