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Pelican is a simple weblog generator, written in `Python <http://www.python.org/>`_.
* Write your weblog entries directly with your editor of choice (vim!) and
directly in `reStructuredText <http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html>`_, or `Markdown <http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/>`_.
* A simple cli-tool to (re)generate the weblog.
* Write your weblog entries directly with your editor of choice (vim!)
in `reStructuredText <http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html>`_ or `Markdown <http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/>`_
* Includes a simple CLI tool to (re)generate the weblog
* Easy to interface with DVCSes and web hooks
* Completely static output, so easy to host anywhere !
* Completely static output is easy to host anywhere
Features
--------
Pelican currently supports:
* blog articles and pages
* comments, via an external service (disqus). Please notice that while
it's useful, it's an external service, and you'll not manage the
comments by yourself. It could potentially eat your data.
* theming support (themes are done using `jinja2 <http://jinjna.pocoo.org>`_)
* PDF generation of the articles/pages (optional).
* Translations
* Syntactic recognition
* Blog articles and pages
* Comments, via an external service (Disqus). (Please note that while
useful, Disqus is an external service, and thus the comment data will be
somewhat outside of your control and potentially subject to data loss.)
* Theming support (themes are created using `jinja2 <http://jinja.pocoo.org/>`_)
* PDF generation of the articles/pages (optional)
* Publication of articles in multiple languages
* Atom/RSS feeds
* Code syntax highlighting
* Import from WordPress, Dotclear, or RSS feeds
* Integration with external tools: Twitter, Google Analytics, etc. (optional)
Have a look to `the documentation <http://alexis.notmyidea.org/pelican/>`_ for
more informations.
Have a look at `the documentation <http://pelican.notmyidea.org/en/latest/>`_ for
more information.
Why the name "Pelican" ?
Why the name "Pelican"?
------------------------
Heh, you didn't noticed? "Pelican" is an anagram for "Calepin" ;)
Heh, you didn't notice? "Pelican" is an anagram for "Calepin" ;)
Source code
-----------
You can access the source code via git on http://github.com/ametaireau/pelican/
You can access the source code via git at: https://github.com/ametaireau/pelican
If you feel hackish, have a look to the `pelican's internals explanations
<http://alexis.notmyidea.org/pelican/internals.html>`_.
If you feel hackish, have a look at the `pelican's internals explanation
<http://pelican.notmyidea.org/en/latest/internals.html>`_.
Feedback / Contact us
=====================
If you want to see new features in Pelican, dont hesitate to tell me, to clone
If you want to see new features in Pelican, don't hesitate to tell me, to clone
the repository, etc. That's open source, dude!
Contact me at "alexis at notmyidea dot org" for any request/feedback! You can
also join the team at `#pelican on irc.freenode.org
<irc://irc.freenode.net/pelican>`_
(or if you don't have any IRC client, using `the webchat
(or if you don't have any IRC client, use `the webchat
<http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=pelican&uio=d4>`_)
for quick feedback.

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How to contribute ?
How to contribute?
###################
There are many ways to contribute to pelican. You can enhance the
documentation, add missing features, fix bugs or just report them.
There are many ways to contribute to Pelican. You can enhance the
documentation, add missing features, and fix bugs (or just report them).
Don't hesitate to fork and make a pull request on github.
Don't hesitate to fork and make a pull request on GitHub.
Set up the development environment
==================================
Setting up the development environment
======================================
You're free to setup up the environment in any way you like. Here is a way
using virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper. If you don't have them, you can install
them using::
You're free to set up your development environment any way you like. Here is a
way using virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper. If you don't have them, you can
install these packages via::
$ pip install virtualenvwrapper
Virtual environments allow you to work on an installation of python which is
not the one installed on your system. Especially, it will install the different
projects under a different location.
Virtual environments allow you to work on Python projects which are isolated
from one another so you can use different packages (and package versions) with
different projects.
To create the virtualenv environment, you have to do::
To create a virtual environment, use the following syntax::
$ mkvirtualenv pelican --no-site-package
$ mkvirtualenv pelican
Then you would have to install all the dependencies::
To manually install the dependencies::
$ pip install -r dev_requirements.txt
$ python setup.py develop
@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ Running the test suite
======================
Each time you add a feature, there are two things to do regarding tests:
checking that the tests run in a right way, and be sure that you add tests for
the feature you are working on or the bug you're fixing.
checking that the existing tests pass, and adding tests for your new feature
or for the bug you're fixing.
The tests leaves under "pelican/tests" and you can run them using the
The tests live in "pelican/tests" and you can run them using the
"discover" feature of unittest2::
$ unit2 discover

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
################################
Here is a summary of the frequently asked questions for pelican.
Here is a summary of the frequently asked questions for Pelican.
Is it mandatory to have a configuration file ?
==============================================
Is it mandatory to have a configuration file?
=============================================
No, it's not. Configurations files are just an easy way to configure pelican.
For the basic operations, it's possible to specify options while invoking
pelican with the command line (see `pelican --help` for more informations about
that)
No, it's not. Configuration files are just an easy way to configure Pelican.
For basic operations, it's possible to specify options while invoking Pelican
via the command line. See `pelican --help` for more information.
I'm creating my own theme, how to use pygments ?
================================================
I'm creating my own theme. How do I use Pygments for syntax highlighting?
=========================================================================
Pygment add some classes to the generated content, so the theming of your theme
will be done thanks to a css file. You can have a look to the one proposed by
default `on the project website <http://pygments.org/demo/15101/>`_
Pygments adds some classes to the generated content. These classes are used by
themes to style code syntax highlighting via CSS. Specifically, you can
customize the appearance of your syntax highlighting via the `.codehilite pre`
class in your theme's CSS file. To see how various styles can be used to render
Django code, for example, you can use the demo `on the project website
<http://pygments.org/demo/15101/>`_.
How do I create my own theme ?
How do I create my own theme?
==============================
Please refer yourself to :ref:`theming-pelican`.
Please refer to :ref:`theming-pelican`.
How can I help ?
How can I help?
================
You have different options to help. First, you can use pelican, and report any
idea or problem you have on `the bugtracker
There are several ways to help out. First, you can use Pelican and report any
suggestions or problems you might have on `the bugtracker
<http://github.com/ametaireau/pelican/issues>`_.
If you want to contribute, please have a look to `the git repository
<https://github.com/ametaireau/pelican/>`_, fork it, add your changes and do
a pull request, I'll review them as soon as possible.
If you want to contribute, please fork `the git repository
<https://github.com/ametaireau/pelican/>`_, make your changes, and issue
a pull request. I'll review your changes as soon as possible.
