Param shortcode

Insert a parameter from front matter or site configuration into your content using the param shortcode.

To override Hugo’s embedded param shortcode, copy the source code to a file with the same name in the layouts/shortcodes directory.

The param shortcode renders a parameter from front matter, falling back to a site parameter of the same name. The shortcode throws an error if the parameter does not exist.

content/example.md

---
title: Example
date: 2025-01-15T23:29:46-08:00
params:
  color: red
  size: medium
---

We found a {{% param "color" %}} shirt.

Hugo renders this to:

<p>We found a red shirt.</p>

Access nested values by chaining the identifiers:

{{% param my.nested.param %}}

Last updated: March 8, 2025 : content: Replace note shortcode calls with blockquote alerts (c540e6d29)

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