CloudCannon Documentation

Editing

Data Files

Available for Jekyll sites.

Create and manage Jekyll data files in CloudCannon.

Data files are YAML, JSON or CSV files located in the /_data directory. Use them to separate content from source code. The use cases for data files include: office locations, restaurant menus, staff members and opening hours.

The Content Editor is an easy-to-use editor that supports data files. To access the interface:

  1. Add a Jekyll site with at least one data file
  2. Open the file from Collections / Data section

Data files interface

Developers have access to the raw contents with the Source Editor.

The editor adapts to the type of data file opened:

CSV

A spreadsheet-like interface.

/_data/offices.csv:

latitude,longitude,name
-45.878760,170.502798,Dunedin
-41.286460,174.776236,Wellington
-46.098799,168.945819,Gore
-46.413187,168.353773,Invercargill
-35.117330,173.267559,Kaitaia

CSV interface

YAML and JSON

Group of input fields, similar to Front Matter.

/_data/staff.yml:

- name: George Phillips
  email: george@cloudcannon.com
- name: Mike Neumegen
  email: mike@cloudcannon.com
- name: Ross Phillips
  email: ross@cloudcannon.com

/_data/staff.json:

[
  {
    "name": "George Phillips",
    "email": "george@cloudcannon.com"
  },
  {
    "name": "Mike Neumegen",
    "email": "mike@cloudcannon.com"
  },
  {
    "name": "Ross Phillips",
    "email": "ross@cloudcannon.com"
  }
]

YAML/JSON interface

Comments