You can also contribute by creating themes, and making the documentation
better.
You can also contribute by creating themes and improving the documentation.
I want to use markdown, but I got an error
==========================================
I want to use Markdown, but I got an error.
===========================================
Markdown is not a hard dependency for pelican, so you will need to install it
by yourself. You can do so by typing::
Markdown is not a hard dependency for Pelican, so you will need to explicitly
install it. You can do so by typing::
$ (sudo) pip install markdown
In case you don't have pip installed, consider installing it by doing::
In case you don't have pip installed, consider installing it via::
$ (sudo) easy_install pip

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Installing
==========
You're ready? Let's go ! You can install pelican in a lot of different ways,
the simpler one is via `pip <http://pip.openplans.org/>`_::
You're ready? Let's go! You can install Pelican via several different methods. The simplest is via `pip <http://pip.openplans.org/>`_::
$ pip install pelican
If you have the sources, you can install pelican using the distutils command
install. I recommend to do so in a virtualenv::
If you have the project source, you can install Pelican using the distutils
method. I recommend doing so in a virtualenv::
$ virtualenv pelican_venv
$ source bin/activate
@ -19,30 +18,30 @@ install. I recommend to do so in a virtualenv::
Dependencies
------------
At this time, pelican is dependent of the following python packages:
At this time, Pelican is dependent on the following Python packages:
* feedgenerator, to generate the ATOM feeds.
* jinja2, for templating support.
* feedgenerator, to generate the Atom feeds
* jinja2, for templating support
If you're not using python 2.7, you will also need `argparse`.
If you're not using Python 2.7, you will also need `argparse`.
Optionally:
* docutils, for reST support
* pygments, to have syntactic colorization with resT input
* Markdown, for Markdown as an input format
* pygments, for syntax highlighting
* docutils, for supporting reStructuredText as an input format
* Markdown, for supporting Markdown as an input format
Writing articles using pelican
Writing articles using Pelican
==============================
Files metadata
File metadata
--------------
Pelican tries to be smart enough to get the informations it needs from the
file system (for instance, about the category of your articles), but you need to
provide by hand some of those informations in your files.
Pelican tries to be smart enough to get the information it needs from the
file system (for instance, about the category of your articles), but some
information you need to provide in the form of metadata inside your files.
You could provide the metadata in the restructured text files, using the
You can provide this metadata in reStructuredText text files via the
following syntax (give your file the `.rst` extension)::
My super title
@ -54,31 +53,35 @@ following syntax (give your file the `.rst` extension)::
:author: Alexis Metaireau
You can also use a markdown syntax (with a file ending in `.md`)::
You can also use Markdown syntax (with a file ending in `.md`)::
Date: 2010-12-03
Title: My super title
Tags: thats, awesome
Slug: my-super-post
Put you content here.
This is the content of my super blog post.
Note that none of those are mandatory: if the date is not specified, pelican will
rely on the mtime of your file, and the category can also be determined by the
directory where the rst file is. For instance, the category of
`python/foobar/myfoobar.rst` is `foobar`.
Note that, aside from the title, none of this metadata is mandatory: if the date
is not specified, Pelican will rely on the file's "mtime" timestamp, and the
category can be determined by the directory in which the file resides. For
example, a file located at `python/foobar/myfoobar.rst` will have a category of
`foobar`.
Generate your blog
------------------
To launch pelican, just use the `pelican` command::
To launch Pelican, just use the `pelican` command::
$ pelican /path/to/your/content/ [-s path/to/your/settings.py]
And… that's all! You can see your weblog generated on the `content/` folder.
And… that's all! Your weblog will be generated and saved in the `content/`
folder.
This one will just generate a simple output, with the default theme. It's not
really sexy, as it's a simple HTML output (without any style).
The above command will use the default theme to produce a simple site. It's not
very sexy, as it's just simple HTML output (without any style).
You can create your own style if you want, have a look to the help to see all
You can create your own style if you want. Have a look at the help to see all
the options you can use::
$ pelican --help
@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ Kickstart a blog
You also can use the `pelican-quickstart` script to start a new blog in
seconds, by just answering few questions. Just run `pelican-quickstart` and
you're done! (Added in pelican 3)
you're done! (Added in Pelican 3.0)
Pages
-----
@ -102,26 +105,26 @@ the menu.
Importing an existing blog
--------------------------
It is possible to import your blog from dotclear, wordpress and an RSS feed using
It is possible to import your blog from Dotclear, WordPress, and RSS feeds using
a simple script. See :ref:`import`.
Translations
------------
It is possible to translate articles. To do so, you need to add a `lang` meta
in your articles/pages, and to set a `DEFAULT_LANG` setting (which is en by
default).
Then, only articles with this default language will be listed, and
each article will have a translation list.
attribute to your articles/pages and set a `DEFAULT_LANG` setting (which is
English [en] by default). With those settings in place, only articles with the
default language will be listed, and each article will be accompanied by a list
of available translations for that article.
Pelican uses the "slug" of two articles to compare if they are translations of
each others. So it's possible to define (in restructured text) the slug
directly.
Pelican uses the article's URL "slug" to determine if two or more articles are
translations of one another. The slug can be set manually in the file's
metadata; if not set explicitly, Pelican will auto-generate the slug from the
title of the article.
Here is an exemple of two articles (one in english and the other one in
french).
Here is an example of two articles, one in English and the other in French.
The english one::
The English article::
Foobar is not dead
##################
@ -129,9 +132,9 @@ The english one::
:slug: foobar-is-not-dead
:lang: en
That's true, foobar is still alive !
That's true, foobar is still alive!
And the french one::
And the French version::
Foobar n'est pas mort !
#######################
@ -141,56 +144,67 @@ And the french one::
Oui oui, foobar est toujours vivant !
Despite the text quality, you can see that only the slug is the same here.
You're not forced to define the slug that way, and it's completely possible to
have two translations with the same title (which defines the slug)
Post content quality notwithstanding, you can see that only item in common
between the two articles is the slug, which is functioning here as an
identifier. If you'd rather not explicitly define the slug this way, you must
then instead ensure that the translated article titles are identical, since the
slug will be auto-generated from the article title.
Syntactic recognition
Syntax highlighting
---------------------
Pelican is able to regognise the syntax you are using, and to colorize the
right way your block codes. To do so, you have to use the following syntax::
Pelican is able to provide colorized syntax highlighting for your code blocks.
To do so, you have to use the following convention for reStructuredText::
.. code-block:: identifier
your code goes here
The identifier is one of the lexers available `here
<http://pygments.org/docs/lexers/>`_.
