Antlers: Building Beautiful Websites with Statamic
Antlers: Building Beautiful Websites with Statamic is the essential guide for Statamic developers looking to deepen their understanding of Antlers, Statamic's powerful templating language. Covering foundational topics such as tags, variables, and modifiers, as well as advanced techniques like conditional logic, arrays, loops, and integrating PHP, this book provides clear explanations and practical examples. Whether you're new to Statamic or a seasoned developer, you'll learn best practices to craft elegant, maintainable, and efficient Antlers templates, empowering you to build better websites through clean, beautiful code.
Antlers: Building Beautiful Websites with Statamic is the essential resource for Statamic developers aiming to master Antlers. This powerful templating engine powers Statamic CMS. Written clearly and concisely, this guide walks you through core concepts, practical usage, and advanced techniques, enabling you to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
Beginning with foundational concepts such as tags, variables, and modifiers, the book naturally progresses into more complex topics, including conditional logic, managing arrays and loops, and leveraging partial templates to organize your projects. It also explores sophisticated methods for integrating PHP directly into your Antlers templates, extending functionality, and enabling seamless integration with custom logic.
Whether you're just getting started with Statamic or looking to refine your existing Antlers skills, you'll find valuable insights and practical examples throughout the book. By the end, you'll have a thorough understanding of how to craft elegant Antlers templates that enhance your Statamic projects through robust, maintainable code.
Key highlights include:
- Clear explanations of core Antlers concepts
- Practical examples demonstrating real-world usage
- Techniques for efficiently managing template structures
- Advanced array manipulation and conditional logic
- Integration of PHP and Blade components for extended functionality
Equip yourself with the knowledge to build better Statamic websites through beautiful, maintainable code.
Details
- Page Count
- 353
- Publish Date
- 2023-05-23
eBook
- Purchase Price
- $29.95
- Purchase Link
- https://leanpub.com/antlers
Print Copy
- Purchase Price
- $53.66
- Purchase Link
- https://www.lulu.com/shop/johnat...
Table of Contents
1. An Antlers Primer
Get started with Antlers, Statamic's powerful templating language. Learn the basics of tags, variables, modifiers, and essential syntax to build fast, maintainable, and beautiful websites.
2. Working with Tags
Explore the versatility of Antlers tags to interact dynamically with backend data, customize content display, and effectively manage template logic.
3. Working with Variables
Master variable creation and manipulation to store, retrieve, and display dynamic content, significantly enhancing your Statamic templates.
4. Working with Modifiers
Utilize modifiers to efficiently transform and format data within templates, simplifying complex logic and improving readability.
5. Working with Strings
Discover powerful string manipulation techniques and modifiers, allowing precise control over text formatting, extraction, and translation.
6. Working with Conditions
Understand conditional logic in Antlers to dynamically render content based on data-driven decisions, ensuring your templates are robust and adaptable.
7. Working with Dates
Gain proficiency in date formatting, time zone handling, and date comparisons, enabling accurate and user-friendly time-sensitive content.
8. Arrays and Loops
Efficiently manage and display complex data structures with loops and arrays, including conditional rendering and advanced array manipulation.
9. Partial Templates
Leverage partial templates to create reusable components, streamline development, and keep your templates organized and maintainable.
10. Managing Template Structure
Effectively organize your template content using sections, stacks, and yield statements, ensuring flexible and clean template structures.
11. Intermediate Arrays and Loops
Advance your array handling skills with sorting, filtering, grouping, and randomizing arrays to dynamically generate rich content.
12. PHP & Antlers
Seamlessly integrate custom PHP logic within your Antlers templates, extending their functionality to meet complex project requirements.
13. Antlers and Blade Components
Combine the strengths of Antlers and Laravel Blade components for sophisticated, highly customized template solutions.