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Disqus

{{% note %}} To override Hugo's embedded Disqus template, copy the [source code] to a file with the same name in the layouts/partials directory, then call it from your templates using the partial function:

{{ partial "disqus.html" . }}

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

Hugo includes an embedded template for Disqus, a popular commenting system for both static and dynamic websites. To effectively use Disqus, secure a Disqus "shortname" by signing up for the free service.

To include the embedded template:

{{ template "_internal/disqus.html" . }}

Configure Disqus

To use Hugo's Disqus template, first set up a single configuration value:

{{< code-toggle file="hugo" >}} [services.disqus] shortname = 'your-disqus-shortname' {{</ code-toggle >}}

Hugo's Disqus template accesses this value with:

{{ .Site.Config.Services.Disqus.Shortname }}

You can also set the following in the front matter for a given piece of content:

• disqus_identifier
• disqus_title
• disqus_url

Google Analytics

{{% note %}} To override Hugo's embedded Google Analytics template, copy the [source code] to a file with the same name in the layouts/partials directory, then call it from your templates using the partial function:

{{ partial "google_analytics.html" . }}

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

Hugo includes an embedded template supporting Google Analytics 4.

To include the embedded template:

{{ template "_internal/google_analytics.html" . }}

Configure Google Analytics

Provide your tracking ID in your configuration file:

{{< code-toggle file=hugo >}} [services.googleAnalytics] ID = "G-MEASUREMENT_ID" {{</ code-toggle >}}

To use this value in your own template, access the configured ID with {{ site.Config.Services.GoogleAnalytics.ID }}.

Open Graph

{{% note %}} To override Hugo's embedded Open Graph template, copy the [source code] to a file with the same name in the layouts/partials directory, then call it from your templates using the partial function:

{{ partial "opengraph.html" . }}

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

Hugo includes an embedded template for the Open Graph protocol, metadata that enables a page to become a rich object in a social graph. This format is used for Facebook and some other sites.

To include the embedded template:

{{ template "_internal/opengraph.html" . }}

Configure Open Graph

Hugo's Open Graph template is configured using a mix of configuration settings and front matter on individual pages.

{{< code-toggle file=hugo >}} [params] description = 'Text about my cool site' images = ['site-feature-image.jpg'] title = 'My cool site' [params.social] facebook_admin = 'jsmith' [taxonomies] series = 'series' {{</ code-toggle >}}

{{< code-toggle file=content/blog/my-post.md fm=true >}} title = "Post title" description = "Text about this post" date = 2024-03-08T08:18:11-08:00 images = ["post-cover.png"] audio = [] videos = [] series = [] tags = [] {{</ code-toggle >}}

Hugo uses the page title and description for the title and description metadata. The first 6 URLs from the images array are used for image metadata. If page bundles are used and the images array is empty or undefined, images with file names matching *feature* or *cover*,*thumbnail* are used for image metadata.

Various optional metadata can also be set:

• Date, published date, and last modified data are used to set the published time metadata if specified.
• audio and videos are URL arrays like images for the audio and video metadata tags, respectively.
• The first 6 tags on the page are used for the tags metadata.
• The series taxonomy is used to specify related "see also" pages by placing them in the same series.

If using YouTube this will produce a og:video tag like <meta property="og:video" content="url">. Use the https://youtu.be/<id> format with YouTube videos (example: https://youtu.be/qtIqKaDlqXo).

Schema

{{% note %}} To override Hugo's embedded Schema template, copy the [source code] to a file with the same name in the layouts/partials directory, then call it from your templates using the partial function:

{{ partial "schema.html" . }}

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

Hugo includes an embedded template to render microdata meta elements within the head element of your templates.

To include the embedded template:

{{ template "_internal/schema.html" . }}

X (Twitter) Cards

{{% note %}} To override Hugo's embedded Twitter Cards template, copy the [source code] to a file with the same name in the layouts/partials directory, then call it from your templates using the partial function:

{{ partial "twitter_cards.html" . }}

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

Hugo includes an embedded template for X (Twitter) Cards, metadata used to attach rich media to Tweets linking to your site.

To include the embedded template:

{{ template "_internal/twitter_cards.html" . }}

Configure X (Twitter) Cards

Hugo's X (Twitter) Card template is configured using a mix of configuration settings and front-matter values on individual pages.

{{< code-toggle file=hugo >}} [params] images = ["site-feature-image.jpg"] description = "Text about my cool site" {{</ code-toggle >}}

{{< code-toggle file=content/blog/my-post.md >}} title = "Post title" description = "Text about this post" images = ["post-cover.png"] {{</ code-toggle >}}

If images aren't specified in the page front-matter, then hugo searches for image page resources with feature, cover, or thumbnail in their name. If no image resources with those names are found, the images defined in the site config are used instead. If no images are found at all, then an image-less Twitter summary card is used instead of summary_large_image.

Hugo uses the page title and description for the card's title and description fields. The page summary is used if no description is given.

Set the value of twitter:site in your site configuration:

{{< code-toggle file="hugo" copy=false >}} [params.social] twitter = "GoHugoIO" {{</ code-toggle >}}

NOTE: The @ will be added for you

<meta name="twitter:site" content="@GoHugoIO"/>