doc/todo/Post-compilation_inclusion_of_the_sidebar.mdwn



In some sites (mine, for example), the pages are quasi-static, while the sidebar must be updated at each commit
(because it contains some lists, like "last posts" or "last updates", or a tagcloud). As this sidebar is included
in every page of the site, many commits can potentialy leat to a full re-compilation....
I think a sidebar included after the compilation (via a SSI mechanism for example) would make sense and
reduce the dependencies.
Different things could be possible:

output as .shtml instead of .html
ignore the sidebar->page dependency links
consider the real dependencies; pageA may include the title (only) of pageB, but don't need to be recompiled
after each typo correction on pageB.

shtml output with open cgi web access is a potential security hole and can DoS the site, but it's not a problem for a
single-editor site.
NicolasLimare

This is a good idea, though sadly not portable enough to be the default.
Especially if the only way to do it is with .shtml.
But I really like the idea of not rebuilding the sidebar all the time.
Definitly a TODO, for me, if I can figure out how to do it. Patches
eagerly accepted.
I have implemented a htmlext configuration item, that lets you control
what extension ikiwiki uses for output html pages. So in theory, a
sidebar could be done as you describe using .shtml. --[[Joey]]

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