Use conditionals to load different head – if possible –

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What I would like to do is use a conditional statement to load 1 of 2 head in Partials depending on the file loaded.

In single.html:

{{ if eq .Title "Frequently Asked Questions" }}
    {{ partial "head.html" . }}
{{ else }}
    {{ partial "head2.html" . }}
{{ end }}

So if it’s the frequently-asked-questions.md in Contents, then load head.html, else just load the other for all others.

Not sure if this is possible. I’m guessing my code is wrong but I’m trying to get there.

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There are a lot of ways you could do this, but it depends on your use case really.

I have frequently based my heading based on whether there was a param set in my front matter.

So, let’s say I set heading: head Then:

{{ if $.Param "heading" }}
   {{ partial .Params.heading . }}
{{ else }}
   {{ partial "head2" . }}
{{ end }}

In this example, head2.html is the default and you can specify any valid heading in the front matter.

3

Thanks for the quick reply.

Alright, so in my case I want to only load head2 for a page titled: “Thank You”. But head1 for all others. So:

{{ if $.Params.title "Thank You" }}
   {{ partial "head2.html" . }}
{{ else }}
   {{ partial "head1.html" . }}
{{ end }}
4

Nevermind, I get an error for this. I believe my error is in defining for which page I want head2 to load. I thought I could do it with the pages’ title, but not happening.

5

You still need the eq function in your case, but don’t forget if you do not set title in the front matter of page the value will be <nil>, so the head1.html will render.

{{ if eq $.Params.title "Thank You" }}
  {{ partial "head2.html" . }}
{{ else }}
  {{ partial "head1.html" . }}
{{ end }}
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6

This work perfectly. Thanks a bunch!

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