hugo/docs/content/en/shortcodes/param.md

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Param	Insert a parameter from front matter or site configuration into your content using the param shortcode.	shortcodes		docs parent weight shortcodes

{{% note %}} To override Hugo's embedded param shortcode, copy the [source code] to a file with the same name in the layouts/shortcodes directory.

[source code]: {{% eturl param %}} {{% /note %}}

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.

{{< code file=example.md lang=text >}}

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

We found a {{</* param "color" */>}} shirt. {{< /code >}}

Hugo renders this to:

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

Access nested values by chaining the identifiers:

{{</* param my.nested.param */>}}