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<h1 id="children">Children</h1>
<p>The <code>children</code> shortcode lists the child pages of the current page and its descendants.</p>
<ul class="children children-li children-sort-weight">
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/test/index.html">page X</a></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/index.html">page 1</a></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-2/index.html">page 2</a></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-3/index.html">page 3</a></li>
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<h2 id="usage">Usage</h2>
<p>While the examples are using shortcodes with named parameter you are free to also call this shortcode from your own partials.</p>
<div class="tab-panel" data-tab-group="16a6b9867fef710e424fbe5fcc5530a9">
<div class="tab-nav">
<div class="tab-nav-title">​</div>
<button
data-tab-item="shortcode"
class="tab-nav-button tab-panel-style cstyle initial active"
onclick="switchTab('16a6b9867fef710e424fbe5fcc5530a9','shortcode')"
>
<div>
<div class="tab-nav-hidden">shortcode</div>
<div class="tab-nav-text">shortcode</div>
</div>
</button>
<button
data-tab-item="partial"
class="tab-nav-button tab-panel-style cstyle initial"
onclick="switchTab('16a6b9867fef710e424fbe5fcc5530a9','partial')"
>
<div>
<div class="tab-nav-hidden">partial</div>
<div class="tab-nav-text">partial</div>
</div>
</button>
</div>
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data-tab-item="shortcode"
class="tab-content tab-panel-style cstyle initial active">
<div class="tab-content-text">
<div class="wrap-code highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-go" data-lang="go"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="p">{{</span><span class="o">%</span> <span class="nx">children</span> <span class="nx">sort</span><span class="p">=</span><span class="s">"weight"</span> <span class="o">%</span><span class="p">}}</span></span></span></code></pre></div></div>
</div>
<div
data-tab-item="partial"
class="tab-content tab-panel-style cstyle initial">
<div class="tab-content-text">
<div class="wrap-code highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-go" data-lang="go"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="p">{{</span> <span class="nx">partial</span> <span class="s">"shortcodes/children.html"</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="nx">dict</span>
</span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"> <span class="s">"context"</span> <span class="p">.</span>
</span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"> <span class="s">"sort"</span> <span class="s">"weight"</span>
</span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="p">)}}</span></span></span></code></pre></div></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<h3 id="parameter">Parameter</h3>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th style="text-align:left">Name</th>
<th style="text-align:left">Default</th>
<th style="text-align:left">Notes</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="text-align:left"><strong>containerstyle</strong></td>
<td style="text-align:left"><code>ul</code></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Choose the style used to group all children. It could be any HTML tag name.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align:left"><strong>style</strong></td>
<td style="text-align:left"><code>li</code></td>
<td style="text-align:left">Choose the style used to display each descendant. It could be any HTML tag name.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align:left"><strong>showhidden</strong></td>
<td style="text-align:left"><code>false</code></td>
<td style="text-align:left">When <code>true</code>, child pages hidden from the menu will be displayed as well.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align:left"><strong>description</strong></td>
<td style="text-align:left"><code>false</code></td>
<td style="text-align:left">When <code>true</code> shows a short text under each page in the list. When no description or summary exists for the page, the first 70 words of the content is taken - <a href="https://gohugo.io/content/summaries/" target="_blank">read more info about summaries on gohugo.io</a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align:left"><strong>depth</strong></td>
<td style="text-align:left"><code>1</code></td>
<td style="text-align:left">The depth of descendants to display. For example, if the value is <code>2</code>, the shortcode will display two levels of child pages. To get all descendants, set this value to a high number eg. <code>999</code>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align:left"><strong>sort</strong></td>
<td style="text-align:left">see notes</td>
<td style="text-align:left">The sort order of the displayed list.<br><br>If not set it is sorted by the <a href="../../basics/configuration/#global-site-parameters"><code>ordersectionsby</code></a> setting of the site and the pages frontmatter<br><br>- <code>weight</code>: to sort on menu order<br>- <code>title</code>: to sort alphabetically on menu label.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
<h3 id="all-default">All Default</h3>
<div class="wrap-code highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-go" data-lang="go"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="p">{{</span><span class="o">%</span> <span class="nx">children</span> <span class="o">%</span><span class="p">}}</span></span></span></code></pre></div>
<ul class="children children-li children-sort-">
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/test/index.html">page X</a></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/index.html">page 1</a></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-2/index.html">page 2</a></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-3/index.html">page 3</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="with-description">With Description</h3>
<div class="wrap-code highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-go" data-lang="go"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="p">{{</span><span class="o">%</span> <span class="nx">children</span> <span class="nx">description</span><span class="p">=</span><span class="s">"true"</span> <span class="o">%</span><span class="p">}}</span></span></span></code></pre></div>
<ul class="children children-li children-sort-">
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/test/index.html">page X</a><p>This is a plain page test, and the beginning of a YAML multiline description...
