Avoiding repeating long paths in image tags

Question

I'm using Jekll and kramdown to build a static side.

I am often repeating the same large paths to things in assets in image tags, like:

![Some image title](/assets/foo/bar/2019-03-17/more/stuff/groundbreaking-plot.svg)

Can I somehow save the /assets/foo/bar/2019-03-17/more/stuff portion in a per-page variable so I can refer to it succintly in the markdown, like:

![Some image title](??assets_for_this_entry??/groundbreaking-plot.svg)

Answer 1

Yes, you can set it in the front matter. You can set custom variables for each page.

---
... other stuff in front matter
myPath: /assets/foo/bar/2019-03-17/more/stuff
---

![]({{ page.myPath }}/image.svg }}}