added extra content option for more home page like post views

README.md

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ summaryLength = 70  # number of words for article summaries
     author = "Gabriele Musco"
     description = "A description for my website"  # this will be added as metadata
 
+    posts = "posts"  # content directory where to find home page posts; default searches in "posts" and "post"
+    extraContentDirs = []  # other content directories to render similarly to the home page
+
     # It's best to put these icons in the "static" folder of your site
     logo = "/logo.svg"
     favicon = "/favicon.png"  # 32x32

layouts/_default/list.html

@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
-    <h2>
+    {{ if in (site.Params.extraContentDirs | default (slice)) .Section }}
-        {{ $title := .Title }}
+        <h1>{{ .Section | humanize }}</h1>
-        {{ $section := .Section | humanize }}
+        {{- partial "home_post_list.html" (dict "Ctx" . "AllPostsList" .Pages) -}}
-        {{ if and (ne $section $title) (ne $section "Tags") (ne $title (printf "%ss" $section)) }}
+    {{ else }}
-            {{ $section }}:
+        {{- partial "simple_posts_list.html" . -}}
-        {{ end }}
+    {{ end }}
-        {{ if and (eq $section "Tags") (ne $section $title) }}Tag: #{{ end }}{{ $title }}
-    </h2>
-    <ul class="list">
-        {{ range .Pages }}
-        <li><span class="date">{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}</span> <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title }}</a></li>
-        {{ end }}
-    </ul>
 {{ end }}

layouts/index.html

@@ -2,28 +2,7 @@
 
     {{/* get all the pages that are regular posts and not pages */}}
     {{ $postsDir := .Site.Params.Posts | default (slice "posts" "post") }}
-    {{ $allPostsList := where .Site.RegularPages "Section" "in" $postsDir }}
+    {{ $allPostsList := where site.RegularPages "Section" "in" $postsDir }}
-    {{ $featuredPostsList := slice }}
+    {{- partial "home_post_list.html" (dict "Ctx" . "AllPostsList" $allPostsList) -}}
-    {{ $postsList := $allPostsList }}
-    {{ $pagination := slice }}
-    {{ if .Site.Params.enableFeatured | default false }}
-        {{ $featuredPostsList = where $allPostsList "Params.featured" true }}
-        {{ $postsList = union (where $allPostsList "Params.featured" false) (where $allPostsList "Params.featured" nil) }}
-        {{ $pagination = (.Paginate $postsList).Pages }}
-        {{ if eq .Paginator.PageNumber 1 }}
-            {{- partial "featured_articles.html" $featuredPostsList -}}
-        {{ end }}
-    {{ else }}
-        {{ $pagination = (.Paginate $postsList).Pages }}
-    {{ end }}
-
-    {{/* pagination */}}
-    <div class="postlist {{ if .Site.Params.gridView }}gridView{{ end }}" id="postlist">
-    {{ range $pagination }}
-        {{- partial "article_card.html" . -}}
-    {{ end }}
-    </div>
-    <div id="getNextBtnContainer"></div>
-    {{- partial "paginator.html" . -}}
 
 {{ end }}

layouts/partials/header.html

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
                     <ul id="main-nav">
                         <li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
                         <li><a href="/posts">Posts</a></li>
+                        {{ range site.Params.extraContentDirs }}
+                            <li><a href="/{{ . }}">{{ . | humanize }}</a></li>
+                        {{ end }}
                         {{ $pagesDir := .Site.Params.Pages | default (slice "pages") }}
                         {{ $pagesList := where .Site.RegularPages "Section" "in" $pagesDir }}
                         {{ range $pagesList }}

layouts/partials/home_post_list.html

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{{ $allPostsList := .AllPostsList }}
+{{ $postsList := $allPostsList }}
+{{ $featuredPostsList := slice }}
+{{ $pagination := slice }}
+{{ if site.Params.enableFeatured | default false }}
+    {{ $featuredPostsList = where $allPostsList "Params.featured" true }}
+    {{ $postsList = union (where $allPostsList "Params.featured" false) (where $allPostsList "Params.featured" nil) }}
+    {{ $pagination = (.Ctx.Paginate $postsList).Pages }}
+    {{ if eq .Ctx.Paginator.PageNumber 1 }}
+        {{- partial "featured_articles.html" $featuredPostsList -}}
+    {{ end }}
+{{ else }}
+    {{ $pagination = (.Ctx.Paginate $postsList).Pages }}
+{{ end }}
+
+{{/* pagination */}}
+<div class="postlist {{ if site.Params.gridView }}gridView{{ end }}" id="postlist">
+{{ range $pagination }}
+    {{- partial "article_card.html" . -}}
+{{ end }}
+</div>
+<div id="getNextBtnContainer"></div>
+{{- partial "paginator.html" .Ctx -}}

layouts/partials/simple_posts_list.html

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<h2>
+    {{ $title := .Title }}
+    {{ $section := .Section | humanize }}
+    {{ if and (ne $section $title) (ne $section "Tags") (ne $title (printf "%ss" $section)) }}
+        {{ $section }}:
+    {{ end }}
+    {{ if and (eq $section "Tags") (ne $section $title) }}Tag: #{{ end }}{{ $title }}
+</h2>
+<ul class="list">
+    {{ range .Pages }}
+    <li><span class="date">{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}</span> <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title }}</a></li>
+    {{ end }}
+</ul>