For Markdown, format your code blocks thusly:
You also can use the default `::` syntax::
::identifier
your code goes here
The specified identifier should be one that appears on the
`list of available lexers <http://pygments.org/docs/lexers/>`_.
You also can use the default `::` syntax, in which case it will be assumed
that your code is written in Python. For reStructuredText::
::
your code goes here
It will be assumed that your code is witten in python.
For Markdown:
::
your code goes here
Autoreload
----------
It's possible to tell pelican to watch for your modifications, instead of
manually launching it each time you need. Use the `-r` option, or
`--autoreload`.
It's possible to tell Pelican to watch for your modifications, instead of
manually launching it every time you want to see your changes. To enable this,
run the `pelican` command with the `-r` or `--autoreload` options.
Publishing drafts
-----------------
If you want to publish an article as a draft, for friends to review it for
instance, you can add a ``status: draft`` to its metadata, it will then be
available under the ``drafts`` folder, and not be listed under the index page nor
any category page.
If you want to publish an article as a draft (for friends to review before
publishing, for example), you can add a ``status: draft`` attribute to its
metadata. That article will then be output to the ``drafts`` folder and not
listed on the index page nor on any category page.
Viewing the generated files
---------------------------
The files generated by pelican are static files, so you don't actually need
something special to see what's hapenning with the generated files.
The files generated by Pelican are static files, so you don't actually need
anything special to see what's happening with the generated files.
You can either run your browser on the files on your disk::
You can either use your browser to open the files on your disk::
$ firefox output/index.html
Or run a simple web server using python::
Or run a simple web server using Python::
cd output && python -m SimpleHTTPServer

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``pelican-import`` is a command line tool for converting articles from other
software to ReStructuredText. The supported formats are:
- Wordpress XML export
- WordPress XML export
- Dotclear export
- RSS/ATOM feed
- RSS/Atom feed
The conversion from HTML to ReStructuredText relies on `pandoc
The conversion from HTML to reStructuredText relies on `pandoc
<http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/>`_. For Dotclear, if the source posts are
written with Markdown syntax, they will not be converted (as Pelican also
supports Markdown).
@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Optional arguments:
Examples
========
for Wordpress::
for WordPress::
$ pelican-import --wpfile -o ~/output ~/posts.xml

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Pelican
#######
Pelican is a simple weblog generator, written in python.
Pelican is a simple weblog generator, written in Python.
* Write your weblog entries directly with your editor of choice (vim!) and
directly in restructured text, or markdown.
* A simple cli-tool to (re)generate the weblog.
* Write your weblog entries directly with your editor of choice (vim!) in
reStructuredText or Markdown
* A simple CLI tool to (re)generate the weblog
* Easy to interface with DVCSes and web hooks
* Completely static output, so easy to host anywhere !
* Completely static output is easy to host anywhere
Features
========
Pelican currently supports:
* blog articles and simple pages
* comments, via an external service (disqus). Please notice that while
it's useful, it's an external service, and you'll not manage the
comments by yourself. It could potentially eat your data. (optional)
* easy theming (themes are done using `jinja2 <http://jinja.pocoo.org>`_)
* PDF generation of the articles/pages (optional).
* publication of articles in various languages
* RSS/Atom feeds
* wordpress/dotclear or RSS imports
* integration with various tools: twitter/google analytics (optional)
* Blog articles and pages
* Comments, via an external service (Disqus). (Please note that while
useful, Disqus is an external service, and thus the comment data will be
somewhat outside of your control and potentially subject to data loss.)
* Theming support (themes are created using `jinja2 <http://jinja.pocoo.org/>`_)
* PDF generation of the articles/pages (optional)
* Publication of articles in multiple languages
* Atom/RSS feeds
* Code syntax highlighting
* Import from WordPress, Dotclear, or RSS feeds
* Integration with external tools: Twitter, Google Analytics, etc. (optional)
Why the name "Pelican" ?
========================
Heh, you didn't noticed? "Pelican" is an anagram for "Calepin" ;)
Heh, you didn't notice? "Pelican" is an anagram for "Calepin" ;)
Source code
===========
You can access the source code via git on http://github.com/ametaireau/pelican/
You can access the source code via git at http://github.com/ametaireau/pelican/
Feedback / Contact us
=====================
If you want to see new features in Pelican, dont hesitate to tell me, to clone
If you want to see new features in Pelican, don't hesitate to tell me, to clone
the repository, etc. That's open source, dude!
Contact me at "alexis at notmyidea dot org" for any request/feedback! You can
also join the team at `#pelican on irc.freenode.org
<irc://irc.freenode.net/pelican>`_
(or if you don't have any IRC client, using `the webchat
(or if you don't have any IRC client, use `the webchat
<http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=pelican&uio=d4>`_)
for quick feedback.
Documentation
=============
A french version of the documentation is available at :doc:`fr/index`.
A French version of the documentation is available at :doc:`fr/index`.
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2

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Pelican internals
#################
This section describe how pelican is working internally. As you'll see, it's
quite simple, but a bit of documentation doesn't hurt :)
This section describe how Pelican works internally. As you'll see, it's
quite simple, but a bit of documentation doesn't hurt. :)
You can also find in :doc:`report` an excerpt of a report the original author
wrote, with some software design information.
You can also find in the :doc:`report` section an excerpt of a report the
original author wrote with some software design information.
.. _report: :doc:`report`
Overall structure
=================
What `pelican` does, is taking a list of files, and processing them, to some
sort of output. Usually, the files are restructured text and markdown files,
and the output is a blog, but it can be anything you want.
What `pelican` does is take a list of files and process them into some
sort of output. Usually, the input files are reStructuredText and Markdown
files, and the output is a blog, but both input and output can be anything you
want.
I've separated the logic in different classes and concepts:
The logic is separated into different classes and concepts:
* `writers` are responsible of all the writing process of the
files. It's writing .html files, RSS feeds and so on. Since those operations
are commonly used, the object is created once, and then passed to the
generators.
* `writers` are responsible for writing files: .html files, RSS feeds, and so
on. Since those operations are commonly used, the object is created once and
then passed to the generators.
* `readers` are used to read from various formats (Markdown, and Restructured
Text for now, but the system is extensible). Given a file, they return
metadata (author, tags, category etc) and content (HTML formated)
* `readers` are used to read from various formats (Markdown and
reStructuredText for now, but the system is extensible). Given a file, they return
metadata (author, tags, category, etc.) and content (HTML-formatted).
* `generators` generate the different outputs. For instance, pelican comes with
`ArticlesGenerator` and `PageGenerator`, into others. Given
a configurations, they can do whatever they want. Most of the time it's
generating files from inputs.
