date\ filter\ to format the timestamp.
* **excerpt**
[string](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#string)
* The excerpt of the article.
* **excerpt\_or\_content**
[string](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#string)
* Returns the article [excerpt](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/article#article-excerpt) if it exists. Returns the article [content](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/article#article-content) if no excerpt exists.
* **handle**
[string](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#string)
* The [handle](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#handles) of the article.
* **id**
[string](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#string)
* The ID of the article.
* **image**
[image](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/image)
* The featured image for the article.
* **metafields**
[metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/metafields)
* The [metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/metafield) applied to the article.
**Tip:** To learn about how to create metafields, refer to \Create and manage metafields\ or visit the \Shopify Help Center\.
* **moderated?**
[boolean](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#boolean)
* Returns `true` if the blog that the article belongs to is set to [moderate comments](https://help.shopify.com/manual/online-store/blogs/managing-comments). Returns `false` if not.
* **published\_at**
[string](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#string)
* A timestamp for when the article was published.
**Tip:** Use the \\date\ filter\ to format the timestamp.
* **tags**
array of [string](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#string)
* The tags applied to the article.
ExampleShow the total tag count
When looping through `article.tags`, you can print how many times a tag is used with `tag.total_count`. This number shows visitors how many blog posts have been tagged with a particular tag.
##### Code
```liquid
{% for tag in article.tags -%}
{{ tag }} ({{ tag.total_count }})
{%- endfor %}
```
##### Data
```json
{
"article": {
"tags": [
"clear potions",
"potion troubleshooting",
"tips"
]
}
}
```
##### Output
```html
clear potions (1)potion troubleshooting (2)tips (2)
```
* **template\_suffix**
[string](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#string)
* The name of the [custom template](https://shopify.dev/themes/architecture/templates#alternate-templates) assigned to the article.
The name doesn't include the `article.` prefix, or the file extension (`.json` or `.liquid`).
If a custom template isn't assigned to the article, then `nil` is returned.
* **title**
[string](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#string)
* The title of the article.
* **updated\_at**
[string](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#string)
* A timestamp for when the article was updated.
**Tip:** Use the \\date\ filter\ to format the timestamp.
* **url**
[string](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#string)
* The relative URL of the article.
* **user**
[user](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/user)
* The user associated with the author of the article.
##### Example
```json
{
"author": "Polina Waters",
"comment_post_url": "/blogs/potion-notions/how-to-tell-if-you-have-run-out-of-invisibility-potion/comments",
"comments": [],
"comments_count": 1,
"comments_enabled?": true,
"content": "We've all had this problem before: we peek into the potions vault to determine which potions we are running low on, and the invisibility potion bottle looks completely empty.
\n...
\n", "created_at": "2022-04-14 16:56:02 -0400", "excerpt": "And where to buy more!", "excerpt_or_content": "And where to buy more!", "handle": "potion-notions/how-to-tell-if-you-have-run-out-of-invisibility-potion", "id": 556510085185, "image": {}, "metafields": {}, "moderated?": true, "published_at": "2022-04-14 16:56:02 -0400", "tags": [], "template_suffix": "", "title": "How to tell if you're out of invisibility potion", "updated_at": "2022-06-04 19:27:33 -0400", "url": {}, "user": {} } ``` ## Templates using article [Theme architecture](https://shopify.dev/themes/architecture/templates/article) [article template](https://shopify.dev/themes/architecture/templates/article)