Render HTML link with YAML

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I’ve the file config.yaml that contains variables that allow the user to choose their own text for the theme instead of the default one. One type of variable is a description and it would be nice if the user could enter a url inside the description, that will be rendered as a fully functional link in HTML.

Is it possible to interpret a YAML string that way in Hugo?

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The easiest (for the user, anhow) is probably to use markdown, so in config.yaml the user types:

This is **bold** text with a [url](http://gohugo.io).

And then in template

{{ .Site.Params.someparam | markdownify }}

3

I’ve also files in the Data folder written in yaml that could be converted to markdown. Is it possible to create variables in markdown that can be accessed inside a template?

4

Yes…

5

Thanks for your help so far.