topic Re: How do I write conditional logic based on templateType? in CMS Development

How do I write conditional logic based on templateType?

TMisuna — Fri, 23 May 2025 11:07:43 GMT

I’m trying to work out how to add conditional logic based on templateType in HubSpot CMS. I’ve already looked at the documentation here: https://developers.hubspot.jp/docs/guides/cms/content/templates/types/html-hubl-templates

Inside the global base.html file, I need to inject a structured-data breadcrumb script in the head element, but only for certain template types.

I was wondering if something like the snippet below would work:

{% if templateType == "page" %} <script> console.log("page"); </script> {% elif templateType == "blog_post" %} <script> console.log("blog_post"); </script> {% endif %}

I haven’t found any official examples, so I’m unsure whether this approach is valid. In WordPress we can use flexible conditionals for each template; does HubSpot offer anything similar?

Additionally, if the templateType is blog_post, is there a way to add another layer of conditional logic that targets only a specific blog by its ID?

If anyone knows how to handle these conditionals, I’d appreciate your advice.

Re: How do I write conditional logic based on templateType?

evaldas — Fri, 23 May 2025 14:29:36 GMT

Hi @TMisuna,

You could utilize the builtin_body_classes variable. HubSpot automatically adds classes to the <body> based on the content type.

For example:

Page would have .hs-site-page
Blog listing would have .hs-blog-listing

So you could use conditional logic based on those.

However, if you need even more granular control, you could try setting a variable in the template itself

{% set template_var = "page_template_type1" %}

Regarding the blog IDs, yes you can create rules for that by using the group.id blog variable.

Hope this helps!

Re: How do I write conditional logic based on templateType?

TMisuna — Sat, 24 May 2025 02:50:10 GMT

{% if template_meta.path == "theme-name/templates/page.html" %}

I was able to achieve what I wanted to do by using template_meta in the form of
Thank you very much.

Re: How do I write conditional logic based on templateType?

evaldas — Sat, 24 May 2025 16:34:16 GMT

Glad to hear that worked for you!

One additional tip - if your theme starts having more page templates in the future, instead of adding each individual template to the "if" statement, you could target all site pages with this logic:

{% if builtin_body_classes is string_containing "hs-site-page" %}

This would apply to any Website Page, regardless of the template.