Variables
Cobalt makes a variety of data available as Liquid variables.
This is can be helpful for:
- Theming
- Easier maintenance for only having one place to update things
Example:
<html>
  <head>
    <title>{{ page.title }}</title>
  </head>
  <body>
  {{ page.content }}
  </body>
</html>
Global variables
| Variable | Format | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| site | Object | Site-wide information | 
| page | Object | Current-page information | 
| collection | Object | Built-in posts. | 
Site Variables
| Variable | Format | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| site.title | String | The title of the entire site, see _cobalt.yml. | 
| site.description | String | The description of the entire site, see _cobalt.yml. | 
| site.base_url | String | The URL of your site, see _cobalt.yml.  This is helpful for making absolute URLs, particularly when run withincobalt serve. | 
| site.data | Object | The merged result of _dataandsite: data. | 
| site.time | DateTime | A liquid_core::model::DateTimerepresenting the time of the website re-generation. | 
Page Variables
In the context of your page content:
| Variable | Format | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| page.permalink | String | Relative path to the page, see frontmatter. | 
| page.title | String | The title of the page, see frontmatter. | 
| page.slug | String | The identifier of the page, see frontmatter. | 
| page.description | String | The description of the page, see frontmatter. | 
| page.categories | List of Strings | Hierarchical categories this page lives under, see frontmatter. | 
| page.published_date | YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS TZ | The date the page was initially published, see frontmatter. | 
| page.is_draft | Boolean | See frontmatter. | 
| page.file.permalink | String | Relative path to the source file. | 
| page.collection | String | The slug of the page's collection. "posts"for posts. | 
| page.data | Object | User-defined data, see frontmatter. | 
Additionally, in the context of your page layout:
| Variable | Format | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| page.content | String | The rendered page content (i.e. excludes the layout). | 
| page.excerpt | String | The rendered excerpt of a page, see excerpt/excerpt_separator. | 
Collection Variables
Below, the built-in posts collection is demonstrated.
| Variable | Format | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| collections.posts.title | String | The title of the posts collection, see _cobalt.yml. | 
| collections.posts.description | String | The description of the posts collection, see _cobalt.yml. | 
| collections.posts.slug | String | The identifier of the posts collection, see _cobalt.yml. | 
| collections.posts.rss | String | The permalink for the posts' RSS feed, see _cobalt.ymland RSS. | 
| collections.posts.jsonfeed | String | The permalink for the posts' RSS feed, see _cobalt.yml. |