<!doctype html><htmllang=en-audir=ltrclass=scroll-smoothdata-default-appearance=lightdata-auto-appearance=true><head><metacharset=utf-8><metahttp-equiv=content-languagecontent="en-au"><metaname=viewportcontent="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><metahttp-equiv=x-ua-compatiblecontent="ie=edge"><title>Front Matter · Congo</title><metaname=titlecontent="Front Matter · Congo"><metaname=descriptioncontent="A powerful, lightweight theme for Hugo built with Tailwind CSS."><linkrel=canonicalhref=https://jpanther.github.io/congo/docs/front-matter/><linktype=text/cssrel=stylesheethref=/congo/css/main.bundle.min.4f96894ec15b8a50a25dbd2423eda98a1fcd224ded4c660c1b39bafbb8bbed379623025be21413f3c59c7e9374b83225729bb065bce2be78b90278247f6e7d12.cssintegrity="sha512-T5aJTsFbilCiXb0kI+2pih/NIk3tTGYMGzm6+7i77TeWIwJb4hQT88WcfpN0uDIlcpuwZbzivni5Angkf259Eg=="><scripttype=text/javascriptsrc=/congo/js/appearance.min.badab316c9287a5a42a843e4eb45da65bb3d194a5a0f5fa4a3e516160e67df0b8c65f4f19a8e146436e29d583699e6cb41d6bbe99e05e1dbaa877763bad9f8e2.jsintegrity="sha512-utqzFskoelpCqEPk60XaZbs9GUpaD1+ko+UWFg5n3wuMZfTxmo4UZDbinVg2mebLQda76Z4F4duqh3djutn44g=="></script>
<spanclass=mb-[2px]><ahref=https://github.com/jpanther/congo/tree/dev/exampleSite/content/docs/front-matter.mdclass="text-lg hover:text-primary-500"rel="noopener noreferrer"target=_blanktitle="Edit content"><spanclass="relative inline-block align-text-bottom icon"><svgxmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"viewBox="0 0 512 512"><pathfill="currentcolor"d="M490.3 40.4c21.9 21.87 21.9 57.33.0 79.2l-30 30.1-98-97.98 30.1-30.06C414.3-.2135 449.7-.2135 471.6 21.66L490.3 40.4zM172.4 241.7 339.7 74.34l98 97.96L270.3 339.6C264.2 345.8 256.7 350.4 248.4 353.2l-88.8 29.6C150.1 385.6 141.5 383.4 135 376.1 128.6 370.5 126.4 361 129.2 352.4l29.6-88.8C161.6 255.3 166.2 247.8 172.4 241.7v0zM192 63.1c17.7.0 32 15.23 32 32 0 18.6-14.3 32-32 32H96c-17.67.0-32 15.2-32 32V416c0 17.7 14.33 32 32 32H352c17.7.0 32-14.3 32-32V319.1c0-16.8 14.3-32 32-32s32 15.2 32 32V416c0 53-43 96-96 96H96c-53.02.0-96-43-96-96V159.1c0-53 42.98-96 96-96h96z"/></svg></span></a></span></div></div></header><sectionclass="flex flex-col max-w-full mt-0 prose lg:flex-row dark:prose-invert"><divclass="min-w-0 min-h-0 max-w-prose"><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 front matter parameters are listed below.</p><p>Front matter parameter default values are inherited from the theme’s <ahref=https://jpanther.github.io/congo/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><table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Default</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>title</code></td><td><em>Not set</em></td><td>The name of the article.</td></tr><tr><td><code>description</code></td><td><em>Not set</em></td><td>The text description for the article. It is used in the HTML metadata.</td></tr><tr><td><code>externalUrl</code></td><td><em>Not set</em></td><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></tr><tr><td><code>editURL</code></td><td><code>article.editURL</code></td><td>When <code>showEdit</code> is active, the URL for the edit link.</td></tr><tr><td><code>editAppendPath</code></td><td><code>article.editAppendPath</code></td><td>When <code>showEdit</code> is active, whether or not the path to the current article should be appended to the URL set at <code>editURL</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code>groupByYear</code></td><td><code>list.groupByYear</code></td><td>Whether or not articles are grouped by year on list pages.</td></tr><tr><td><code>menu</code></td><td><em>Not set</em></td><td>When a value is provided, a link to this article will appear in the named menus. Valid values are <code>main</code> or <code>footer</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code>robots</code></td><td><em>Not set</em></td><td>String that indicates how robots should handle this article. If set, it will be output in the page head. Refer to <ahref=https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/robots/robots_meta_tag#directives>Google’s docs</a> for valid values.</td></tr><tr><td><code>sharingLinks</code></td><td><code>article.sharingLinks</code></td><td>Which sharing links to display at the end of this article. When not provided, or set to <code>false</code> no links will be displayed.</td></tr><tr><td><code>showAuthor</code></td><td><code>article.showAuthor</code></td><td>Whether or not the author box is displayed in the article footer.</td></tr><tr><td><code>showBreadcrumbs</code></td><td><code>article.showBreadcrumbs</code> or <code>list.showBreadcrumbs</code></td><td>Whether the breadcrumbs are displayed in the article or list header.</td></tr><tr><td><code>showDate</code></td><td><code>article.showDate</code></td><td>Whether or not the article date is displayed. The date i
