Add more blocks to simple base template

This change makes it easier to create new themes by inheriting from the simple theme. It allows customization of the whole body (while still making use of the theme’s head), or individual parts of the body like header, menu, or footer.
getpelican · Jan 15, 2025 · d813c51 · d813c51
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commit d813c51
Showing 1 changed file with 36 additions and 28 deletions.
diff --git a/pelican/themes/simple/templates/base.html b/pelican/themes/simple/templates/base.html
@@ -40,33 +40,41 @@
   </head>
 
   <body>
-    <header>
-      <hgroup><h1><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/">{{ SITENAME }}</a></h1>{% if SITESUBTITLE %}<p>{{ SITESUBTITLE }}</p>{% endif %}</hgroup>
-      <nav><ul>
-        {% for title, link in MENUITEMS %}
-          <li><a href="{{ link }}">{{ title }}</a></li>
-        {% endfor %}
-        {% if DISPLAY_PAGES_ON_MENU %}
-          {% for p in pages %}
-            <li><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ p.url }}" {% if p==page %} aria-current="page" {% endif %}>{{ p.title }}</a></li>
-          {% endfor %}
-        {% endif %}
-        {% if DISPLAY_CATEGORIES_ON_MENU %}
-          {% for cat, null in categories %}
-            <li><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ cat.url }}" {% if cat==category %} aria-current="page" {% endif %}>{{ cat}}</a></li>
-          {% endfor %}
-        {% endif %}
-      </ul></nav>
-    </header>
-    <main>
-      {% block content %}
-      {% endblock %}
-    </main>
-    <footer>
-      <address>
-        Proudly powered by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://getpelican.com/">Pelican</a>,
-        which takes great advantage of <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.python.org/">Python</a>.
-      </address>
-    </footer>
+    {% block body %}
+      <header>
+        {% block header %}
+          <hgroup><h1><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/">{{ SITENAME }}</a></h1>{% if SITESUBTITLE %}<p>{{ SITESUBTITLE }}</p>{% endif %}</hgroup>
+        {% endblock %}
+        {% block nav %}
+          <nav><ul>
+            {% for title, link in MENUITEMS %}
+              <li><a href="{{ link }}">{{ title }}</a></li>
+            {% endfor %}
+            {% if DISPLAY_PAGES_ON_MENU %}
+              {% for p in pages %}
+                <li><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ p.url }}" {% if p==page %} aria-current="page" {% endif %}>{{ p.title }}</a></li>
+              {% endfor %}
+            {% endif %}
+            {% if DISPLAY_CATEGORIES_ON_MENU %}
+              {% for cat, null in categories %}
+                <li><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ cat.url }}" {% if cat==category %} aria-current="page" {% endif %}>{{ cat}}</a></li>
+              {% endfor %}
+            {% endif %}
+          </ul></nav>
+        {% endblock %}
+      </header>
+      <main>
+        {% block content %}
+        {% endblock %}
+      </main>
+      <footer>
+        {% block footer %}
+          <address>
+            Proudly powered by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://getpelican.com/">Pelican</a>,
+            which takes great advantage of <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.python.org/">Python</a>.
+          </address>
+        {% endblock %}
+      </footer>
+    {% endblock %}
   </body>
 </html>