docs/content/en/methods/page/Render.md
Typically used when ranging over a page collection, the Render method on a Page object renders the given template, passing the given page as context.
{{ range site.RegularPages }}
<h2><a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">{{ .LinkTitle }}</a></h2>
{{ .Render "summary" }}
{{ end }}
In the example above, note that the template ("summary") is identified by its file name without directory or extension.
Although similar to the partial function, there are key differences.
Render method | partial function |
|---|---|
The Page object is automatically passed to the given template. You cannot pass additional context. | You must specify the context, allowing you to pass a combination of objects, slices, maps, and scalars. |
| The path to the template is determined by the content type. | You must specify the path to the template, relative to the layouts/_partials directory. |
Consider this layout structure:
layouts/
├── books/
│ └── li.html <-- used when content type is "books"
├── baseof.html
├── home.html
├── li.html <-- used for other content types
├── page.html
├── section.html
├── taxonomy.html
└── term.html
And this template:
<ul>
{{ range site.RegularPages.ByDate }}
{{ .Render "li" }}
{{ end }}
</ul>
When rendering content of type "books" the Render method calls:
layouts/books/li.html
For all other content types the Render methods calls:
layouts/li.html
See content views for more examples.