* `generators` generate the different outputs. For instance, Pelican comes with
`ArticlesGenerator` and `PageGenerator`. Given a configuration, they can do
whatever they want. Most of the time, it's generating files from inputs.
* `pelican` also uses `templates`, so it's easy to write you own theme. The
* `pelican` also uses `templates`, so it's easy to write your own theme. The
syntax is `jinja2`, and, trust me, really easy to learn, so don't hesitate
a second.
to jump in and build your own theme.
How to implement a new reader ?
===============================
How to implement a new reader?
==============================
There is an awesome markup language you want to add to pelican ?
Well, the only thing you have to do is to create a class that have a `read`
method, that is returning an HTML content and some metadata.
Is there an awesome markup language you want to add to Pelican?
Well, the only thing you have to do is to create a class with a `read`
method that returns HTML content and some metadata.
Take a look to the Markdown reader::
Take a look at the Markdown reader::
class MarkdownReader(Reader):
enabled = bool(Markdown)
@ -63,31 +62,31 @@ Take a look to the Markdown reader::
metadata[name.lower()] = meta
return content, metadata
Simple isn't it ?
Simple, isn't it?
If your new reader requires additional Python dependencies then you should wrap
their `import` statements in `try...except`. Then inside the reader's class
set the `enabled` class attribute to mark import success or failure. This makes
it possible for users to continue using their favourite markup method without
needing to install modules for all the additional formats they don't use.
If your new reader requires additional Python dependencies, then you should wrap
their `import` statements in a `try...except` block. Then inside the reader's
class, set the `enabled` class attribute to mark import success or failure.
This makes it possible for users to continue using their favourite markup method
without needing to install modules for formats they don't use.
How to implement a new generator ?
==================================
How to implement a new generator?
=================================
Generators have basically two important methods. You're not forced to create
both, only the existing ones will be called.
Generators have two important methods. You're not forced to create
both; only the existing ones will be called.
* `generate_context`, that is called in a first place, for all the generators.
* `generate_context`, that is called first, for all the generators.
Do whatever you have to do, and update the global context if needed. This
context is shared between all generators, and will be passed to the
templates. For instance, the `PageGenerator` `generate_context` method find
all the pages, transform them into objects, and populate the context with
them. Be careful to *not* output anything using this context at this stage,
as it is likely to change by the effect of others generators.
templates. For instance, the `PageGenerator` `generate_context` method finds
all the pages, transforms them into objects, and populates the context with
them. Be careful *not* to output anything using this context at this stage,
as it is likely to change by the effect of other generators.
* `generate_output` is then called. And guess what is it made for ? Oh,
generating the output :) That's here that you may want to look at the context
and call the methods of the `writer` object, that is passed at the first
* `generate_output` is then called. And guess what is it made for? Oh,
generating the output. :) It's here that you may want to look at the context
and call the methods of the `writer` object that is passed as the first
argument of this function. In the `PageGenerator` example, this method will
look at all the pages recorded in the global context, and output a file on
look at all the pages recorded in the global context and output a file on
the disk (using the writer method `write_file`) for each page encountered.

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two-column@
simple
In this example, we can see there is 3 themes available: ``notmyidea``, ``simple`` and ``two-column``.
In this example, we can see there are three themes available: ``notmyidea``, ``simple``, and ``two-column``.
``two-column`` is prefixed with an ``@`` because this theme is not copied to the Pelican theme path, but just linked to it (see `Creating symbolic links`_ for details about creating symbolic links).
``two-column`` is prefixed with an ``@`` because this theme is not copied to the Pelican theme path, but is instead just linked to it (see `Creating symbolic links`_ for details about creating symbolic links).
Note that you can combine the ``--list`` option with the ``-v`` or ``--verbose`` option to get a more verbose output, like this:
Note that you can combine the ``--list`` option with the ``-v`` or ``--verbose`` option to get more verbose output, like this:
.. code-block:: console
@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ This option takes as argument the path(s) of the theme(s) you want to install, a
Removing themes
"""""""""""""""
Pelican themes can also removes themes from the Pelican themes path.
The ``-r`` or ``--remove`` takes as argument the name(s) of the theme(s) you want to remove, and can be combined with the ``--verbose`` option.
The ``pelican-themes`` command can also remove themes from the Pelican themes path.
The ``-r`` or ``--remove`` option takes as argument the name(s) of the theme(s) you want to remove, and can be combined with the ``--verbose`` option.
.. code-block:: console
@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ The ``-r`` or ``--remove`` takes as argument the name(s) of the theme(s) you wan
Creating symbolic links
"""""""""""""""""""""""
``pelican-themes`` can also install themes by creating symbolic links instead of copying the whole themes in the Pelican themes path.
``pelican-themes`` can also install themes by creating symbolic links instead of copying entire themes into the Pelican themes path.
To symbolically link a theme, you can use the ``-s`` or ``--symlink``, which works exactly as the ``--install`` option:
@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ The ``--install``, ``--remove`` and ``--symlink`` option are not mutually exclus
--symlink ~/Dev/Python/pelican-themes/two-column \
--verbose
In this example, the theme ``notmyidea-cms`` is replaced by the theme ``notmyidea-cms-fr``
In this example, the theme ``notmyidea-cms`` is replaced by the theme ``notmyidea-cms-fr``

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@ -6,26 +6,26 @@ the command line::
$ pelican -s path/to/your/settingsfile.py path
Settings are given as the form of a python module (a file). You can have an
Settings are configured in the form of a Python module (a file). You can see an
example by looking at `/samples/pelican.conf.py
<https://github.com/ametaireau/pelican/raw/master/samples/pelican.conf.py>`_
All the settings identifiers must be set in caps, otherwise they will not be
All the setting identifiers must be set in all-caps, otherwise they will not be
processed.
The settings you define in the configuration file will be passed to the
templates, it allows you to use them to add site-wide contents if you need.
templates, which allows you to use your settings to add site-wide content.
Here is a list of settings for pelican, regarding the different features.
Here is a list of settings for Pelican:
Basic settings
==============
================================================ =====================================================
Setting name (default value) what does it do?
Setting name (default value) What does it do?
================================================ =====================================================
`ARTICLE_PERMALINK_STRUCTURE` (``''``) Empty by default. Allows to render URLs in a
particular way, see below.
`ARTICLE_PERMALINK_STRUCTURE` (``''``) Empty by default. Enables some customization of URL
structure (see below for more detail).
