`.Page.RenderString` does not resolve reference style links in shortcodes

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1

I have the following table shortcode:

{{ $caption := "" }}
{{ with .Get "caption" }}
  {{ $caption = printf `<caption class="text-center">%s</caption>` . }}
{{ end }}

{{ $class := "" }}
{{ with .Get "class" }}
  {{ $class = . }}
{{ end }}
{{ with .Get "small" }}
  {{ $class = print $class "table-sm" }}
{{ end }}


<div class="table-responsive extra-wide">
  {{ .Page.RenderString .Inner |
    replaceRE "<table>" (printf `<table class="table %s mb-0">%s` $class $caption) |
    replaceRE "<tbody>" `<tbody class="table-group-divider"` |
    safeHTML
  }}
</div>

I’m trying to use Markdown’s reference style links within the inner content of the table shortcode as follows:

{{< table small=true >}}

| Field         | Description                                                                                                                                                   |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `id`          | Tag ID specified in the [wiki][mbox-propif].                                                                                                                         |
| `buffer_size` | Size of the buffer (not the tag) in bytes.                                                                                                                    |
| `status`      | Tag status: <ul><li>Bit 31 should be cleared for requests.</li><li>In responses, bit 31 is set and bits `[30:0]` indicate the response buffer size.</li></ul> |

{{< /table >}}

However, the shortcode does not resolve the [mbox-propif] reference link. How do I get this to work?

2

You need to define the link target within the shortcode call.

{{< table small=true >}}

| Field         | Description                                                                                                                                                   |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `id`          | Tag ID specified in the [wiki][mbox-propif].                                                                                                                         |
| `buffer_size` | Size of the buffer (not the tag) in bytes.                                                                                                                    |
| `status`      | Tag status: <ul><li>Bit 31 should be cleared for requests.</li><li>In responses, bit 31 is set and bits `[30:0]` indicate the response buffer size.</li></ul> |

[mbox-propif]: https://gohugo.io
{{< /table >}}
3

Thanks. Is there an alternative where the definition can be read from the page context? I use that reference as plain text in the document as well.

4

No. The .Page.RenderString method passes the string through the markdown renderer, and the markdown renderer can’t see the link target unless it’s part of the string.

5

Okay, thanks for the information.

6

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