</p></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/index.html">page 1</a><p>This is a demo child page</p></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-2/index.html">page 2</a><p>This is a demo child page with no description.
So its content is used as description.</p></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-3/index.html">page 3</a><p>This is a demo child page</p></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="infinite-depth-and-hidden-pages">Infinite Depth and Hidden Pages</h3>
<div class="wrap-code highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-go" data-lang="go"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="p">{{</span><span class="o">%</span> <span class="nx">children</span> <span class="nx">depth</span><span class="p">=</span><span class="s">"999"</span> <span class="nx">showhidden</span><span class="p">=</span><span class="s">"true"</span> <span class="o">%</span><span class="p">}}</span></span></span></code></pre></div>
<ul class="children children-li children-sort-">
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/test/index.html">page X</a><ul>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/index.html">page 1</a><ul>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/index.html">page 1-1</a><ul>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-1/index.html">page 1-1-1 (hidden)</a><ul>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-1/children-1-1-1-1/index.html">page 1-1-1-1</a><ul>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-1/children-1-1-1-1/children-1-1-1-1-1/index.html">page 1-1-1-1-1 (hidden)</a><ul>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-1/children-1-1-1-1/children-1-1-1-1-1/children-1-1-1-1-1-1/index.html">page 1-1-1-1-1-1</a><ul>
</ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-2/index.html">page 1-1-2</a><ul>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-2/children-1-1-2-1/index.html">page 1-1-2-1</a><ul>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-2/children-1-1-2-2/index.html">page 1-1-2-2</a><ul>
</ul></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-3/index.html">page 1-1-3</a><ul>
</ul></li></ul></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-2/index.html">page 2</a><ul>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-3/index.html">page 3</a><ul>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-3/test3/index.html">page 3-1</a><ul>
</ul></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-4/index.html">page 4 (hidden)</a><ul>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="heading-styles-for-container-and-elements">Heading Styles for Container and Elements</h3>
<div class="wrap-code highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-go" data-lang="go"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="p">{{</span><span class="o">%</span> <span class="nx">children</span> <span class="nx">containerstyle</span><span class="p">=</span><span class="s">"div"</span> <span class="nx">style</span><span class="p">=</span><span class="s">"h2"</span> <span class="nx">depth</span><span class="p">=</span><span class="s">"3"</span> <span class="nx">description</span><span class="p">=</span><span class="s">"true"</span> <span class="o">%</span><span class="p">}}</span></span></span></code></pre></div>
<div class="children children-h2 children-sort-">
<h2><a href="../../shortcodes/children/test/index.html">page X</a></h2><p>This is a plain page test, and the beginning of a YAML multiline description...
</p>
<h2><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/index.html">page 1</a></h2><p>This is a demo child page</p>
<h3><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/index.html">page 1-1</a></h3><p>This is a demo child page</p>
<h4><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-2/index.html">page 1-1-2</a></h4><p>This is a demo child page</p>
<h4><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-3/index.html">page 1-1-3</a></h4><p>This is a demo child page</p>
<h2><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-2/index.html">page 2</a></h2><p>This is a demo child page with no description.
