Some of the templates settings available for HTML builds are:
Field |
Description |
Clean output directory |
Optionally clean the output directory before generation starts. Warning: this will delete any file and folder in the output directory. |
Custom CSS |
Add custom CSS in all generated HTML files |
Custom JavaScript |
Add custom JavaScript code in all generated HTML files |
Export normal style |
Define the normal style as the default style. Use web browser's default otherwise |
Font size as percent |
Use percent values for font sizes |
Footer (HTML) |
Custom HTML code which will be added at the bottom of each topic |
Force image size generation |
Generated HTML code will contain image's width and height to avoid content shifting and enhanced Core Web Vitals |
Google Analytics Id |
Google Analytics property tracking Id to collect user stats. Google Analytics code is not added if Id is not specified |
Google Tag Manager Id |
Google Tag Manager (GTM) container ID which installs marketing tags without modifying the documentation's code. See Setup Google tag manager |
Inline table of content's width |
Define the preferred width of the inline table of contents. Note: can be any CSS units such as "auto", "250x", "50vw"... |
Keywords expand level |
The default keywords tree expansion level: 1 will expand root level keywords, 2 will also expand first level keywords... |
Keywords tab title |
The title of the keywords tab. See: How to localize your documentation output |
Library item directory |
Define the sub-directory where library items are generated |
Link format to anchors override |
Override the template defined link format to anchors. Available variables include %topicid%, %helpid% and %anchorname%. See Handle the generated topic links |
Link format to topics override |
Override the template defined link format to topics. Available variables include %topicid%, %helpid% and %anchorname%. See Handle the generated topic links |
Logo |
A custom image from the project's library to use as a logo. See also "Logo URL". Note: if both "Logo" and "Logo URL" are indicated, "Logo URL" will be used |
Logo alt |
Alternative text for the logo |
Logo link |
Link to redirect to when clicking the logo |
Logo URL |
The URL of a picture to use as a logo. See also "Logo". Note: if both "Logo" and "Logo URL" are indicated, "Logo URL" will be used |
Numbering as text |
Use text instead of OL/LI elements when generating lists |
Search tab title |
The title of the search tab. See: How to localize your documentation output |
Show BreadCrumbs |
Show or hide the breadcrumbs at the top of each topic |
Show inline table of contents |
Show or hide the topic's inline table of contents. See: Inline table of contents |
Show navigation arrows |
Show or hide the navigation arrows at the top of each topic |
Show splitter bar |
Show or hide the resizable bar between the table of contents and topic content |
Show the keywords tab |
Show or hide the keywords tab |
Show the search tab |
Show or hide the search tab |
Show the table of contents tab |
Show or hide the table of contents tab |
Sitemap base URL |
The URL of the generated documentation. Will be used to generate the sitemap links |
Sitemap change frequency: home |
How often will the home page change |
Sitemap change frequency: others |
How often will the topics change |
Sitemap priority: home |
Priority of the home page in the sitemap |
Sitemap priority: others |
Priority of the topics in the sitemap |
Sitemap: Generate ? |
Generate or not the sitemap file |
Table of contents expand level |
The default table of contents expansion level: 1 will expand root level topics, 2 will also expand second level topics... |
Table of contents tab title |
The title of the table of contents tab. See: How to localize your documentation output |
Table of contents width |
The width of the table of contents in pixels |
Theme |
The color theme to use |
Topic file extension override |
Override the template's topic file extension. Templates usually use this to generate individual topic filenames. Note: Use space characters for empty extensions. See: HTML Based templates' general settings |
Translation for... |
The translation for the specified English term |
See the How to define build settings in HelpNDoc step-by-step guide.