Templates Overview
Twig templating system: template structure, base template, blocks.
Templates (Twig)
apidcms uses Twig — a fast and secure templating engine.
Where They Live
front/app/views/
├── base.html.twig # base layout
├── page.html.twig # static pages
├── docs.html.twig # list (example)
├── docs_single.html.twig # single record (example)
├── form/ # form templates
└── blog/ # blog templates (default)How It Works
- Each template extends
base.html.twig base.html.twigcontains the common layout:<head>, header, footer- Child templates override blocks:
title,content,scripts
base.html.twig (example)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>{% block title %}Site{% endblock %}</title>
</head>
<body>
{% include 'header.html.twig' %}
<main>{% block content %}{% endblock %}</main>
{% include 'footer.html.twig' %}
</body>
</html>Child Template
{% extends 'base.html.twig' %}
{% block title %}My Page{% endblock %}
{% block content %}
<h1>Hello!</h1>
{% endblock %}Available Functions
See full reference: Twig Functions & Filters
Quick overview: url(), asset(), get_setting(), get_navigation(), render_form(), get_record(), get_records(), get_all(), |markdown_to_html.
Available Variables
See full reference: Template Variables
Variables depend on the page type. Core ones: items, item, nav_item, page, config.