`AUTHOR` Default author (put your name)
`CLEAN_URLS` (``False``) If set to `True`, the URLs will not be suffixed by
`.html`, so you will have to setup URL rewriting on
@ -33,68 +33,71 @@ Setting name (default value) what does it do?
`DATE_FORMATS` (``{}``) If you do manage multiple languages, you can
set the date formatting here. See "Date format and locales"
section below for details.
`DEFAULT_CATEGORY` (``'misc'``) The default category to fallback on.
`DEFAULT_CATEGORY` (``'misc'``) The default category to fall back on.
`DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT` (``'%a %d %B %Y'``) The default date format you want to use.
`DISPLAY_PAGES_ON_MENU` (``True``) Display or not the pages on the menu of the
template. Templates can follow or not this
settings.
`FALLBACK_ON_FS_DATE` (``True``) If True, pelican will use the file system
dates infos (mtime) if it can't get
informations from the metadata
`DISPLAY_PAGES_ON_MENU` (``True``) Whether to display pages on the menu of the
template. Templates may or not honor this
setting.
`FALLBACK_ON_FS_DATE` (``True``) If True, Pelican will use the file system
timestamp information (mtime) if it can't get
date information from the metadata.
`JINJA_EXTENSIONS` (``[]``) A list of any Jinja2 extensions you want to use.
`DELETE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` (``False``) Delete the output directory and just
`DELETE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` (``False``) Delete the output directory as well as
the generated files.
`LOCALE` (''[#]_) Change the locale. A list of locales can be provided
here or a single string representing one locale.
When providing a list, all the locales will be tried
until one works.
`MARKUP` (``('rst', 'md')``) A list of available markup languages you want
to use. For the moment, only available values
to use. For the moment, the only available values
are `rst` and `md`.
`MD_EXTENSIONS` (``('codehilite','extra')``) A list of the extensions that the markdown processor
`MD_EXTENSIONS` (``('codehilite','extra')``) A list of the extensions that the Markdown processor
will use. Refer to the extensions chapter in the
Python-Markdown documentation for a complete list of
supported extensions.
`OUTPUT_PATH` (``'output/'``) Where to output the generated files.
`PATH` (``None``) path to look at for input files.
`PATH` (``None``) Path to look at for input files.
`PDF_GENERATOR` (``False``) Set to True if you want to have PDF versions
of your documents. You will need to install
`rst2pdf`.
`RELATIVE_URLS` (``True``) Defines if pelican should use relative urls or
`RELATIVE_URLS` (``True``) Defines whether Pelican should use relative URLs or
not.
`SITENAME` (``'A Pelican Blog'``) Your site name
`SITEURL` base URL of your website. Note that this is
not a way to tell pelican to use relative urls
or static ones. You should rather use the
`RELATIVE_URL` setting for such use.
`SITEURL` Base URL of your website. Note that this is
not a way to tell Pelican whether to use relative URLs
or static ones. You should instead use the
`RELATIVE_URL` setting for that purpose.
`STATIC_PATHS` (``['images']``) The static paths you want to have accessible
on the output path "static". By default,
pelican will copy the 'images' folder to the
Pelican will copy the 'images' folder to the
output folder.
`TIMEZONE` The timezone used in the date information, to
generate atom and rss feeds. See the "timezone"
generate Atom and RSS feeds. See the "timezone"
section below for more info.
================================================ =====================================================
.. [#] Default is the system locale. Default is to delete the output directory.
.. [#] Default is the system locale.
Article permalink structure
---------------------------
Allow to render articles sorted by date, in case you specify a format as
specified in the example. It follows the python datetime directives:
This setting allows you to output your articles sorted by date, provided that
you specify a format as specified below. This format follows the Python
``datetime`` directives:
* %Y: Year with century as a decimal number.
* %m: Month as a decimal number [01,12].
* %d: Day of the month as a decimal number [01,31].
Note: if you specify a datetime directive, it will be substituted using the
date metadata field into the rest file. if the date is not specified, pelican
will rely on the mtime of your file.
Note: If you specify a datetime directive, it will be substituted using the
input files' date metadata attribute. If the date is not specified for a
particular file, Pelican will rely on the file's mtime timestamp.
Check the python datetime documentation at http://bit.ly/cNcJUC for more
Check the Python datetime documentation at http://bit.ly/cNcJUC for more
information.
Also, you can use any metadata in the restructured text files:
Also, you can use other file metadata attributes as well:
* category: '%(category)s'
* author: '%(author)s'
@ -103,20 +106,19 @@ Also, you can use any metadata in the restructured text files:
Example usage:
* '/%Y/%m/' it will be something like '/2011/07/sample-post.html'.
* '/%Y/%(category)s/' it will be something like '/2011/life/sample-post.html'.
* '/%Y/%m/' will render something like '/2011/07/sample-post.html'.
* '/%Y/%(category)s/' will render something like '/2011/life/sample-post.html'.
Timezone
--------
If no timezone is defined, UTC is assumed. This means that the generated atom
and rss feeds will have wrong date information if your locale is not UTC.
If no timezone is defined, UTC is assumed. This means that the generated Atom
and RSS feeds will contain incorrect date information if your locale is not UTC.
Pelican issues a warning in case this setting is not defined, as it was not
mandatory in old versions.
mandatory in previous versions.
Have a look at `the wikipedia page`_ to get a list of values to set your
timezone.
Have a look at `the wikipedia page`_ to get a list of valid timezone values.
.. _the wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones
@ -124,9 +126,9 @@ timezone.
Date format and locale
----------------------
If no DATE_FORMAT is set, fallback to DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT. If you need to
maintain multiple languages with different date format, you can set this dict
using language name (``lang`` in your posts) as key. About available format
If no DATE_FORMAT is set, fall back to DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT. If you need to
maintain multiple languages with different date formats, you can set this dict
using language name (``lang`` in your posts) as key. Regarding available format
codes, see `strftime document of python`_ :
DATE_FORMAT = {
@ -140,8 +142,8 @@ You can set locale to further control date format:
'en_US', 'ja_JP' # On Unix/Linux
)
Also, it is possible to set different locale settings for each language, if you
put (locale, format) tuple in dict, and this will override the LOCALE setting
Also, it is possible to set different locale settings for each language. If you
put (locale, format) tuples in the dict, this will override the LOCALE setting
above:
# On Unix/Linux
@ -156,8 +158,9 @@ above:
'jp': ('jpn','%Y-%m-%d(%a)'),
}
For available list of `locales on Windows`_ . On Unix/Linux usually you can get
a list of available locales with command ``locale -a``, see manpage `locale(1)`_ for help.
This is a list of available `locales on Windows`_ . On Unix/Linux, usually you
can get a list of available locales via the ``locale -a`` command; see manpage
`locale(1)`_ for more information.
