11ty Paginate Taxonomies

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Paginate a custom taxonomy (categories) with Eleventy

Overview

Paginating taxonomies with Eleventy offers a structured and efficient way to manage and display content across various categories and themes on a blog. By leveraging Eleventy's capabilities, users can create organized and visually appealing pages that enhance the user experience. The demo showcases how to implement a collection of unique categories and themes, providing a practical approach to tackling the challenges of content management in a dynamic blogging environment.

Features

  • Custom Taxonomy Collections: Easily define and create collections using custom categories and themes, ensuring your content is organized effectively.

  • Unique Key Value Extraction: Utilize the /eleventy/libs/getCollectionKeyValues.js script to obtain all unique key values featured in front-matter, enhancing your content retrieval process.

  • 2D Array Transformation: The /eleventy/libs/getCollectionByKey.js script converts your target collection into a 2D array of chunked items, streamlining the pagination process.

  • Dynamic Pagination: Effortlessly create paginated lists of items in each category and theme, allowing your audience to navigate content with ease.

  • Configurable Pagination: Set the number of items per page, with the flexibility to adjust defaults according to your needs, enhancing the user experience.

  • Comprehensive Page Metadata: Each paginated page is equipped with useful metadata, including unique titles, slugs for URLs, current page numbers, and total items, making navigation seamless.

  • Robust Development Workflow: Using npm commands for installation and local development ensures a smooth setup process, empowering developers to focus on creating engaging content.