Axcora Filter

Filters in Axcora Templates

Axcora supports filters to transform, format, and manipulate data inside your templates. Filters are applied using the pipe syntax (|) after the variable. You can use built-in filters or (in future updates) define your own custom filters.

Built-in Filters

1. Date Formatting

Format date variables for user-friendly output:

{{ date | formatDate }}
<!-- Output: January 15, 2025 -->

{{ "now" | formatDate }}
<!-- Output: Current date or year -->

• The formatDate filter converts a date string (or "now") into a readable format.

2. Length Filter

Get the size (count) of an array:

{{ posts | length }}
<!-- Output: Number of posts in the collection -->

{{ tags | length }}
<!-- Output: Number of tags assigned to the post -->

• The length filter returns the number of elements in an array.

Custom Filters (Coming Soon)

You’ll soon be able to create and use custom filters to fit your content needs:

{{ content | excerpt:100 }}
<!-- Output: First 100 characters from content -->

{{ title | slugify }}
<!-- Output: "My Title" becomes "my-title" -->

{{ text | uppercase }}
<!-- Output: "hello" becomes "HELLO" -->

• excerpt:100 takes the first 100 characters of a string.
• slugify transforms strings into URL-friendly slugs.
• uppercase converts all text to capital letters.

Best Practices:

• Use filters to format dates, enumerate items, and generate clean URLs.
• Combine multiple filters for advanced transformations (e.g., {{ title | slugify | uppercase }}).
• Check future releases for new filter options and extensibility.

Filters empower you to keep your templates clean, readable, and flexible—no complex JavaScript or backend required!