.. _strftime document of python: http://docs.python.org/library/datetime.html#strftime-strptime-behavior
@ -169,26 +172,26 @@ a list of available locales with command ``locale -a``, see manpage `locale(1)`_
Feed settings
=============
By default, pelican uses atom feeds. However, it is possible to use RSS feeds
instead, at your covenience.
By default, Pelican uses Atom feeds. However, it is also possible to use RSS
feeds if you prefer.
Pelican generates category feeds as well as feeds for all your articles. It does
not generate feeds for tags per default, but it is possible to do so using
not generate feeds for tags by default, but it is possible to do so using
the ``TAG_FEED`` and ``TAG_FEED_RSS`` settings:
================================================ =====================================================
Setting name (default value) what does it do?
Setting name (default value) What does it do?
================================================ =====================================================
`CATEGORY_FEED` ('feeds/%s.atom.xml'[2]_) Where to put the atom categories feeds.
`CATEGORY_FEED_RSS` (``None``, i.e. no RSS) Where to put the categories rss feeds.
`FEED` (``'feeds/all.atom.xml'``) relative url to output the atom feed.
`FEED_RSS` (``None``, i.e. no RSS) relative url to output the rss feed.
`TAG_FEED` (``None``, ie no tag feed) relative url to output the tags atom feed. It should
be defined using a "%s" matchin the tag name
`TAG_FEED_RSS` (``None``, ie no RSS tag feed) relative url to output the tag RSS feed
`FEED_MAX_ITEMS` Maximum number of items allowed in a feed. Feeds are
unrestricted by default.
`CATEGORY_FEED` ('feeds/%s.atom.xml'[2]_) Where to put the category Atom feeds.
`CATEGORY_FEED_RSS` (``None``, i.e. no RSS) Where to put the category RSS feeds.
`FEED` (``'feeds/all.atom.xml'``) Relative URL to output the Atom feed.
`FEED_RSS` (``None``, i.e. no RSS) Relative URL to output the RSS feed.
`TAG_FEED` (``None``, ie no tag feed) Relative URL to output the tag Atom feed. It should
be defined using a "%s" match in the tag name.
`TAG_FEED_RSS` (``None``, ie no RSS tag feed) Relative URL to output the tag RSS feed
`FEED_MAX_ITEMS` Maximum number of items allowed in a feed. Feed item
quantity is unrestricted by default.
================================================ =====================================================
.. [2] %s is the name of the category.
@ -196,14 +199,15 @@ Setting name (default value) what does it do?
Pagination
==========
The default behaviour of pelican is to list all the articles titles alongside
with a short description of them on the index page. While it works pretty well
for little to medium blogs, it is convenient to have a way to paginate this.
The default behaviour of Pelican is to list all the article titles along
with a short description on the index page. While it works pretty well
for small-to-medium blogs, for sites with large quantity of articles it would
be convenient to have a way to paginate the list.
You can use the following settings to configure the pagination.
================================================ =====================================================
Setting name (default value) what does it do?
Setting name (default value) What does it do?
================================================ =====================================================
`DEFAULT_ORPHANS` (0) The minimum number of articles allowed on the
last page. Use this when you don't want to
@ -220,11 +224,11 @@ If you want to generate a tag cloud with all your tags, you can do so using the
following settings.
================================================ =====================================================
Setting name (default value) what does it do?
Setting name (default value) What does it do?
================================================ =====================================================
`TAG_CLOUD_STEPS` (4) Count of different font sizes in the tag
cloud.
`TAG_CLOUD_MAX_ITEMS` (100) Maximum tags count in the cloud.
`TAG_CLOUD_MAX_ITEMS` (100) Maximum number of tags in the cloud.
================================================ =====================================================
The default theme does not support tag clouds, but it is pretty easy to add::
@ -235,34 +239,34 @@ The default theme does not support tag clouds, but it is pretty easy to add::
{% endfor %}
</ul>
You should then also define a CSS with the appropriate classes (tag-0 to tag-N, where
N matches `TAG_CLOUD_STEPS` -1.
You should then also define a CSS style with the appropriate classes (tag-0 to tag-N, where
N matches `TAG_CLOUD_STEPS` -1).
Translations
============
Pelican offers a way to translate articles. See the section on getting started for
more information about that.
Pelican offers a way to translate articles. See the Getting Started section for
more information.
================================================ =====================================================
Setting name (default value) what does it do?
Setting name (default value) What does it do?
================================================ =====================================================
`DEFAULT_LANG` (``'en'``) The default language to use.
`TRANSLATION_FEED` ('feeds/all-%s.atom.xml'[3]_) Where to put the RSS feed for translations.
`TRANSLATION_FEED` ('feeds/all-%s.atom.xml'[3]_) Where to put the feed for translations.
================================================ =====================================================
.. [3] %s is the language
Ordering contents
Ordering content
=================
================================================ =====================================================
Setting name (default value) what does it do?
Setting name (default value) What does it do?
================================================ =====================================================
`REVERSE_ARCHIVE_ORDER` (``False``) Reverse the archives order. (True makes it in
descending order: the newer first)
`REVERSE_CATEGORY_ORDER` (``False``) Reverse the category order. (True makes it in
descending order, default is alphabetically)
`REVERSE_ARCHIVE_ORDER` (``False``) Reverse the archives list order. (True: orders by date
in descending order, with newer articles first.)
`REVERSE_CATEGORY_ORDER` (``False``) Reverse the category order. (True: lists by reverse
alphabetical order; default lists alphabetically.)
================================================ =====================================================
Theming
@ -272,45 +276,45 @@ Theming is addressed in a dedicated section (see :ref:`theming-pelican`).
However, here are the settings that are related to theming.
================================================ =====================================================
Setting name (default value) what does it do?
Setting name (default value) What does it do?
================================================ =====================================================
`THEME` theme to use to produce the output. can be the
`THEME` Theme to use to produce the output. Can be the
complete static path to a theme folder, or
chosen between the list of default themes (see
below)
`THEME_STATIC_PATHS` (``['static']``) Static theme paths you want to copy. Default
values is `static`, but if your theme has
value is `static`, but if your theme has
other static paths, you can put them here.
`CSS_FILE` (``'main.css'``) specify the CSS file you want to load
`CSS_FILE` (``'main.css'``) Specify the CSS file you want to load.
================================================ =====================================================
By default, two themes are availablee. You can specify them using the `-t` option:
By default, two themes are available. You can specify them using the `-t` option:
* notmyidea
* simple (a synonym for "full text" :)
You can define your own theme too, and specify it's emplacement in the same
way (be sure to specify the full absolute path to it).
