# Template Data

The Elements CMS gives you full control over how your content is displayed by supporting the [Twig](https://twig.symfony.com/) templating language — a fast, secure, and flexible engine widely used in modern content systems.

With Twig, you can dynamically output content, apply filters, and build custom logic directly into your website.

### Item Data

Inside of a Collection, Collection Item, and Static Item component you have access to the following data.

|               |                        |   |
| ------------- | ---------------------- | - |
| title         | {{item.title}}         |   |
| date          | {{item.date}}          |   |
| url           | {{item.url}}           |   |
| slug          | {{item.slug}}          |   |
| datePublished | {{item.datePublished}} |   |
| dateModified  | {{item.dateModified}}  |   |
| body          | {{item.body}}          |   |
| raw body      | {{item.bodyRaw}}       |   |
| status        | {{item.status}}        |   |
| featured      | {{item.featured}}      |   |
| image         | {{item.image}}         |   |
| excerpt       | {{item.excerpt}}       |   |

### Collection Pagination

|              |                            |   |
| ------------ | -------------------------- | - |
| Current Page | {{pagination.currentPage}} |   |
| Per Page     | {{pagination.perPage}}     |   |
| Total Items  | {{pagination.totalItems}}  |   |
| Last Page    | {{pagination.lastPage}}    |   |

This object, combined with Twig, will allow you to build custom pagination to suite your project's needs.

### Twig Filter Examples

For example, if you need to ensure your title is uppercased you could append a pipe and upper text to the item.title tag, like this:

```
{{item.title}} 
```

Outputs: Hello world!

```
{{item.title|upper}}
```

Outputs: HELLO WORLD!

### Useful Resources

* [Twig Docs](https://twig.symfony.com/doc/3.x/)
* [Twig Filters](https://twig.symfony.com/doc/3.x/filters/index.html)
* [Twig Playground](https://twig.symfony.com/play)
* [PHP Date Functions](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php)


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

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Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.realmacsoftware.com/elements-docs/elements-app/cms/template-data.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.