doc/todo/allow_site-wide_meta_definitions.mdwn



[[!tag plugins/meta patch]]
[[!template id=gitbranch branch=jon/defaultmeta author="[[Jon]]"]]
I'd like to define [[plugins/meta]] values to apply across all pages
site-wide unless the pages define their own: default values for meta
definitions essentially.
<snip old patch, see below for latest>

-- [[Jon]]

This doesn't support multiple-argument meta directives like
link=x rel=y, or meta directives with special side-effects like
updated.
The first could be solved (if you care) by a syntax like this:
meta_defaults => [
    { copyright => "© me" },
    { link => "about:blank", rel => "silly", },
]

The second could perhaps be solved by invoking meta::preprocess from within
scan (which might be a simplification anyway), although this is complicated
by the fact that some (but not all!) meta headers are idempotent.
--[[smcv]]


Thanks for your comment. I've revised the patch to use the config syntax
you suggest. I need to perform some more testing to make sure I've
addressed the issues you highlight.
I had to patch part of IkiWiki core, the merge routine in Setup, because
the use of possibly_foolish_untaint was causing the hashrefs at the deep
end of the data structure to be converted into strings. The specific change
I've made may not be acceptable, though -- I'd appreciate someone providing
some feedback on that hunk!


-- [[Jon]]