/-/ alternative URL for homepage, closes #2393

datasette/app.py

@@ -1476,6 +1476,8 @@ class Datasette:
             routes.append((regex, view))
 
         add_route(IndexView.as_view(self), r"/(\.(?P<format>jsono?))?$")
+        add_route(IndexView.as_view(self), r"/-/(\.(?P<format>jsono?))?$")
+        add_route(permanent_redirect("/-/"), r"/-$")
         # TODO: /favicon.ico and /-/static/ deserve far-future cache expires
         add_route(favicon, "/favicon.ico")
 

datasette/templates/index.html

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 {% block title %}{{ metadata.title or "Datasette" }}: {% for database in databases %}{{ database.name }}{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}{% endblock %}
 
+{% block extra_head %}
+{% if noindex %}<meta name="robots" content="noindex">{% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
+
 {% block body_class %}index{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}

datasette/views/index.py

@@ -152,8 +152,9 @@ class IndexView(BaseView):
                 extra_links = await await_me_maybe(hook)
                 if extra_links:
                     homepage_actions.extend(extra_links)
+            alternative_homepage = request.path == "/-/"
             return await self.render(
-                ["index.html"],
+                ["default:index.html" if alternative_homepage else "index.html"],
                 request=request,
                 context={
                     "databases": databases,
@@ -166,5 +167,6 @@ class IndexView(BaseView):
                         "top_homepage", self.ds, request
                     ),
                     "homepage_actions": homepage_actions,
+                    "noindex": request.path == "/-/",
                 },
             )