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docs: Page variables as YAML data
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global:
- name: site
description: >-
Site wide information + configuration settings from <code>_config.yml</code>.
See below for details.
- name: page
description: >-
Page specific information + the <a href="/docs/front-matter/">front matter</a>.
Custom variables set via the front matter will be available here. See below for details.
- name: layout
description: >-
Layout specific information + the <a href="/docs/front-matter/">front matter</a>.
Custom variables set via front matter in layouts will be available here.
- name: content
description: >-
In layout files, the rendered content of the Post or Page being wrapped.
Not defined in Post or Page files.
- name: paginator
description: >-
When the <code>paginate</code> configuration option is set, this variable becomes available
for use. See <a href="../pagination/">Pagination</a> for details.
site:
- name: site.time
description: >-
The current time (when you run the <code>jekyll</code> command).
- name: site.pages
description: >-
A list of all Pages.
- name: site.posts
description: >-
A reverse chronological list of all Posts.
- name: site.related_posts
description: >-
If the page being processed is a Post, this contains a list of up to ten related Posts.
By default, these are the ten most recent posts. For high quality but slow to compute
results, run the <code>jekyll</code> command with the <code>--lsi</code>
(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latent_semantic_analysis#Latent_semantic_indexing">latent semantic indexing</a>)
option. Also note GitHub Pages does not support the
<code>lsi</code> option when generating sites.
- name: site.static_files
description: >-
A list of all <a href="/docs/static-files/">static files</a> (i.e.
files not processed by Jekyll's converters or the Liquid renderer).
Each file has five properties: <code>path</code>, <code>modified_time</code>,
<code>name</code>, <code>basename</code> and <code>extname</code>.
- name: site.html_pages
description: >-
A subset of `site.pages` listing those which end in `.html`.
- name: site.html_files
description: >-
A subset of `site.static_files` listing those which end in `.html`.
- name: site.collections
description: >-
A list of all the collections (including posts).
- name: site.data
description: >-
A list containing the data loaded from the YAML files located in the <code>_data</code>
directory.
- name: site.documents
description: >-
A list of all the documents in every collection.
- name: site.categories.CATEGORY
description: >-
The list of all Posts in category <code>CATEGORY</code>.
- name: site.tags.TAG
description: >-
The list of all Posts with tag <code>TAG</code>.
- name: site.url
description: >-
Contains the url of your site as it is configured in the <code>_config.yml</code>.
For example, if you have <code>url: http://mysite.com</code> in your configuration file,
then it will be accessible in Liquid as <code>site.url</code>. For the development
environment there is <a href="/news/#3-siteurl-is-set-by-the-development-server">an
exception</a>, if you are running <code>jekyll serve</code> in a development environment
<code>site.url</code> will be set to the value of <code>host</code>, <code>port</code>,
and SSL-related options. This defaults to <code>url: http://localhost:4000</code>.
- name: "site.[CONFIGURATION_DATA]"
description: >-
All the variables set via the command line and your <code>_config.yml</code> are available
through the <code>site</code> variable. For example, if you have <code>foo: bar</code> in
your configuration file, then it will be accessible in Liquid as <code>site.foo</code>.
Jekyll does not parse changes to <code>_config.yml</code> in
<code>watch</code> mode, you must restart Jekyll to see changes to variables.
page:
- name: page.content
description: >-
The content of the Page, rendered or un-rendered depending upon
what Liquid is being processed and what <code>page</code> is.
- name: page.title
description: >-
The title of the Page.
- name: page.excerpt
description: >-
The un-rendered excerpt of a document.
- name: page.url
description: >-
The URL of the Post without the domain, but with a leading slash, e.g.
<code>/2008/12/14/my-post.html</code>
- name: page.date
description: >-
The Date assigned to the Post. This can be overridden in a Posts front matter by specifying
a new date/time in the format <code>YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS</code> (assuming UTC), or
<code>YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS +/-TTTT</code> (to specify a time zone using an offset from UTC.
e.g. <code>2008-12-14 10:30:00 +0900</code>).
- name: page.id
description: >-
An identifier unique to a document in a Collection or a Post (useful in RSS feeds). e.g.
<code>/2008/12/14/my-post</code><code>/my-collection/my-document</code>
- name: page.categories
description: >-
The list of categories to which this post belongs. Categories are derived from the directory
structure above the <code>_posts</code> directory. For example, a post at
<code>/work/code/_posts/2008-12-24-closures.md</code> would have this field set to
<code>['work', 'code']</code>. These can also be specified in the
<a href="/docs/front-matter/">front matter</a>.
- name: page.tags
description: >-
The list of tags to which this post belongs. These can be specified in the
<a href="/docs/front-matter/">front matter</a>.
