Shared data

In the previous step we created two pages using the same layout, by defining the variable layout in the front matter. This can be fine for a few pages but what if you have tens, hundreds, or thousands of pages using the same layout? _data files to the rescue!

Create a _data file

In your project directory, create a _data.yml file with the following content:

layout: layout.vto

This is a special file containing data shared by all pages in the same directory and subdirectories. In this file we have defined the variable layout so all pages inherit this variable too. We not longer need to repeat the same value in the front matter of all pages, so we can remove it from there.

layout: layout.vto

---
title: This is my website
---
# Welcome to my website

This is my first page using **Lume,**
a static site generator for Deno.

I hope you enjoy it.

---
title: My second page
---
# Another page

My second page in **Lume**.

This is getting better!