You can define your own theme too, and specify its placement in the same
manner. (Be sure to specify the full absolute path to it.)
Here is `a guide on how to create your theme
<http://alexis.notmyidea.org/pelican/themes.html>`_
<http://pelican.notmyidea.org/en/latest/themes.html>`_
You can find a list of themes at http://github.com/ametaireau/pelican-themes.
Pelican comes with :doc:`pelican-themes` a small script for managing themes.
Pelican comes with :doc:`pelican-themes`, a small script for managing themes.
The `notmyidea` theme can make good use of the following settings. I recommend
to use them too in your themes.
using them in your themes as well.
======================= =======================================================
Setting name what does it do ?
Setting name What does it do ?
======================= =======================================================
`DISQUS_SITENAME` Pelican can handle disqus comments, specify the
sitename you've filled in on disqus
`GITHUB_URL` Your github URL (if you have one), it will then
use it to create a github ribbon.
`GOOGLE_ANALYTICS` 'UA-XXXX-YYYY' to activate google analytics.
`MENUITEMS` A list of tuples (Title, Url) for additional menu
`DISQUS_SITENAME` Pelican can handle Disqus comments. Specify the
Disqus sitename identifier here.
`GITHUB_URL` Your GitHub URL (if you have one). It will then
use this information to create a GitHub ribbon.
`GOOGLE_ANALYTICS` 'UA-XXXX-YYYY' to activate Google Analytics.
`MENUITEMS` A list of tuples (Title, URL) for additional menu
items to appear at the beginning of the main menu.
`PIWIK_URL` URL to your Piwik server - without 'http://' at the
beginning.
@ -318,17 +322,17 @@ Setting name what does it do ?
you have to include this setting too. (optional)
`PIWIK_SITE_ID` ID for the monitored website. You can find the ID
in the Piwik admin interface > settings > websites.
`LINKS` A list of tuples (Title, Url) for links to appear on
`LINKS` A list of tuples (Title, URL) for links to appear on
the header.
`SOCIAL` A list of tuples (Title, Url) to appear in the
`SOCIAL` A list of tuples (Title, URL) to appear in the
"social" section.
`TWITTER_USERNAME` Allows to add a button on the articles to tweet about
them. Add you twitter username if you want this
button to appear.
`TWITTER_USERNAME` Allows for adding a button to articles to encourage
others to tweet about them. Add your Twitter username
if you want this button to appear.
======================= =======================================================
In addition, you can use the "wide" version of the `notmyidea` theme, by
adding that in your configuration::
In addition, you can use the "wide" version of the `notmyidea` theme by
adding the following to your configuration::
CSS_FILE = "wide.css"

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@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
.. _theming-pelican:
How to create themes for pelican
How to create themes for Pelican
################################
Pelican uses the great `jinja2 <http://jinja.pocoo.org>`_ templating engine to
generate it's HTML output. The jinja2 syntax is really simple. If you want to
generate its HTML output. The jinja2 syntax is really simple. If you want to
create your own theme, feel free to take inspiration from the "simple" theme,
which is available `here
<https://github.com/ametaireau/pelican/tree/master/pelican/themes/simple/templates>`_
@ -29,179 +29,183 @@ To make your own theme, you must follow the following structure::
├── tag.html // processed for each tag
└── tags.html // must list all the tags. Can be a tag cloud.
* `static` contains all the static content. It will be copied on the output
`theme/static` folder then. I've put the css and image folders, but they are
* `static` contains all the static assets, which will be copied to the output
`theme/static` folder. I've put the CSS and image folders here, but they are
just examples. Put what you need here.
* `templates` contains all the templates that will be used to generate the content.
I've just put the mandatory templates here, you can define your own if it helps
you to organize yourself while doing the theme.
I've just put the mandatory templates here; you can define your own if it helps
you keep things organized while creating your theme.
Templates and variables
=======================
It's using a simple syntax, that you can embbed into your html pages.
This document describes which templates should exist on a theme, and which
variables will be passed to each template, while generating it.
The idea is to use a simple syntax that you can embed into your HTML pages.
This document describes which templates should exist in a theme, and which
variables will be passed to each template at generation time.
All templates will receive the variables defined in your settings file, if they
are in caps. You can access them directly.
are in all-caps. You can access them directly.
Common variables
----------------
All of those settings will be given to all templates.
All of these settings will be available to all templates.
============= ===================================================
Variable Description
============= ===================================================
articles That's the list of articles, ordered desc. by date
all the elements are `Article` objects, so you can
access their properties (e.g. title, summary, author
etc.).
dates The same list of article, but ordered by date,
ascending.
tags A dict containing each tags (keys), and the list of
relative articles.
categories A dict containing each category (keys), and the
list of relative articles.
pages The list of pages.
articles The list of articles, ordered descending by date
All the elements are `Article` objects, so you can
access their attributes (e.g. title, summary, author
etc.)
dates The same list of articles, but ordered by date,
ascending
tags A key-value dict containing the tags (the keys) and
the list of respective articles (the values)
categories A key-value dict containing the categories (keys)
and the list of respective articles (values)
pages The list of pages
============= ===================================================
index.html
----------
Home page of your blog, will finally remain at output/index.html.
This is the home page of your blog, generated at output/index.html.
If pagination is active, next pages will remain at output/index`n`.html.
If pagination is active, subsequent pages will reside in output/index`n`.html.
=================== ===================================================
Variable Description
=================== ===================================================
articles_paginator A paginator object of article list.
articles_page The current page of articles.
dates_paginator A paginator object of article list, ordered by date,
ascending.
articles_paginator A paginator object for the list of articles
articles_page The current page of articles
dates_paginator A paginator object for the article list, ordered by
date, ascending.
dates_page The current page of articles, ordered by date,
ascending.
page_name 'index'. Useful for pagination links.
page_name 'index' -- useful for pagination links
=================== ===================================================
author.html
-------------
This template will be processed for each of the existing authors, and will
finally remain at output/author/`author_name`.html.
This template will be processed for each of the existing authors, with
output generated at output/author/`author_name`.html.
If pagination is active, next pages will remain at
If pagination is active, subsequent pages will reside at
output/author/`author_name``n`.html.
