Button

The button shortcode displays a clickable button with adjustable color, title and icon.

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Usage

While the examples are using shortcodes with named parameter you are free to also call this shortcode from your own partials.

{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}
{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" style="warning" icon="dragon" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}
{{ partial "shortcodes/button.html" (dict
    "context" .
    "href" "https://gohugo.io/"
    "content" "Get Hugo"
)}}
{{ partial "shortcodes/button.html" (dict
  "context" .
  "href" "https://gohugo.io/"
  "style" "warning"
  "icon" "dragon"
  "content" "Get Hugo"
)}}

Once the button is clicked, it opens another browser tab for the given URL.

Parameter

Name Default Notes
href <empty> The destination URL for the button. If this parameter is not set, the button will do nothing but is still displayed as clickable.
style transparent The color scheme used to paint the button.

- by severity: info, note, tip, warning
- by brand color: primary, secondary
- by color: blue, green, grey, orange, red
- by special color: default, transparent
icon see notes Font Awesome icon name set to the left of the title. Depending on the style there may be a default icon. Any given value will overwrite the default.

- for severity styles: a nice matching icon for the severity
- for all other colors: <empty>

If you want no icon for a severity style, you have to set this parameter to " " (a non empty string filled with spaces)
iconposition left Places the icon to the left or right of the title.
<content> see notes Arbitray text for the button title. Depending on the style there may be a default title. Any given value will overwrite the default.

- for severity styles: the matching title for the severity
- for all other colors: <empty>

If you want no title for a severity style, you have to set this parameter to " " (a non empty string filled with spaces)

Examples

Style

By Severity

{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" style="info" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}
{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" style="note" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}
{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" style="tip" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}
{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" style="warning" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}

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By Brand Colors

{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" style="primary" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}
{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" style="secondary" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}

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By Color

{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" style="blue" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}
{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" style="green" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}
{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" style="grey" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}
{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" style="orange" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}
{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" style="red" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}

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By Special Color

{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" style="default" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}
{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" style="transparent" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}

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Icon

To the Left

{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" icon="download" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}
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To the Right

{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" icon="download" icon-position="right" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}
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Override for Severity

{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" icon="dragon" style="warning" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}
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Other

Severity Style with all Defaults

{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" style="tip" %}}{{% /button %}}
Tip