Post Layout Partial

February 8, 2026

Pure Blog version 1.3.0 includes an updated /post.php file that adds support for a new partial layout called post-meta.php. The default version of this file lives at /includes/layouts/post-meta.php and, by default, only outputs tags.

You can override this by creating your own post-meta.php file in /content/layouts/post-meta.php, allowing you to add whatever extra content you want after your posts. This is useful for things like comment forms, email links, or call-out boxes.

For example, you could add post navigation links like this:

<div class="post-nav">
  <div>
    <?php if (!empty($previous_post)): ?>
      <p>⬅ The one before<br>
      <a class="pagination-links" href="/<?= e((string) ($previous_post['slug'] ?? '')) ?>">
        <?= e((string) ($previous_post['title'] ?? '')) ?>
      </a></p>
    <?php endif; ?>
  </div>

  <div class="post-nav-next">
    <?php if (!empty($next_post)): ?>
      <p>Up next ➡<br>
      <a class="pagination-links" href="/<?= e((string) ($next_post['slug'] ?? '')) ?>">
        <?= e((string) ($next_post['title'] ?? '')) ?>
      </a></p>
    <?php endif; ?>
  </div>
</div>

At the moment only post-meta.php is supported, but I'll likely add other partials in the future.

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