A very basic, probably stupid, question, but I have not been able to find anything in the docs.
Why is it not possible/allowed to use template instructions in content files, e.g. content/_index.html?
It would be so nice to write things like
{{ $l := [ "foo", "bar" ] }}{{ range $l }}<li>{{.|safeHTML}}</li>{{ end }}
or
{{ with "someverylongcomplex.url" }}<a href={{.}}>{{.}}</a>{{- end -}}
This works in templates but not in content.
That’s what shortcodes are for.
Templates authors (you) are trusted, but the data you send in is not.
Interesting… For a static site generator I’d consider its data to be trusted as well.
Depends on workflow. For a site where the developer is also the author, sure, trust the data.
But imagine a site, perhaps a school district or magazine, with tens or hundreds of content contributors. Or a site with anonymous contributors. As a developer, there’s no way that I would ever trust the content.
I have mixed feelings about this, but I assume this has al been discussed long ago…
Thanks for satisfying my curiosity,
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