Liquid Basic Syntax guide

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Description

This will show some basic functionality when it comes to using the syntax for Liquid coding.

 
Steps

When using liquid code directly in the Email Designed (content, URL, Subject) - if you are adding raw code simply enclose the Liquid code statement in a double curly brace {{   }}

 

  • All logic is enclosed with “{%” and “%}”
  • Use double curly braces to display what you assign: {{ and }} 
  • Example: For use with coupon codes;

In panel A ‘amt1’ is assigned the value ‘$10 OFF $100’. 

In panel B, ‘amt1’ is being referenced. When the campaign is previewed or sent out, ‘{{ amt1 }}’ will show the value it was assigned.

A.

B.

 

Variable assignment

    • {% assign myVar = ‘hello there’ %} 
    • {{myVar}} in the Email Designer will print “hello there”

  • Conditional statements

    • {% assign myVar = ‘hello’ %}
    • {% assign a = 2 %}
    • {% if a > 2 %}
    • {% assign myVar = ‘goodbye’ %}
    • {% endif %}
    • {{myVar}} will print “hello”

  • Caveats in ODP

    • In lookups, you must use ‘=~’ or ‘!=~’ with wildcards (*)to designate matching/not matching
      • Everywhere else, including Setup blocks, Conditions, and Variable sections, you can use ‘contains’ to find a matching value
      • Note: there is no ‘does not contain’ operator in Liquid
    • Money is not supported in Zaius, use this to format numbers to have two decimal points
      • {%if product.price != blank %}${{'%0.2f' | format: product.price }}{% else %}{% endif %}

 

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