Configuration Basics
Weblog.lol uses a simple but powerful configuration engine. Rather than configure your weblog through a pre-defined user interface, you configure it through a file. This allows for tons of flexibility, including the ability to configure things that you create entirely on your own.
Reference configuration file
We make a reference configuration file available to anyone who might accidentally goof up their configuration and need to restore it. This file also defines the default configuration, so if you’re ever wondering what a default is, you can refer to it to find out. As defaults are updated, this file is also updated. If your configuration file is missing a specific configuration item, your weblog will always use the default (since that’s a better option than it breaking entirely).
Comments
You can comment any line by using #, //, or ; at the start of the line.
Configuration patterns
Configuration items are defined as a key/value pair, with a colon and a space separating the key and value. For example:
Weblog title: A Weblog
This sets your weblog title to “A Weblog”. It also means that anywhere you use {weblog-title}, within your template or the body of an entry, the text “A Weblog” will be displayed on the rendered page.
If the value of a configuration item needs to span multiple lines, the bumpers <<[ and ]>> are used. For example:
Evergreen grocery list: <<[
<ul>
<li>A loaf of bread</li>
<li>A container of milk</li>
<li>A stick of butter</li>
</ul>]>>
Configuration templates
Some weblog features make use of configuration templates, where you can define specific types of output within a small template. For example:
Search results format: <<[
<h2>Results for “$search”</h2>
<p>$search_results_message</p>
[post:begin]<h3><a href="$location">$title</a></h3>
<p>$date</p>
<p>$snippet</p>[post:end]
]>>
These templates use begin and end indicators for any repeating content, and $variables for any special content that would be included. In the example above, [post:begin] and [post:end] signal the content that would be repeated for any post included in the search results, and $location and $title are variables for Location and Title respectively.