meta Shortcodes for Precise Includes

Author

Ashley Henry

This is an example site to showcase the use of meta shortcodes for more precise includes using Quarto.

It accompanies the blog post at: https://quarto.org/docs/blog/posts/2024-12-20-includes-meta

The pages for New York and Pennsylvania are generated by including the same snippet:

_snippets/facts.qmd
{{< meta state >}} covers approximately {{< meta square-miles >}} making it the {{< meta size-rank >}} largest state in the United States. As of 2023, {{< meta state >}} has an approximate population of about {{< meta population >}}.

{{< meta state >}}'s official flower is the {{< meta flower >}}, pictured below:

![The official {{< meta state >}} state flower, the {{< meta flower >}}](/images/{{< meta state-abbr >}}/flower.png)

Lastly, {{< meta state >}}'s official animal is the {{< meta animal >}}, pictured below:

![The official {{< meta state >}} state animal, the {{< meta animal >}}](/images/{{< meta state-abbr >}}/animal.png)

Where the relevant variables are set in each page’s metadata, e.g.:

new-york.qmd
---
title: New York
state-abbr: ny
state: New York
size-rank: 27th
square-miles: 54,555
population: 19.8 million
flower: Rose
animal: Beaver
---