- name: page.path
description: >-
The path to the raw post or page. Example usage: Linking back to the page or posts source
on GitHub. This can be overridden in the <a href="/docs/front-matter/">front matter</a>.
- name: page.next
description: >-
The next post relative to the position of the current post in <code>site.posts</code>.
Returns <code>nil</code> for the last entry.
- name: page.previous
description: >-
The previous post relative to the position of the current post in <code>site.posts</code>.
Returns <code>nil</code> for the first entry.
paginator:
- name: paginator.per_page
description: Number of Posts per page.
- name: paginator.posts
description: Posts available for that page.
- name: paginator.total_posts
description: Total number of Posts.
- name: paginator.total_pages
description: Total number of pages.
- name: paginator.page
description: The number of the current page.
- name: paginator.previous_page
description: The number of the previous page.
- name: paginator.previous_page_path
description: The path to the previous page.
- name: paginator.next_page
description: The number of the next page.
- name: paginator.next_page_path
description: The path to the next page.

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</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
{% for var in site.data.jekyll_variables.global %}
<tr>
<td><p><code>site</code></p></td>
<td><p>
Sitewide information + configuration settings from
<code>_config.yml</code>. See below for details.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>page</code></p></td>
<td><p>
Page specific information + the <a href="/docs/front-matter/">front
matter</a>. Custom variables set via the front matter will be
available here. See below for details.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>layout</code></p></td>
<td><p>
Layout specific information + the <a href="/docs/front-matter/">front
matter</a>. Custom variables set via front matter in
layouts will be available here.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>content</code></p></td>
<td><p>
In layout files, the rendered content of the Post or Page being wrapped.
Not defined in Post or Page files.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>paginator</code></p></td>
<td><p>
When the <code>paginate</code> configuration option is set, this
variable becomes available for use. See <a
href="../pagination/">Pagination</a> for details.
</p></td>
<td><p><code>{{ var.name }}</code></p></td>
<td><p>{{- var.description -}}</p></td>
</tr>
{% endfor %}
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
@ -82,136 +40,12 @@ The following is a reference of the available data.
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
{% for var in site.data.jekyll_variables.site %}
<tr>
<td><p><code>site.time</code></p></td>
<td><p>
The current time (when you run the <code>jekyll</code> command).
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>site.pages</code></p></td>
<td><p>
A list of all Pages.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>site.posts</code></p></td>
<td><p>
A reverse chronological list of all Posts.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>site.related_posts</code></p></td>
<td><p>
If the page being processed is a Post, this contains a list of up to ten
related Posts. By default, these are the ten most recent posts.
For high quality but slow to compute results, run the
<code>jekyll</code> command with the <code>--lsi</code> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latent_semantic_analysis#Latent_semantic_indexing">latent semantic indexing</a>) option. Also note GitHub Pages does not support the <code>lsi</code> option when generating sites.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>site.static_files</code></p></td>
<td><p>
A list of all <a href="/docs/static-files/">static files</a> (i.e.
files not processed by Jekyll's converters or the Liquid renderer).
Each file has five properties: <code>path</code>, <code>modified_time</code>, <code>name</code>, <code>basename</code> and <code>extname</code>.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>site.html_pages</code></p></td>
<td><p>
A subset of `site.pages` listing those which end in `.html`.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>site.html_files</code></p></td>
<td><p>
A subset of `site.static_files` listing those which end in `.html`.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>site.collections</code></p></td>
<td><p>
A list of all the collections.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>site.data</code></p></td>
<td><p>
A list containing the data loaded from the YAML files located in the <code>_data</code> directory.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>site.documents</code></p></td>
<td><p>
A list of all the documents in every collection.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>site.categories.CATEGORY</code></p></td>
<td><p>
The list of all Posts in category <code>CATEGORY</code>.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>site.tags.TAG</code></p></td>
<td><p>
The list of all Posts with tag <code>TAG</code>.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>site.url</code></p></td>
<td><p>
Contains the url of your site as it is configured in the <code>_config.yml</code>.
For example, if you have <code>url: http://mysite.com</code>
in your configuration file, then it will be accessible in Liquid as
<code>site.url</code>. For the development environment there is
<a href="/news/#3-siteurl-is-set-by-the-development-server">an exception</a>,
if you are running <code>jekyll serve</code> in a development environment
<code>site.url</code> will be set to the value of <code>host</code>,
<code>port</code>, and SSL-related options. This defaults to
<code>url: http://localhost:4000</code>.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>site.[CONFIGURATION_DATA]</code></p></td>
<td><p>
All the variables set via the command line and your
<code>_config.yml</code> are available through the <code>site</code>
variable. For example, if you have <code>foo: bar</code>
in your configuration file, then it will be accessible in Liquid as <code>site.foo</code>.