=================== ===================================================
Variable Description
=================== ===================================================
author The name of the author being processed.
articles Articles of this author.
dates Articles of this author, but ordered by date,
ascending.
articles_paginator A paginator object of article list.
articles_page The current page of articles.
dates_paginator A paginator object of article list, ordered by date,
ascending.
author The name of the author being processed
articles Articles by this author
dates Articles by this author, but ordered by date,
ascending
articles_paginator A paginator object for the list of articles
articles_page The current page of articles
dates_paginator A paginator object for the article list, ordered by
date, ascending.
dates_page The current page of articles, ordered by date,
ascending.
page_name 'author/`author_name`'. Useful for pagination
links.
page_name 'author/`author_name`' -- useful for pagination
links
=================== ===================================================
category.html
-------------
This template will be processed for each of the existing categories, and will
finally remain at output/category/`category_name`.html.
This template will be processed for each of the existing categories, with
output generated at output/category/`category_name`.html.
If pagination is active, next pages will remain at
If pagination is active, subsequent pages will reside at
output/category/`category_name``n`.html.
=================== ===================================================
Variable Description
=================== ===================================================
category The name of the category being processed.
articles Articles of this category.
dates Articles of this category, but ordered by date,
ascending.
articles_paginator A paginator object of article list.
articles_page The current page of articles.
dates_paginator A paginator object of article list, ordered by date,
ascending.
category The name of the category being processed
articles Articles for this category
dates Articles for this category, but ordered by date,
ascending
articles_paginator A paginator object for the list of articles
articles_page The current page of articles
dates_paginator A paginator object for the list of articles,
ordered by date, ascending
dates_page The current page of articles, ordered by date,
ascending.
page_name 'category/`category_name`'. Useful for pagination
links.
ascending
page_name 'category/`category_name`' -- useful for pagination
links
=================== ===================================================
article.html
-------------
This template will be processed for each article. .html files will be output
in output/`article_name`.html. Here are the specific variables it gets.
This template will be processed for each article, with .html files saved
as output/`article_name`.html. Here are the specific variables it gets.
============= ===================================================
Variable Description
============= ===================================================
article The article object to be displayed.
category The name of the category of the current article.
article The article object to be displayed
category The name of the category for the current article
============= ===================================================
page.html
---------
For each page, this template will be processed. It will create .html files in
output/`page_name`.html.
This template will be processed for each page, with corresponding .html files
saved as output/`page_name`.html.
============= ===================================================
Variable Description
============= ===================================================
page The page object to be displayed. You can access to
its title, slug and content.
page The page object to be displayed. You can access its
title, slug, and content.
============= ===================================================
tag.html
--------
For each tag, this template will be processed. It will create .html files in
output/tag/`tag_name`.html.
This template will be processed for each tag, with corresponding .html files
saved as output/tag/`tag_name`.html.
If pagination is active, next pages will remain at
If pagination is active, subsequent pages will reside at
output/tag/`tag_name``n`.html.
=================== ===================================================
Variable Description
=================== ===================================================
tag The name of the tag being processed.
articles Articles related to this tag.
tag The name of the tag being processed
articles Articles related to this tag
dates Articles related to this tag, but ordered by date,
ascending.
articles_paginator A paginator object of article list.
articles_page The current page of articles.
dates_paginator A paginator object of article list, ordered by date,
ascending.
ascending
articles_paginator A paginator object for the list of articles
articles_page The current page of articles
dates_paginator A paginator object for the list of articles,
ordered by date, ascending
dates_page The current page of articles, ordered by date,
ascending.
page_name 'tag/`tag_name`'. Useful for pagination links.
ascending
page_name 'tag/`tag_name`' -- useful for pagination links
=================== ===================================================
Inheritance
===========
Since version 3, pelican supports inheritance from the ``simple`` theme, so you can reuse the templates of the ``simple`` theme in your own themes:
Since version 3.0, Pelican supports inheritance from the ``simple`` theme, so
you can re-use the ``simple`` theme templates in your own themes.
If one of the mandatory files in the ``templates/`` directory of your theme is missing, it will be replaced by the matching template from the ``simple`` theme, so if the HTML structure of a template of the ``simple`` theme is right for you, you don't have to rewrite it from scratch.
If one of the mandatory files in the ``templates/`` directory of your theme is
missing, it will be replaced by the matching template from the ``simple`` theme.
So if the HTML structure of a template in the ``simple`` theme is right for you,
you don't have to write a new template from scratch.
You can also extend templates of the ``simple`` themes in your own themes by using the ``{% extends %}`` directive as in the following example:
You can also extend templates from the ``simple`` themes in your own themes by using the ``{% extends %}`` directive as in the following example:
.. code-block:: html+jinja
{% extends "!simple/index.html" %} <!-- extends the ``index.html`` template of the ``simple`` theme -->
{% extends "!simple/index.html" %} <!-- extends the ``index.html`` template from the ``simple`` theme -->
{% extends "index.html" %} <!-- "regular" extending -->
@ -226,10 +230,10 @@ The first file is the ``templates/base.html`` template:
{% endblock %}
1. On the first line, we extend the ``base.html`` template of the ``simple`` theme, so we don't have to rewrite the entire file.
2. On the third line, we open the ``head`` block which has already been defined in the ``simple`` theme
1. On the first line, we extend the ``base.html`` template from the ``simple`` theme, so we don't have to rewrite the entire file.
2. On the third line, we open the ``head`` block which has already been defined in the ``simple`` theme.
3. On the fourth line, the function ``super()`` keeps the content previously inserted in the ``head`` block.
4. On the fifth line, we append a stylesheet to the page
4. On the fifth line, we append a stylesheet to the page.
5. On the last line, we close the ``head`` block.
This file will be extended by all the other templates, so the stylesheet will be linked from all pages.

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docs/tips.rst
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@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
Tips
####
Here are some tips about pelican, which you might find useful.
Here are some tips about Pelican that you might find useful.
Publishing to github
Publishing to GitHub
====================
Github comes with an interesting "pages" feature: you can upload things there
and it will be available directly from their servers. As pelican is a static
GitHub comes with an interesting "pages" feature: you can upload things there
and it will be available directly from their servers. As Pelican is a static
file generator, we can take advantage of this.
The excellent `ghp-import <https://github.com/davisp/ghp-import>`_ makes this
eally easy. You would have to install it::
really easy. You will have to install it::
$ pip install ghp-import
Then, considering a repository containing your articles, you would simply have
to run pelican and upload the output to github::
Then, given a repository containing your articles, you would simply have
to run Pelican and upload the output to GitHub::
$ pelican -s pelican.conf.py .
$ ghp-import output
@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ to run pelican and upload the output to github::
And that's it.
If you want you can put that directly into a post commit hook, so each time you
commit, your blog is up to date on github!
If you want, you can put that directly into a post-commit hook, so each time you
commit, your blog is up to date on GitHub!
Put the following into `.git/hooks/post-commit`::