Variables in theme.toml file vs config.toml

[zhe]

Hi everybody,

I'm currently make a theme for Hugo. I want to access some custom variables in the template, the way to do that is to write those variables in params in config.toml file rather that in theme.toml file. The scenario for sharing a theme is to download a theme into the themes folder and enable it by hugo -t themename or add it in config.toml. How about those custom variables with the theme? Do we need to add thoese into the config.toml file too? OR just modify the values inside the theme.toml file.

I saw several theme.toml samples from existing themes. For example, some writes:

auther = "John Doe"
source_repo = "http://..."

some other writes:

[author]
    name = "John Doe"
    homepage = "http://..."

It would be better to access the variables inside the theme.toml file in the template files, after all some custom variables are bundled with their particular theme.

[bep]

theme.toml is currently only used for building the Hugo themes site (which isn't up and running) ... but maybe its use should be expanded.

[zhe]

thanks @bep! I see now.

Another questions is when the Params variable's value is changed, the page won't livereload to reflect the changes. Is that because the config.toml is loaded once when run hugo server -w? For now we need to Ctrl+C stop the server, and run it again..

[bep]

Yes - config.toml isn't watched. Adding it to watch would be possible, I guess -- but harder than to be worth it, me thinks. If you want params/data that is livereloaded, put it in toml/yaml/json files in /data.

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