Data Files 🔗

Data files are normal YAML files that you can use to store structured data for your site. You can use them in your pages and layouts to generate dynamic content.

Setting up data files 🔗

Data files are stored in the _data folder inside your site folder. Create a file authors.yaml in the _data folder with the following content:

            - name: Sakib
  skills: [scala, java, python]
- name: Senjin
  skills: [scala, java, javascript]

          

Using data files in pages 🔗

You can use data files in your pages by using the site.data variable.

For example, you can create a file content/authors.md with the following content:

            
{% for author in site.data.authors %}
- {{ author.name }}, skills: {{ author.skills|join(', ') }}
{% endfor %}


          

This for loop goes through the array defined in authors.yaml and generates a list of authors. It is the same as if you wrote:

            - Sakib, skills: scala, java, python
- Senjin, skills: scala, java, javascript

          

You can take a look at the example in GitHub for reference.