From 37e8a8bc91163cf691f708eb9594a5d24e75a815 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Panther <4462786+jpanther@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:07:37 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E2=9C=A8=20Add=20`robots`=20parameters?=
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CHANGELOG.md | 9 ++++++---
config/_default/params.toml | 1 +
exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md | 1 +
exampleSite/content/docs/front-matter.md | 1 +
layouts/partials/head.html | 6 ++++++
5 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cd7e36ca..61a9a80f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ All notable changes to Congo will be documented in this file. Things that need a
The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+- New `robots` parameter to add metadata to guide robots on how to handle specific content
+
+### Changed
+- URLs are relative by default which allows the theme to be more flexible in different deployment scenarios
+
### Fixed
- Missing dark style for group subheadings on article listings
- Fathom Analytics script included twice when using custom domain
- Recent heading on homepage profile layout misaligned
-### Changed
-- URLs are relative by default which allows the theme to be more flexible in different deployment scenarios
-
## [1.2.0] - 2021-08-22
### Added
- Multiple colour schemes
diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index cf5abc36..e660ba28 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
colorScheme = "congo"
# description = "My awesome website"
# mainSections = ["section1", "section2"]
+# robots = ""
[homepage]
layout = "page" # valid options: page, profile, custom
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md
index c2d3bf73..38c16468 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Many of the article defaults here can be overridden on a per article basis by sp
|`colorScheme`|string|`"congo"`|The theme colour scheme to use. Valid values are `congo` (default), `avocado`, `ocean` and `fire`.|
|`description`|string|_Not set_|The description of the website for metadata purposes.|
|`mainSections`|array of strings|_Not set_|The sections that should be displayed in the recent articles list. If not provided the section with the greatest number of articles is used.|
+|`robots`|string|_Not set_|String that indicates how robots should handle your site. If set, it will be output in the page head. Refer to [Google's docs](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/robots/robots_meta_tag#directives) for valid values.|
|`homepage.layout`|string|`"page"`|The layout of the homepage. Valid values are `page`, `profile` or `custom`. When set to `custom`, you must provide your own layout by creating a `/layouts/partials/home/custom.html` file. Refer to the [Homepage Layout]({{< ref "homepage-layout" >}}) section for more details.|
|`homepage.showRecent`|boolean|`false`|Whether or not to display the recent articles list on the homepage.|
|`article.showDate`|boolean|`true`|Whether or not article dates are displayed.|
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/front-matter.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/front-matter.md
index 61afe22c..334bd682 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/front-matter.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/front-matter.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Front matter parameter default values are inherited from the theme's [base confi
|`showEdit`|boolean|`article.showEdit`|Whether or not the link to edit the article content should be displayed.|
|`editURL`|string|`article.editURL`|When `showEdit` is active, the URL for the edit link.|
|`editAppendPath`|boolean|`article.editAppendPath`|When `showEdit` is active, whether or not the path to the current article should be appended to the URL set at `editURL`.|
+|`robots`|string|_Not set_|String that indicates how robots should handle this article. If set, it will be output in the page head. Refer to [Google's docs](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/robots/robots_meta_tag#directives) for valid values.|
|`showHeadingAnchors`|boolean|`article.showHeadingAnchors`|Whether or not heading anchor links are displayed alongside headings within this article.|
|`showPagination`|boolean|`article.showPagination`|Whether or not the next/previous article links are displayed in the article footer.|
|`showReadingTime`|boolean|`article.showReadingTime`|Whether or not article reading times are displayed.|
diff --git a/layouts/partials/head.html b/layouts/partials/head.html
index 70a3b025..e5efb215 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/head.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/head.html
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
{{ with .Site.Params.keywords -}}
{{- end }}
+ {{ with .Site.Params.robots }}
+
+ {{ end }}
+ {{ with .Params.robots }}
+
+ {{ end }}
{{ range .AlternativeOutputFormats -}}
{{ printf `` .Rel .MediaType.Type .RelPermalink $.Site.Title | safeHTML }}