The LinkTitle method returns the linkTitle field as defined in front matter, falling back to the value returned by the [Title] method.
content/articles/healthy-desserts.md
---
linkTitle: Dessert recipes
title: Seventeen delightful recipes for healthy desserts
---+++
linkTitle = 'Dessert recipes'
title = 'Seventeen delightful recipes for healthy desserts'
+++{
"linkTitle": "Dessert recipes",
"title": "Seventeen delightful recipes for healthy desserts"
}
{{ .LinkTitle }} → Dessert recipes
As demonstrated above, defining a link title in front matter is advantageous when the page title is long. Use it when generating anchor elements in your templates:
<a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">{{ .LinkTitle }}</a>