# smootify-metaobject

> One metaobject, written into its [metaobject] descendants. With data-handle-param the handle comes from that parameter of the page url (data-handle-param="l" on /list?l=giulia-birthday: a link to one entry, such as one a metaobject-creator form created), before data-id and data-handle, which stay the fallback; the handle only goes to the query, never into the page. Without the parameter (and no fallback) or with an unknown handle the element is removed like any not found: a message next to it can show with :has() (.list:not(:has(smootify-metaobject)) .not-found).

Status: Ready (Smootify 2.0)  
URL: https://www.smootify.io/docs/reference/elements/smootify-metaobject  
Updated: 2026-10-13

## Where it can go

- **Anywhere** on the page.
- **Out of place,** Smootify removes it from the page: also without data-id or data-handle (or the data-handle-param parameter) plus data-type, or not found.

## What it requires

Nothing beyond Smootify: it works on every plan.

## Attributes on the element

- **It reads** `data-id`, `data-handle`, `data-handle-param`, `data-type`.
- **Smootify writes** `data-id` on it: do not set them yourself.

## Attributes inside it

| Group | Attribute name | Values |
|---|---|---|
| [Image size](https://www.smootify.io/docs/reference/attributes/image-size) | `max-width` | 4 |
| [Loading](https://www.smootify.io/docs/reference/attributes/loading) | `skeleton` | 5 |
| [Metaobject field](https://www.smootify.io/docs/reference/attributes/metaobject) | `metaobject` | 6 |
| [Metaobject field (condition)](https://www.smootify.io/docs/reference/conditions/metaobject) | `if-metaobject` | 3 |

## Loading

Its code loads only on pages that have `smootify-metaobject`.