Option to remove generator from output atom.xml

[freak3dot]

I would like to remove the <generator uri="http://hexo.io/">Hexo</generator> tag from my atom.xml file. I'm using version 2.0.0 of hexo-generator-feed.

The generator tag is not required per https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/atom.html#optionalFeedElements

I believe it adds unnecessary bytes to the payload. I also believe it reveals details about my site that I would rather not share.

I looked through the options and there is no option to remove the tag via options.

I also looked for an option to replace the template with my own template. That option doesn't exist either. The option to replace the template would be useful for a wide variety of use cases and is probably the best solution. For an example of a template option, see https://github.com/hexojs/hexo-generator-sitemap

[SukkaW]

Well, you see, it is an optional tag, not a deprecated tag. I see no reason we have to remove it.

'<generator uri="http://hexo.io/">Hexo</generator>'.length
// 49

49 bytes is not such a big payload, unless your RSS is been requested 1 Million times a day or more.

[freak3dot]

49 bytes is not such a big payload

That's only one of the reasons I want to remove it. The other reason is that it reveals details about the tooling behind my site. That used to be a problem before static sites because that information could be used to exploit the site. I guess it's not much of an issue with a static site.

In any case my real suggestion is that hexo-generator-feed should have an option for a custom template like hexo-generator-sitemap. This would allow developers to customize the feed in numerous ways. It would meet my needs as well as allow developers to support other use cases like replacing text.

[curbengh]

In any case my real suggestion is that hexo-generator-feed should have an option for a custom template like hexo-generator-sitemap.

+1

Meanwhile, another option is that you could also re-implement this plugin as a custom script, which is what I did for my blog (source).

[tomap]

Making a bit of publicity for Hexo is our right. As this plugin is open source. It's up to you to clone it and remove the publicity :)