Template Variables

Reference for all available template variables in Hanamark.

Single Page Variables

Available in single.html templates:

Variable Type Description
.GenHtml string Rendered HTML content from Markdown
.PageTitle string First heading extracted from content
.PageName string Page name
.CreatedDate time.Time Creation date from front matter
.UpdatedDate time.Time Last modification time of file
.DestPageDir string Destination path
.ReadTime int Estimated reading time
.FrontMatterMap map All front matter as key-value pairs
.Tags []*Tag List of tags

Example Usage

<article>
  <h1>{{ .PageTitle }}</h1>
  <time>{{ .CreatedDate.Format "January 2, 2006" }}</time>
  <time>Updated: {{ .UpdatedDate.Format "2006-01-02" }}</time>

  <div class="tags">
    {{ range .Tags }}
      <a href="{{ .TagDestPath }}">{{ .TagName }}</a>
    {{ end }}
  </div>

  <div class="content">
    {{ .GenHtml }}
  </div>
</article>

List Page Variables

Available in list.html templates:

Variable Type Description
.PageTitle string Section/folder name
.List []*PageMeta Array of pages in section

Example Usage

<section>
  <h1>{{ .PageTitle }}</h1>
  <ul>
    {{ range .List }}
      <li>
        <a href="{{ .DestPageDir }}">{{ .PageTitle }}</a>
        <time>{{ .CreatedDate.Format "Jan 2, 2006" }}</time>
      </li>
    {{ end }}
  </ul>
</section>

Tag List Variables

Main Tags Page (tags/single.html)

Variable Type Description
.List []*TagList All tags with counts
.List[].TagName string Tag name
.List[].TagDestPath string Path to tag page
.List[].Count int Number of posts with tag 
<h1>All Tags</h1>
<ul>
  {{ range .List }}
    <li>
      <a href="{{ .TagDestPath }}">{{ .TagName }}</a>
      ({{ .Count }} posts)
    </li>
  {{ end }}
</ul>

Individual Tag Page (tags/list.html)

Variable Type Description
.PageTitle string Tag name
.List []*Tag Posts with this tag
.List[].FileHeading string Post title
.List[].FileDestPath string Path to post 
<h1>Posts tagged "{{ .PageTitle }}"</h1>
<ul>
  {{ range .List }}
    <li><a href="{{ .FileDestPath }}">{{ .FileHeading }}</a></li>
  {{ end }}
</ul>

Date Formatting

Use Go’s time format reference: Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 MST 2006

Format Output
"2006-01-02" 2024-01-15
"January 2, 2006" January 15, 2024
"Jan 2, 2006" Jan 15, 2024
"2 January 2006" 15 January 2024
"02/01/2006" 15/01/2024