{% assign posts_count = site.posts | size %}

{% if posts_count != 0 %}

<ul class="articles-list">
  {% for article in site.posts limit:3 %}
    <li class="articles-list__item">
      {% if article.external_link %}
        <a class="articles-list__link" href="{{ article.external_link }}"
          target="_blank">
      {% else %}
        <a class="articles-list__link" href="{{ article.url | absolute_url }}">
      {% endif %}
        <h3 class="articles-list__title">{{ article.title }}</h3>
        <time class="articles-list__date">
          {{ article.date | date_to_string }}
        </time>
      </a>
    </li>
  {% endfor %}
</ul>

{% else %}

<p>{{ site.data.i18n[site.locale].articles_not_found | default: 'no articles posted yet' }}</p>

{% endif %}