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

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Ref shortcode	Ref	Insert a permalink to the given page reference using the ref shortcode.

Note

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

Note

When working with the Markdown content format, this shortcode has become largely redundant. Its functionality is now primarily handled by link render hooks, specifically the embedded one provided by Hugo. This hook effectively addresses all the use cases previously covered by this shortcode.

Usage

The ref shortcode accepts either a single positional argument (the path) or one or more named arguments, as listed below.

Arguments

{{% include "_common/ref-and-relref-options.md" %}}

Examples

The ref shortcode typically provides the destination for a Markdown link.

Note

Always use Markdown notation notation when calling this shortcode.

The following examples show the rendered output for a page on the English version of the site:

[Link A]({{%/* ref "/books/book-1" */%}})

[Link B]({{%/* ref path="/books/book-1" */%}})

[Link C]({{%/* ref path="/books/book-1" lang="de" */%}})

[Link D]({{%/* ref path="/books/book-1" lang="de" outputFormat="json" */%}})

Rendered:

<a href="https://example.org/en/books/book-1/">Link A</a>

<a href="https://example.org/en/books/book-1/">Link B</a>

<a href="https://example.org/de/books/book-1/">Link C</a>

<a href="https://example.org/de/books/book-1/index.json">Link D</a>

Error handling

{{% include "_common/ref-and-relref-error-handling.md" %}}

[source code]: {{% eturl ref %}}