From dcfb172704f3afb68a30425029ec834be2883274 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bt Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2024 13:22:19 -0400 Subject: More content porting, on-going markdown changes for lowdown support --- build/loop/index.html | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) (limited to 'build/loop') diff --git a/build/loop/index.html b/build/loop/index.html index 4488987..272d94c 100644 --- a/build/loop/index.html +++ b/build/loop/index.html @@ -1,58 +1,76 @@ - + Looping Through Jekyll Collections - - + + +
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Looping Through Jekyll Collections

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Looping Through Jekyll Collections

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2022-08-12

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I recently needed to add a couple new items to my wife's personal recipe website (cookingwith.casa) which I hadn't touched in quite a while. The Jekyll build still worked fine, but I realized I was statically adding each collection by hand on the main homepage[^1].

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I recently needed to add a couple new items to my wife’s personal recipe website (cookingwith.casa) which I hadn’t touched in quite a while. The Jekyll build still worked fine, but I realized I was statically adding each collection by hand on the main homepage[^1].

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Not so good.

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Of course, this wasn't difficult at all to fix. Now everything is much more "hands free" moving forward. I figured I would share the details here in the hopes that others mind find it useful. Plus, it's my blog - so I'll do what I want!

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Looping Our Collections

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Of course, this wasn’t difficult at all to fix. Now everything is much more “hands free” moving forward. I figured I would share the details here in the hopes that others mind find it useful. Plus, it’s my blog - so I’ll do what I want!

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Looping Our Collections

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We want Jekyll to make things as streamlined as possible for us. This means that if I decide to add a new collection it will automatically render it along the others on the homepage.

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Work smart not hard!

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Let's take a look at the bare-bones collections loop:

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Let’s take a look at the bare-bones collections loop:

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{% for collection in site.collections %}
-    <!-- Our code goes here -->
+    <!-- Our code goes here -->
 {% endfor %}
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Then we need to include an if statement to avoid pulling in standard post items (or leave this in if that is desired):

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{% for collection in site.collections %}
-    {% if collection.label != 'posts' %}
+    {% if collection.label != 'posts' %}
     {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
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Now for my specific use case, we want to display each collection label and then list its corresponding items below that label (see the site[collection.label] for reference)

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{% for collection in site.collections %}
-    {% if collection.label != 'posts' %}
-        <h2>{{ collection.label }}</h2>
-        <ul class="recipe-list">
+    {% if collection.label != 'posts' %}
+        <h2>{{ collection.label }}</h2>
+        <ul class="recipe-list">
         {% for item in site[collection.label] %}
-            <li>
-                <a href="{{ item.url }}">{{ item.title }}</a>
-            </li>
+            <li>
+                <a href="{{ item.url }}">{{ item.title }}</a>
+            </li>
         {% endfor %}
-        </ul>
-        <hr>
+        </ul>
+        <hr>
     {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
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That's it! Now if I plan to add any new collections down the line, I just need to include it in the _config.yml file and I'm set. The homepage will take care of the rest once rendered.

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That’s it! Now if I plan to add any new collections down the line, I just need to include it in the _config.yml file and I’m set. The homepage will take care of the rest once rendered.

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Enjoy looping through your Jekyll collections!

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  1. Just the sections were statically rendered. All the recipes were pulled in dynamically - I'm not that insane!
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  2. Just the sections were statically rendered. All the recipes were pulled in dynamically - I’m not that insane!