So its content is used as description.</p>
<h2><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-3/index.html">page 3</a></h2><p>This is a demo child page</p>
<h3><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-3/test3/index.html">page 3-1</a></h3><p>This is a plain page test nested in a parent</p>
</div>
<h3 id="divs-for-group-and-element-styles">Divs for Group and Element Styles</h3>
<div class="wrap-code highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-go" data-lang="go"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="p">{{</span><span class="o">%</span> <span class="nx">children</span> <span class="nx">containerstyle</span><span class="p">=</span><span class="s">"div"</span> <span class="nx">style</span><span class="p">=</span><span class="s">"div"</span> <span class="nx">depth</span><span class="p">=</span><span class="s">"3"</span> <span class="o">%</span><span class="p">}}</span></span></span></code></pre></div>
<div class="children children-div children-sort-">
<div><a href="../../shortcodes/children/test/index.html">page X</a></div>
<div><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/index.html">page 1</a></div>
<div><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/index.html">page 1-1</a></div>
<div><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-2/index.html">page 1-1-2</a></div>
<div><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-3/index.html">page 1-1-3</a></div>
<div><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-2/index.html">page 2</a></div>
<div><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-3/index.html">page 3</a></div>
<div><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-3/test3/index.html">page 3-1</a></div>
</div>
<footer class="footline">
</footer>
</article>
<section>
<h1 class="a11y-only">Subsections of Children</h1>
<article class="default">
<header class="headline">
<div class="tags">
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/children/index.html">Children</a>
</div>
</header>
<h1 id="page-x">page X</h1>
<p>This is a plain demo child page.</p>
<footer class="footline">
</footer>
</article>
<article class="default">
<header class="headline">
<div class="tags">
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/children/index.html">children</a>
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/non-hidden/index.html">non-hidden</a>
</div>
</header>
<h1 id="page-1">page 1</h1>
<p>This is a demo child page.</p>
<h2 id="subpages-of-this-page">Subpages of this page</h2>
<ul class="children children-li children-sort-">
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/index.html">page 1-1</a></li>
</ul>
<footer class="footline">
</footer>
</article>
<section>
<h1 class="a11y-only">Subsections of page 1</h1>
<article class="default">
<header class="headline">
<div class="tags">
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/children/index.html">children</a>
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/non-hidden/index.html">non-hidden</a>
</div>
</header>
<h1 id="page-1-1">page 1-1</h1>
<p>This is a demo child page with a hidden child. You can still access the hidden child <a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-1/">directly</a> or via the search.</p>
<h2 id="subpages-of-this-page">Subpages of this page</h2>
<ul class="children children-li children-sort-">
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-1/index.html">page 1-1-1 (hidden)</a></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-2/index.html">page 1-1-2</a></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-3/index.html">page 1-1-3</a></li>
</ul>
<footer class="footline">
</footer>
</article>
<section>
<h1 class="a11y-only">Subsections of page 1-1</h1>
<article class="default">
<header class="headline">
<div class="tags">
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/children/index.html">children</a>
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/non-hidden/index.html">non-hidden</a>
</div>
</header>
<h1 id="page-1-1-2">page 1-1-2</h1>
<p>This is a plain demo child page.</p>
<h2 id="subpages-of-this-page">Subpages of this page</h2>
<ul class="children children-li children-sort-">
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-2/children-1-1-2-1/index.html">page 1-1-2-1</a></li>
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-1/children-1-1/children-1-1-2/children-1-1-2-2/index.html">page 1-1-2-2</a></li>
</ul>
<footer class="footline">
</footer>
</article>
<section>
<h1 class="a11y-only">Subsections of page 1-1-2</h1>
<article class="default">
<header class="headline">
<div class="tags">
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/children/index.html">children</a>
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/non-hidden/index.html">non-hidden</a>
</div>
</header>
<h1 id="page-1-1-2-1">page 1-1-2-1</h1>
<p>This is a plain demo child page.</p>
<footer class="footline">
</footer>
</article>
<article class="default">
<header class="headline">
<div class="tags">
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/children/index.html">children</a>
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/non-hidden/index.html">non-hidden</a>
</div>
</header>
<h1 id="page-1-1-2-2">page 1-1-2-2</h1>
<p>This is a plain demo child page.</p>
<footer class="footline">
</footer>
</article>
</section>
<article class="default">
<header class="headline">
<div class="tags">
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/children/index.html">children</a>
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/non-hidden/index.html">non-hidden</a>
</div>
</header>
<h1 id="page-1-1-3">page 1-1-3</h1>
<p>This is a plain demo child page.</p>
<footer class="footline">
</footer>
</article>
</section>
</section>
<article class="default">
<header class="headline">
<div class="tags">
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/children/index.html">children</a>
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/non-hidden/index.html">non-hidden</a>
</div>
</header>
<h1 id="page-2">page 2</h1>
<p>This is a demo child page with no description.</p>
<p>So its content is used as description.</p>
<footer class="footline">
</footer>
</article>
<article class="default">
<header class="headline">
<div class="tags">
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/children/index.html">children</a>
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/non-hidden/index.html">non-hidden</a>
</div>
</header>
<h1 id="page-3">page 3</h1>
<p>This is a demo child page.</p>
<h2 id="subpages-of-this-page">Subpages of this page</h2>
<ul class="children children-li children-sort-">
<li><a href="../../shortcodes/children/children-3/test3/index.html">page 3-1</a></li>
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<h1 class="a11y-only">Subsections of page 3</h1>
<article class="default">
<header class="headline">
<div class="tags">
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/children/index.html">children</a>
<a class="tag-link" href="../../tags/non-hidden/index.html">non-hidden</a>
</div>
</header>
<h1 id="page-3-1">page 3-1</h1>
<p>This is a plain demo child page.</p>
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</article>
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</section>
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