How do I chain if statements in Jekyll?

Question

I am using a logic operator in Jekyll but it's not working.

Page one, two and three all use the same layout (part of a multilingual solution, works good but requires logical loops for some layout control to keep things DRY.)

Here's the code:

{% if page.type == "post" %}
{% include post.html %}
{% elseif page.class == "contact" %}
{% include contact.html %}
{% else %}
{{ content }}
{% endif %}

If I break it down to just an else and an if else setup, with any two of the tree, everything works. But as soon as I use a third condition it breaks. Am I limited to two conditionals with Jekyll? I can potentially restructure to make a case operator applicable, but I'd prefer to understand the fundamental problem here. Thanks all.

See https://github.com/Shopify/liquid/wiki/Liquid-for-Designers — , Dec 13 '14 at 20:20

score 132 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 14 '12 at 11:47

132

In Jekyll/Liquid else-if is spelt elsif, i.e.:

{% if page.type == "post" %}
{% include post.html %}
{% elsif page.class == "contact" %}
{% include contact.html %}
{% else %}
{{ content }}
{% endif %}

answered Sep 14 '12 at 11:47

huon

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Can you continue to use {% else %} for even more statements? – whatsnewsaes Jan 10 '16 at 03:18

score -2 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 01 '21 at 19:17

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You can either use else if or elsif. elseif is wrong and will throw an error.

edited Jun 01 '21 at 19:17

keithepley

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answered May 29 '21 at 07:50

Asaizumi

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How do I chain if statements in Jekyll?

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