Jekyll does not parse changes to <code>_config.yml</code> in
<code>watch</code> mode, you must restart Jekyll to see changes to variables.
</p></td>
<td><p><code>{{ var.name }}</code></p></td>
<td><p>{{- var.description -}}</p></td>
</tr>
{% endfor %}
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
@ -227,113 +61,12 @@ The following is a reference of the available data.
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
{% for var in site.data.jekyll_variables.page %}
<tr>
<td><p><code>page.content</code></p></td>
<td><p>
The content of the Page, rendered or un-rendered depending upon
what Liquid is being processed and what <code>page</code> is.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>page.title</code></p></td>
<td><p>
The title of the Page.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>page.excerpt</code></p></td>
<td><p>
The un-rendered excerpt of a document.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>page.url</code></p></td>
<td><p>
The URL of the Post without the domain, but
with a leading slash, e.g.
<code>/2008/12/14/my-post.html</code>
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>page.date</code></p></td>
<td><p>
The Date assigned to the Post. This can be overridden in a Posts front
matter by specifying a new date/time in the format
<code>YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS</code> (assuming UTC), or
<code>YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS +/-TTTT</code> (to specify a time zone using
an offset from UTC. e.g. <code>2008-12-14 10:30:00 +0900</code>).
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>page.id</code></p></td>
<td><p>
An identifier unique to a document in a Collection or a Post (useful in RSS feeds). e.g.
<code>/2008/12/14/my-post</code>
<code>/my-collection/my-document</code>
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>page.categories</code></p></td>
<td><p>
The list of categories to which this post belongs. Categories are
derived from the directory structure above the <code>_posts</code>
directory. For example, a post at
<code>/work/code/_posts/2008-12-24-closures.md</code> would have this
field set to <code>['work', 'code']</code>. These can also be specified
in the <a href="/docs/front-matter/">front matter</a>.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>page.tags</code></p></td>
<td><p>
The list of tags to which this post belongs. These can be specified in
the <a href="/docs/front-matter/">front matter</a>.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>page.path</code></p></td>
<td><p>
The path to the raw post or page. Example usage: Linking back to the
page or posts source on GitHub. This can be overridden in the
<a href="/docs/front-matter/">front matter</a>.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>page.next</code></p></td>
<td><p>
The next post relative to the position of the current post in
<code>site.posts</code>. Returns <code>nil</code> for the last entry.
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>page.previous</code></p></td>
<td><p>
The previous post relative to the position of the current post in
<code>site.posts</code>. Returns <code>nil</code> for the first entry.
</p></td>
<td><p><code>{{ var.name }}</code></p></td>
<td><p>{{- var.description -}}</p></td>
</tr>
{% endfor %}
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
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<div class="note">
<h5>ProTip™: Use Custom Front Matter</h5>
<p>
Any custom front matter that you specify will be available under
<code>page</code>. For example, if you specify <code>custom_css: true</code>
in a pages front matter, that value will be available as
<code>page.custom_css</code>.
in a pages front matter, that value will be available as <code>page.custom_css</code>.
</p>
<p>
If you specify front matter in a layout, access that via <code>layout</code>.
For example, if you specify <code>class: full_page</code>
in a layouts front matter, that value will be available as
<code>layout.class</code> in the layout and its parents.
For example, if you specify <code>class: full_page</code> in a layouts front matter,
that value will be available as <code>layout.class</code> in the layout and its parents.
</p>
</div>
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</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
{% for var in site.data.jekyll_variables.paginator %}
<tr>
<td><p><code>paginator.per_page</code></p></td>
<td><p>Number of Posts per page.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>paginator.posts</code></p></td>
<td><p>Posts available for that page.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>paginator.total_posts</code></p></td>
<td><p>Total number of Posts.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>paginator.total_pages</code></p></td>
<td><p>Total number of pages.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>paginator.page</code></p></td>
<td><p>The number of the current page.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>paginator.previous_page</code></p></td>
<td><p>The number of the previous page.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>paginator.previous_page_path</code></p></td>
<td><p>The path to the previous page.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>paginator.next_page</code></p></td>
<td><p>The number of the next page.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><code>paginator.next_page_path</code></p></td>
<td><p>The path to the next page.</p></td>
<td><p><code>{{ var.name }}</code></p></td>
<td><p>{{- var.description -}}</p></td>
</tr>
{% endfor %}
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
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<div class="note info">
<h5>Paginator variable availability</h5>
<p>
These are only available in index files, however they can be located in a
subdirectory, such as <code>/blog/index.html</code>.
These are only available in index files, however they can be located in a subdirectory,
such as <code>/blog/index.html</code>.
</p>
</div>