Add the announce block to only one section?

[StarfallProjects]

I am trying to add an announcement to just one docs section. It's a top-level section called "Embed" in the nav.

I assume I could make a layout for it that extends main, and then set that layout on every page of the section. But this feels clunky. So I am trying something like this, using the section variable.

{% block announce %}
    {% if section and section.title == "Embed" %}
       n8n Embed requires a license. <a href="https://n8n-community.typeform.com/to/qOBgyWWA" target="_blank">Contact n8n</a> for more information.
    {% endif %}
{% endblock %}

However, this ends up with an empty announcement bar everywhere.

I have also tried this:

{% if section and section.title == "Embed" %}
{% block announce %}
       n8n Embed requires a license. <a href="https://n8n-community.typeform.com/to/qOBgyWWA" target="_blank">Contact n8n</a> for more information.
{% endblock %}
{% endif %}

Which ended up with the full announcement everywhere.

I suspect section is undefined (was getting that as an error before I added the if section)

Edit to add: Also, bizarrely, the block still gets added even when commented out.

[squidfunk]

Thanks for asking. The best idea is to use a dedicated page template which includes the announce block and set this template for all pages of that section, i.e. all pages that should include the announcement. Adding conditions to templates based on titles might be too unstable.

[StarfallProjects]

Ah ok! That's what I was hoping to avoid (having to edit a bunch of pages) Thanks for confirming there's no way round it 🙂

[squidfunk]

We could add the ability to add default metadata for specific folders, which would allow specifying a different template for all pages inside a folder (and nested folders). This is something I'm considering. You can open an issue with a feature request if you want.