Exclude subsection from index page

[bev]

I want to create a JSON and an index page that excludes posts from one subsection. I have the subsections inside the posts folder in content. I have tried different examples in this forum including this one and this one but none works.

Edit: I am using front matter variables for now as a workaround. But I would prefer if I could do this at the subsection level without relying on front matter.

[cshoredaniel]

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Code / context? What specifically did you try code wise (your code, not what you followed)? What happened? What did you expect to happen?

[bev]

@cshoredaniel

Code / context? What specifically did you try code wise (your code, not what you followed)? What happened? What did you expect to happen?

{{ range where site.RegularPages "Section" "!=" "one-subsection" }}
<a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title }}</a>
{{ end }}

This works for sections e.g. posts in content but not for subsections, e.g. inside content, posts, subsection.

[alexandros]

The way I would go about it, would be to first call the Parent section in the list
e.g. {{ if in .Section "parent" }}

and then within the above context use something like:

site.RegularPages "Sections" "!=" "one-subsection"

.Sections
The sections below this content.

Also see Section Variables and Methods

[cshoredaniel]

I think what you need is .CurrentSection. From the docs:

.CurrentSection

The page’s current section. The value can be the page itself if it is a section or the homepage.

compared to:

.Section

The section this content belongs to. Note: For nested sections, this is the first path element in the directory, for example, /blog/funny/mypost/ => blog .

EDIT: But I don’t used nested sections, so I make no promises…

[bev]

@alexandros

The way I would go about it, would be to first call the Parent section in the list
e.g. {{ if in .Section "parent" }}

and then within the above context use something like:

site.RegularPages "Sections" "!=" "one-subsection"

Your solution worked for my index page Your solution returns blank in my JSON and index file.

[alexandros]

@bev

Your solution returns blank in my JSON and index file.

You also need to include it in the relevant template for the JSON output format.

In any case as @cshoredaniel mentioned above you may need to share a sample of the project that reproduces the setup, so that we can see where the problem lies.

[bev]

@alexandros

you may need to share a sample of the project that reproduces the setup so that we can see where the problem lies.

Here you go. Also, add /index.json to your local URL to test the JSON output. I have no JSON template. I use the code with JS in a content page.