Available Variables

ThemeService injects template variables into every view. This reference documents all variables available in each template.

Global Variables (All Templates)

Variable	Type	Description
`site_name`	string	Site name from settings
`site_tagline`	string	Site tagline from settings
`page_title`	string	Current page title
`current_url`	string	Full current URL
`locale`	string	Active locale code (e.g., `en`)
`cls`	object	CSS class mapping from `theme_info.json`
`theme_options`	object	Current theme option values
`lang_switcher`	array	Available locales for language switcher

home.tpl

posts — array of post objects (paginated)
pager — CI4 Pager object (render via {! pager !})
categories — array of category objects

post.tpl

post — full post object
comments — array of comment objects (threaded)
comment_count — integer
categories, tags — arrays
author_profile — author profile object (may be null)
prev_post, next_post — adjacent post objects (may be null)
seo_meta — SEO meta object (description, og_title, og_image)
json_ld — JSON-LD structured data string

{% extends "layout.tpl" %}
{% block content %}
<article>
    <h1>{{ post.title }}</h1>
    {! render_content post !}
    {% if author_profile %}{% include "partials/author-card.tpl" %}{% endif %}
    {% include "partials/comments-list.tpl" %}
    {% include "partials/comment-form.tpl" %}
</article>
{% endblock %}

page.tpl

page — static page object (id, title, slug, body, status)
seo_meta — SEO meta object

category.tpl / tag.tpl

category / tag — taxonomy object
posts — paginated post objects
pager — CI4 Pager object

archive.tpl

year, month — integers
posts, pager

search.tpl

query — the search string
results — matching post/page objects
pager — CI4 Pager object

cls and theme_options

cls contains the full css_class_mapping object. theme_options contains resolved option values (merged defaults + admin config). Access via dot notation: {{ cls.cls_btn_primary }}, {{ theme_options.footer_copyright }}.

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