+++ title = “Page” weight = 30 +++
A page is any file ending with .md in the content directory, except files
named _index.md.
If a file ending with .md is named index.md, then it will generate a page
with the name of the containing folder (for example, /content/about/index.md would
create a page at [base_url]/about). (Note the lack of an underscore; if the file
were named _index.md, then it would create a section at [base_url]/about, as
discussed in the prior part of this documentation. But naming the file index.md will
create a page at [base_url]/about).
If the file is given any name other than index.md or _index.md, then it will
create a page with that name (without the .md). So naming a file in the root of your
content directory about.md would also create a page at [base_url]/about.
Another exception to that rule is that a filename starting with a datetime (YYYY-mm-dd or a RFC3339 datetime) followed by
an underscore (_) or a dash (-) will use that date as the page date, unless already set
in the front-matter. The page name will be anything after _/- so a filename like 2018-10-10-hello-world.md will
be available at [base_url]/hello-world. Note that the full RFC3339 datetime contains colons, which is not a valid
character in a filename on Windows.
As you can see, creating an about.md file is exactly equivalent to creating an
about/index.md file. The only difference between the two methods is that creating
the about folder allows you to use asset colocation, as discussed in the
Overview section of this documentation.
The front-matter is a set of metadata embedded in a file. In Zola,
it is at the beginning of the file, surrounded by +++ and uses TOML.
While none of the front-matter variables are mandatory, the opening and closing +++ are required.
Here is an example page with all the variables available. The values provided below are the default values.
+++
title = ""
description = ""
# The date of the post.
# 2 formats are allowed: YYYY-MM-DD (2012-10-02) and RFC3339 (2002-10-02T15:00:00Z)
# Do not wrap dates in quotes, the line below only indicates that there is no default date.
# If the section variable `sort_by` is set to `date`, then any page that lacks a `date`
# will not be rendered.
# Setting this overrides a date set in the filename.
date =
# The weight as defined in the Section page
# If the section variable `sort_by` is set to `weight`, then any page that lacks a `weight`
# will not be rendered.
weight = 0
# A draft page will not be present in prev/next pagination
draft = false
# If filled, it will use that slug instead of the filename to make up the URL
# It will still use the section path though
slug = ""
# The path the content will appear at
# If set, it cannot be an empty string and will override both `slug` and the filename.
# The sections' path won't be used.
# It should not start with a `/` and the slash will be removed if it does
path = ""
# Use aliases if you are moving content but want to redirect previous URLs to the
# current one. This takes an array of path, not URLs.
aliases = []
# Whether the page should be in the search index. This is only used if
# `build_search_index` is set to true in the config and the parent section
# hasn't set `in_search_index` to false in its front-matter
in_search_index = true
# Template to use to render this page
template = "page.html"
# The taxonomies for that page. The keys need to be the same as the taxonomies
# name configured in `config.toml` and the values an array of String like
# tags = ["rust", "web"]
[taxonomies]
# Your own data
[extra]
+++
Some content
You can ask Zola to create a summary if you only want to show the first paragraph of each page in a list for example.
To do so, add <!-- more --> in your content at the point
where you want the summary to end and the content up to that point will be also
available separately in the
template.
An anchor link to this position named continue-reading is created so you can link
directly to it if needed for example:
<a href="{{ page.permalink }}#continue-reading">Continue Reading</a>