Plugin to change the home page

[gpsblues]

I made a plugin that modifies some aspects of the home. The problem is to identify the home and I did this:

main.js

const homeUrl = rendererInstance.globalContext.website.baseUrl;
const pageUrl = rendererInstance.globalContext.website.pageUrl.replace(/\\/g,"/"); 
if (homeUrl == pageUrl) { //home page }

This method of string comparison works (the replace is for compatibility with windows systems), but it looks unprofessional.
Is there a better method?

Thanks a lot

[dziudek]

Hi,

Under rendererInstance.siteConfig.advanced.pageAsFrontpage you have ID of the page used as frontpage

You can also check rendererInstance.siteConfig.advanced.usePageAsFrontpage before checking if page is used as frontpage.

[gpsblues]

Thank you so much, @dziudek!

Both methods work correctly, but unfortunately, they don’t identify the site’s homepage, which could be generated by either index.hbs or page.hbs.

When I set a page as the homepage, I get:

• rendererInstance.siteConfig.advanced.usePageAsFrontpage = true
• rendererInstance.siteConfig.advanced.pageAsFrontpage = 9 (page ID).

If I then set index as the homepage, I get:

• rendererInstance.siteConfig.advanced.usePageAsFrontpage = false
• rendererInstance.siteConfig.advanced.pageAsFrontpage = 9 (it retains the page ID, but this page is no longer the index).

Ecco la traduzione in inglese:

I also tried using context, but I only get index if I use index.hbs as the frontpage.

When distributing a plugin that modifies the frontpage, I can’t know the user’s settings.

[gpsblues]

Hi,

Actually, I can determine the settings:

• rendererInstance.siteConfig.advanced.usePageAsFrontpage = true && rendererInstance.siteConfig.advanced.pageAsFrontpage = N: Page N is set as the homepage.
• rendererInstance.siteConfig.advanced.usePageAsFrontpage = false: index.hbs is the homepage.

But to make changes only on the frontpage, the only way that comes to mind right now is by comparing the URLs:

const homeUrl = rendererInstance.globalContext.website.baseUrl;
const pageUrl = rendererInstance.globalContext.website.pageUrl.replace(/\\/g,"/");
if (homeUrl === pageUrl) {
    // homepage
}