Button
A modern, customizable button shortcode with gradient styling, icons, and smart link handling. <!--more--> {{< button url="/contact" >}}Contact Us{...
A modern, customizable button shortcode with gradient styling, icons, and smart link handling.
Basic Usage
{{< button url="/contact" >}}Contact Us{{< /button >}}
{{< button url="https://example.com" new_tab="true" style="secondary" >}}Visit External Site{{< /button >}}
The above buttons are created with:
{{</* button url="/contact" */>}}Contact Us{{</* /button */>}}
{{</* button url="https://example.com" new_tab="true" style="secondary" */>}}Visit External Site{{</* /button */>}}
Style Variants
Primary (Default)
{{< button url="#" style="primary" >}}Primary Button{{< /button >}}
{{</* button url="#" style="primary" */>}}Primary Button{{</* /button */>}}
Secondary
{{< button url="#" style="secondary" >}}Secondary Button{{< /button >}}
{{</* button url="#" style="secondary" */>}}Secondary Button{{</* /button */>}}
Outline
{{< button url="#" style="outline" >}}Outline Button{{< /button >}}
{{</* button url="#" style="outline" */>}}Outline Button{{</* /button */>}}
Ghost
{{< button url="#" style="ghost" >}}Ghost Button{{< /button >}}
{{</* button url="#" style="ghost" */>}}Ghost Button{{</* /button */>}}
Sizes
Small
{{< button url="#" size="sm" >}}Small Button{{< /button >}}
Medium (Default)
{{< button url="#" size="md" >}}Medium Button{{< /button >}}
Large
{{< button url="#" size="lg" >}}Large Button{{< /button >}}
Extra Large
{{< button url="#" size="xl" >}}Extra Large{{< /button >}}
{{</* button url="#" size="sm" */>}}Small Button{{</* /button */>}}
{{</* button url="#" size="md" */>}}Medium Button{{</* /button */>}}
{{</* button url="#" size="lg" */>}}Large Button{{</* /button */>}}
{{</* button url="#" size="xl" */>}}Extra Large{{</* /button */>}}
Alignment
Left (Default)
{{< button url="#" align="left" >}}Left Aligned{{< /button >}}
Center
{{< button url="#" align="center" >}}Center Aligned{{< /button >}}
Right
{{< button url="#" align="right" >}}Right Aligned{{< /button >}}
{{</* button url="#" align="left" */>}}Left Aligned{{</* /button */>}}
{{</* button url="#" align="center" */>}}Center Aligned{{</* /button */>}}
{{</* button url="#" align="right" */>}}Right Aligned{{</* /button */>}}
With Icons
Icon Before Text
{{< button url="#" icon="download" >}}Download{{< /button >}}
Icon After Text
{{< button url="#" icon="arrow-right" icon_position="right" >}}Continue{{< /button >}}
{{</* button url="#" icon="download" */>}}Download{{</* /button */>}}
{{</* button url="#" icon="arrow-right" icon_position="right" */>}}Continue{{</* /button */>}}
Rounded Corners
Small Radius
{{< button url="#" rounded="sm" >}}Small Radius{{< /button >}}
Medium Radius (Default)
{{< button url="#" rounded="md" >}}Medium Radius{{< /button >}}
Large Radius
{{< button url="#" rounded="lg" >}}Large Radius{{< /button >}}
Pill Shape
{{< button url="#" rounded="full" >}}Pill Button{{< /button >}}
{{</* button url="#" rounded="sm" */>}}Small Radius{{</* /button */>}}
{{</* button url="#" rounded="md" */>}}Medium Radius{{</* /button */>}}
{{</* button url="#" rounded="lg" */>}}Large Radius{{</* /button */>}}
{{</* button url="#" rounded="full" */>}}Pill Button{{</* /button */>}}
Advanced Examples
Call-to-Action Button
{{< button url="/signup" style="primary" size="lg" align="center" icon="rocket-launch" >}}Get Started Today{{< /button >}}
{{</* button url="/signup" style="primary" size="lg" align="center" icon="rocket-launch" */>}}Get Started Today{{</* /button */>}}
External Link with New Tab
{{< button url="https://github.com/hugo-blox/hugo-blox-builder" new_tab="true" style="outline" icon="arrow-top-right-on-square" icon_position="right" >}}View on GitHub{{< /button >}}
{{</* button url="https://github.com/hugo-blox/hugo-blox-builder" new_tab="true" style="outline" icon="arrow-top-right-on-square" icon_position="right" */>}}View on GitHub{{</* /button */>}}
Download Button
{{< button url="/files/document.pdf" style="secondary" icon="document-arrow-down" rounded="full" >}}Download PDF{{< /button >}}
{{</* button url="/files/document.pdf" style="secondary" icon="document-arrow-down" rounded="full" */>}}Download PDF{{</* /button */>}}
Parameters
Security Features
The button shortcode automatically handles security for external links:
- External links get
rel="noreferrer"attribute - External links opening in new tab get
rel="noopener noreferrer" - Internal links opening in new tab get
rel="noopener"
This ensures safe navigation while maintaining functionality.
Accessibility
The button shortcode includes built-in accessibility features:
- Proper
role="button"attribute aria-labelsupport- Keyboard focus indicators
- High contrast focus rings
- Disabled state handling