diff --git a/docs/content/documentation/getting-started/configuration.md b/docs/content/documentation/getting-started/configuration.md index 581b1c6a..b4368323 100644 --- a/docs/content/documentation/getting-started/configuration.md +++ b/docs/content/documentation/getting-started/configuration.md @@ -4,14 +4,22 @@ weight = 40 +++ The default configuration is sufficient to get Zola running locally but not more than that. -It follows the philosophy of paying for only what you need; almost everything is turned off by default. +It follows the philosophy of paying for only what you need, almost everything is turned off by default. To change the configuration, edit the `config.toml` file. If you are not familiar with TOML, have a look at [the TOML spec](https://github.com/toml-lang/toml). -Only the `base_url` variable is mandatory; everything else is optional. All configuration variables -used by Zola as well as their default values are listed below: +⚠️ If you add keys to your `config.toml`, you must pay attention to which toml section it belongs to. +Here are the current `config.toml` sections: +1. main (unnamed) +2. link_checker +3. slugify +4. translations +5. extra + +**Only the `base_url` variable is mandatory**. Everything else is optional. All configuration variables +used by Zola as well as their default values are listed below: ```toml # The base URL of the site; the only required configuration variable. @@ -90,18 +98,6 @@ ignored_content = [] # A list of directories used to search for additional `.sublime-syntax` files. extra_syntaxes = [] -# Optional translation object. The key if present should be a language code. -# Example: -# default_language = "fr" -# -# [translations] -# [translations.fr] -# title = "Un titre" -# -# [translations.en] -# title = "A title" - - # Configuration of the link checker. [link_checker] # Skip link checking for external URLs that start with these prefixes @@ -121,11 +117,27 @@ paths = "on" taxonomies = "on" anchors = "on" -# Optional translation object. Keys should be language codes. +# Optional translation object. The key if present should be a language code. +# Example: +# default_language = "fr" +# +# [translations] +# [translations.fr] +# title = "Un titre" +# +# [translations.en] +# title = "A title" +# [translations] # You can put any kind of data here. The data -# will be accessible in all templates. +# will be accessible in all templates +# Example: +# [extra] +# author = "Famous author" +# +# author value will be available using {{ config.extra.author }} in templates +# [extra] ```