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<p>In addition to the <ahref=https://gohugo.io/content-management/front-matter/#front-matter-variables>default Hugo front matter parameters</a>, Congo adds a number of additional options to customise the presentation of individual articles. All the available theme parameters are listed below.</p>
<p>Front matter parameter default values are inherited from the theme’s <ahref=../../docs/configuration/>base configuration</a>, so you only need to specify these parameters in your front matter when you want to override the default.</p>
<td>If this article is published on a third-party website, the URL to this article. Providing a URL will prevent a content page being generated and any references to this article will link directly to the third-party website.</td>
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<td><code>showDate</code></td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td><code>article.showDate</code></td>
<td>Whether or not article dates are displayed.</td>
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<td><code>showAuthor</code></td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td><code>article.showAuthor</code></td>
<td>Whether or not the author box is displayed in the article footer.</td>
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<td><code>showHeadingAnchors</code></td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td><code>article.showHeadingAnchors</code></td>
<td>Whether or not heading anchor links are displayed alongside headings within this article.</td>
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<td><code>showPagination</code></td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td><code>article.showPagination</code></td>
<td>Whether or not the next/previous article links are displayed in the article footer.</td>
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<td><code>showReadingTime</code></td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td><code>article.showReadingTime</code></td>
<td>Whether or not article reading times are displayed.</td>
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<td><code>xml</code></td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td><code>true</code> unless excluded by <code>sitemap.excludedKinds</code></td>
<td>Whether or not this article is included in the generated <code>/sitemap.xml</code> file.</td>
