Top-level fields
These keys live at the root of links.json, alongside categories or links.
| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
$schema | string | Optional. URL of the JSON Schema for editor autocomplete. See JSON Schema. |
brand | string | Organization name. Shown in the top bar, used as the browser tab title. Editable from /admin. |
title | string | Collection title shown as a sub-label next to the brand. Editable from /admin. |
description | string | Page description / meta. |
favicon | string | URL or /api/icons/... path for the favicon. Set via the Branding panel in /admin. |
image | string | OG image used when the page is shared on social platforms. Absolute URL or /api/icons/... path; recommended 1200×630. |
theme | string | First-time-visitor theme: light, dark, or system. Both palettes are Catppuccin (Latte / Mocha). |
accent | string | Optional six-digit hex (e.g. #f38ba8) that overrides the accent color in both themes. Editable from /admin. |
groupByTag | boolean | Flat shape only. If true, links bucket into synthetic categories by their first tag. |
brand vs title
brand is your wordmark (the thing on the left of the top bar — “Acme Co”).
title is the sub-label (the collection name — “Internal links”). They render
together as Acme Co / Internal links. Either is optional; both are editable
from the admin Branding panel.
favicon
Accepts either an absolute URL or a /api/icons/<hash>... path. The admin
panel lets you upload a file (cached locally) or paste an external URL (which
jabol downloads and caches). Both produce the same /api/icons/... form in
the persisted JSON.
image
Used at the head-tag layer only — jabol emits it as og:image and
twitter:image so social platforms can render a large card when someone
shares your URL. Kept separate from favicon because favicons are small icons
(16–32px) and OG cards are large banners (1200×630 is the recommended size);
reusing one for the other looks bad in previews.
If image is unset, jabol simply omits the og:image / twitter:image tags
rather than falling back to the favicon — Slack/Twitter/Discord will render a
plain text card instead of a broken icon-as-banner.
theme
Picks the default colour scheme for new visitors. Once a visitor has loaded
the site once, their preference is stored in localStorage and overrides the
file-level setting. Three values: light (Catppuccin Latte), dark (Catppuccin
Mocha), or system (follows the visitor’s prefers-color-scheme).