Andrew Dorokhov
Local data files
The data/ directory holds YAML, JSON, or TOML that layouts can read.
data/socialmedia.json:
{
"accounts": [
{
"name": "Twitter",
"url": "https://twitter.com/bphogan"
},
{
"name": "LinkedIn",
"url": "https://linkedin.com/in/bphogan"
}
]
}
In a layout:
{{ range .Site.Data.socialmedia.accounts }}
<li><a href="{{ .url }}">{{ .name }}</a></li>
{{ end }}
Remote JSON
Store API pieces in config:
[params]
gh_url = "https://api.github.com/users"
gh_user = "everhard"
Build the URL and fetch (legacy getJSON; newer Hugo prefers resources.GetRemote):
{{ $url := printf "%s/%s/repos" .Site.Params.gh_url .Site.Params.gh_user }}
{{ $repos := getJSON $url }}
{{ range $repos }}
<article>
<h3><a href="{{ .html_url }}">{{ .name }}</a></h3>
<p>{{ .description }}</p>
</article>
{{ end }}
Pulling data from another page
.Site.GetPage loads another content file by path so you can reuse its title, summary, and URL without hardcoding links:
{{ with .Site.GetPage "/opensource.md" }}
<h3><a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">{{ .Title }}</a></h3>
<p>{{ .Summary }}</p>
{{ end }}