Check if disableHugoGeneratorInject is set

1

In theme templates, is there any way to determine whether config parameter disableHugoGeneratorInject was set in hugo.toml of the site that makes use of my template?

Something like:

{{ if not site.Config.disableHugoGeneratorInject }}  <-- .disableHugoGeneratorInject does not exist!
{{ hugo.Generator }}
{{ end }}
2

No, but you don’t need to specifically insert {{ hugo.Generator }} either. If disableHugoGeneratorInject is false or unset, Hugo will insert the meta tag on the home page.

3

I know that.

In my case a theme deliberately inserts hugo.Generator on all pages, not only on the home page.
Now a user set disableHugoGeneratorInject to true and complains that the theme disregards this setting and unconditionally inserts a generator tag. Of course I can evaluate an additional setting like disableHugoGeneratorInjectAllPages from site.Params, but this is somehow an unwanted duplication. That’s the reason why I asked.

4

That’s unfortunate.

5

May I ask why?

And why does hugo.Generator exist then?

6

Because if you manually insert it in a theme template, theme users cannot disable it using the predefined configuration setting.

7

Yes, I see. This thread was actually meant as an attempt to find a way to overcome this unfortunate shortcoming, but there seems to be no way right now. What about exposing the disableHugoGeneratorInject setting in a future version of hugo so that it can be used in templates? Certainly not a pressing problem, but nice to have IMHO.

8

I don’t see that happening.

9

A simple PR to solve this would suffice, no?

10

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