-# Get variables, write entry.
-title_html=$(cat "$intermediate_file" | head -1)
-html_file_escaped=$(escape_url "${1%.index_snippet}.html")
-printf "<li><a href=\"%s\" />%s</a></li>\n" "$html_file_escaped" "$title_html"
+# Build entry data.
+title=$(cat "$intermediate_file" | head -1 | prep_sed)
+link=$(escape_url "${1%.index_snippet}.html" | prep_sed)
+datetime_created_unix=$(get_creation_date_from_meta_file_seconds "$meta_file")
+date_created_human=$(date -u "+%Y-%m-%d" -d "@${datetime_created_unix}")
+
+# Put data into template.
+template=$(cat "$template_file")
+printf "%s\n" "$template" | \
+sed 's/%TITLE%/'"$title"'/g' | \
+sed 's/%LINK%/'"$link"'/g' | \
+sed 's/%DATE_CREATED%/'"$date_created_human"'/g' | \
+tr '\a' '%'