When Contao projects grow, mixing PHP and HTML in templates creates maintenance debt. This architecture note explains how Twig enforces boundaries, the smallest safe override, and how to verify cache and debug behavior.

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Article0 replies809 followingPosted 07 Aug 2025, 16:57 UTC66.9K views2,312 votes

Reusing Pug Layouts with extends and block

Use Pug extends and block to inherit a shared HTML layout and override only the parts that change.

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nodejs

pug

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Article0 replies3,068 followingPosted 28 Jul 2026, 11:40 UTC117.4K views579 votes

Diagnosing Pug Template Inheritance Failures: Child Blocks Not Overriding Parent

Learn how to diagnose and fix common Pug template inheritance problems such as blocks not overriding, duplicate block errors, and extends resolution failures.

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Article0 replies766 followingPosted 01 Sept 2026, 22:38 UTC111.7K views813 votes

Using Pug Template Inheritance to Keep Layouts DRY

Learn how to use Pug’s extends and block features to reuse layouts, see a worked example, and avoid common indentation pitfalls.

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Article0 replies4,420 followingPosted 19 Nov 2025, 22:31 UTC102.3K views518 votes

Mastering Pug’s Template Inheritance: Build DRY, Scalable Node.js Front‑Ends

Pug’s template inheritance lets you write a single base layout and extend it across pages, reducing duplication and keeping rendering fast. Learn the syntax, practical examples, performance benefits, and common pitfalls in this concise guide.

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Article0 replies2,619 followingPosted 01 Sept 2026, 15:50 UTC22.3K views767 votes

Pug Template Inheritance: Building Maintainable Layouts with extends and block

Centralize your HTML skeleton in one Pug layout and let child templates override named blocks — including append/prepend for additive changes and multi-level section layouts.

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Article0 replies2,264 followingPosted 14 Feb 2026, 21:56 UTC28.5K views4,395 votes

Pug Layout Inheritance: extends and block

Pug’s extends and block directives let you define a reusable layout once, eliminating duplicated markup and keeping templates DRY.

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Article0 replies4,513 followingPosted 23 Jun 2026, 12:57 UTC128.4K views1,241 votes

Using Pug Template Inheritance to Keep HTML Layouts DRY in Node.js

Learn how Pug’s extends and block keywords let you reuse a base layout, avoid duplicated markup, and safely evolve HTML templates in Node.js apps.

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