---
title: Data
description: Returns a unique data object for each page kind.
categories: []
keywords: []
params:
  functions_and_methods:
    returnType: page.Data
    signatures: [PAGE.Data]
---

The `Data` method on a `Page` object returns a unique data object for each [page kind](g).

> [!NOTE]
> The `Data` method is only useful within [taxonomy](g) and [term](g) templates.
>
> Themes that are not actively maintained may still use `.Data.Pages` in their templates. Although that syntax remains functional, use one of these methods instead: [`Pages`][], [`RegularPages`][], or [`RegularPagesRecursive`][]

The examples that follow are based on this project configuration:

{{< code-toggle file=hugo >}}
[taxonomies]
genre = 'genres'
author = 'authors'
{{< /code-toggle >}}

And this content structure:

```tree
content/
├── books/
│   ├── and-then-there-were-none.md --> genres: suspense
│   ├── death-on-the-nile.md        --> genres: suspense
│   └── jamaica-inn.md              --> genres: suspense, romance
│   └── pride-and-prejudice.md      --> genres: romance
└── _index.md
```

## In a taxonomy template

Use these methods on the `Data` object within a _taxonomy_ template.

`Singular`
: (`string`) Returns the singular name of the taxonomy.

```go-html-template
{{ .Data.Singular }} → genre
```

`Plural`
: (`string`) Returns the plural name of the taxonomy.

```go-html-template
{{ .Data.Plural }} → genres
```

`Terms`
: (`page.Taxonomy`) Returns the `Taxonomy` object, consisting of a map of terms and the [weighted pages](g) associated with each term.

```go-html-template
{{ $taxonomyObject := .Data.Terms }}
```

> [!NOTE]
> Once you have captured the `Taxonomy` object, use any of the [taxonomy methods][] to sort, count, or capture a subset of its weighted pages.

Learn more about [taxonomy templates][].

## In a term template

Use these methods on the `Data` object within a _term_ template.

`Singular`
: (`string`) Returns the singular name of the taxonomy.

```go-html-template
{{ .Data.Singular }} → genre
```

`Plural`
: (`string`) Returns the plural name of the taxonomy.

```go-html-template
{{ .Data.Plural }} → genres
```

`Term`
: (`string`) Returns the name of the term.

```go-html-template
{{ .Data.Term }} → suspense
```

Learn more about [term templates][].

[`Pages`]: /methods/page/pages/
[`RegularPagesRecursive`]: /methods/page/regularpagesrecursive/
[`RegularPages`]: /methods/page/regularpages/
[taxonomy methods]: /methods/taxonomy/
[taxonomy templates]: /templates/types/#taxonomy
[term templates]: /templates/types/#term