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128 lines
3.8 KiB
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---
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title: "Documentation Contributions"
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description: "Information on contributing documentation to the Authelia project."
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lead: "Authelia has great documentation however there are always things that can be added. This section describes the contribution process for the documentation even though it's incredibly easy."
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date: 2022-06-15T17:51:47+10:00
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draft: false
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images: []
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menu:
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contributing:
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parent: "prologue"
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weight: 130
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toc: true
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alias:
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- /contributing/prologue/documentation
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---
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## Introduction
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The website is built on [Hugo] using the [Doks] theme. [Hugo] is a powerful website building tool which allows several
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simple workflows for developers as well as numerous handy features like [Shortcodes] which allow building reusable
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parameterized sections of content.
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## Making a Change
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Anyone can simply edit the [Markdown] of the relevant document which shares a path with the website URL under the
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[docs folder on GitHub]. In most if not all pages there is a link included at the very bottom which links directly to
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the [Markdown] file responsible for the document.
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## Viewing Changes
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It's relatively easy to run the __Authelia__ website locally to test out the changes you've made.
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### Requirements
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* [git] *(though this can be skipped if you just download the repository)*
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* [Node.js] and npm *(bundled with [Node.js])*
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### Directions
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The following steps will allow you to run the website on the localhost and view it live in your browser:
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1. Run the following commands:
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/authelia/authelia.git
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cd authelia/docs
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npm install
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npm run start
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```
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2. Visit [http://localhost:1313/](http://localhost:1313/) in your browser.
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3. Modify pages to see the effects live in your browser.
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## Front Matter
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Most documents come with a front matter that looks similar to this:
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```yaml
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---
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title: "A Page Title"
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description: "This is a description of the page."
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lead: "This is a page lead."
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date: 2022-03-19T04:53:05+00:00
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draft: false
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menu:
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development:
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parent: "prologue"
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weight: 100
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toc: true
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---
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```
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The front matter controls several aspects about how the page is displayed and varying other aspects.
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### Open Graph Protocol
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First of all it's important to understand the [Open Graph Protocol]. This is a protocol developed by Meta / Facebook
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which is utilized by most social media platforms to display a preview of a website. This is done by customizing special
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HTML `<meta />` tags.
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### Fields
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This section documents each of the fields that we commonly use.
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#### title
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String. Configures the `<title />` element, the first `<h1 />` element, and the [Open Graph Protocol] `og:title` value.
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#### description
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String. Configures the and the [Open Graph Protocol] `og:description` value.
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#### lead
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String. Configures the first paragraph of a page which occurs directly after the [title](#title).
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#### date
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Timestamp. Configures the [Open Graph Protocol] `og:article:published_time` value. Also used in the [Blog](../../blog).
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#### draft
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Boolean. Configures the visibility of a page. If it's set to `true` it is invisible.
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#### menu
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Dictionary. Configures the menu linkage.
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#### weight
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Integer. Configures the position in the menu and the order in which pagination occurs.
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#### toc
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Boolean. Enables or disables the Table of Contents or `On This Page` section.
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#### community
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Boolean. Enables or disables the Community page header. This value only has an effect in the Integration section at this
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stage.
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[docs folder on GitHub]: https://github.com/authelia/authelia/tree/master/docs
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[Hugo]: https://gohugo.io/
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[Shortcodes]: https://gohugo.io/content-management/shortcodes/
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[Doks]: https://getdoks.org/
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[Markdown]: https://www.markdownguide.org/
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[git]: https://git-scm.com/
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[Node.js]: https://nodejs.org/en/
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[Open Graph Protocol]: https://ogp.me/
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