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template_inheritance.njk
{# Layout File: src/_includes/layouts/sidebar.njk (in 11ty, layouts have to be in src/_includes by default) #}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>{{ metaTitle }}</title>
</head>
<body>
{% block content %}{% endblock %}
{% block sidebar %}
<p>default sidebar content</p>
{% endblock %}
</body>
</html>
{# Template file: src/content/pages/about.njk #}
---
permalink: about/index.html
front: "matter"
---
{# layout to extend #}
{% extends "layouts/sidebar.njk" %}
{# variables are accessible to the whole context
this one will be accessible by the parent template #}
{% set metaTitle = "Nunjucks is great" %}
{# override content block in layout #}
{% block content %}
<p>my content</p>
{% endblock %}
{# override sidebar block in layout #}
{% block sidebar %}
<p>my sidebar</p>
{% endblock %}
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jeromecoupe commented Jun 17, 2021 •
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You can also use / download / inspect this starter repository. It pretty much covers the basics in terms of template inheritance with Nunjucks, and also covers how to include content coming from markdown files in layouts.
https://github.com/jeromecoupe/eleventy_starter

Basically:

{% block content %}
  {{ content | safe }}
{% endblock %}

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