Customizing exportin to static HTML without buttons and tagpill

#1

Hi. I want to export standalone HTML tiddler as-is but without tiddler toolbar buttons and tagpile. Is it possible by easy way?

Note: I am using some format tricks with Shiraz plugin and exporting tiddler as HTML preserves them in visible output, great.

#2

Here is some guidance;

  • However I have provides a “finished solution” at the bottom, based on TiddlyWiki V5.2.5 (latest at time of reply)

Three tips for using TiddlyWiki to generate static webpages February 7, 2018 ~ giffmex

Perhaps see Creating a custom export format and clone the existing Static HTML export eg clone $:/core/templates/exporters/StaticRiver

  • Then look inside you clone to uncover what it is made up of, modify and clone or rename anything you want to alter within that.
  • Note: this tiddler is in effect a template the composes the resulting HTML file. see how it starts with <!doctype html> and ends with </body></html>?
  • However there is a chain of transclusions, below, that leads to the use of $:/core/ui/ViewTemplate (Don’t change this). I clone it in the below solution.

More details; you will see on investigation the “export static HTML” uses

  • $:/core/templates/html-tiddler
  • $:/core/templates/exporters/StaticRiver/Content
  • $:/core/templates/static-tiddler
  • and ultimately $:/core/ui/ViewTemplate and it is this that includes all viewTemplate items
<$list filter="[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag[$:/tags/ViewTemplate]!has[draft.of]]" variable="listItem">
<$transclude tiddler=<<listItem>>/>
</$list>

Worked through instructions

If you do not need to retain the existing Export Static HTML, try the following;

  • Clone $:/core/ui/ViewTemplate to Static-tiddler-export
    • Opening the Static-tiddler-export tiddlers shows you roughly what your export will look like
  • edit $:/core/templates/static-tiddler to use “Static-tiddler-export” instead, see below
<a name=<<currentTiddler>>>
<$transclude tiddler="Static-tiddler-export"/>
</a>

Now you can edit Static-tiddler-export to include only what you want.

First I exclude the existing title and tags -[[$:/core/ui/ViewTemplate/title]] -[[$:/core/ui/ViewTemplate/tags]]

  • Then I clone $:/core/ui/ViewTemplate/title to Static-tiddler-export-title
  • Modify Static-tiddler-export-title to show only what we want in the title
    • To do this I commented out the list that uses “$:/tags/ViewToolbar”
    • remove the tag $:/tags/ViewTemplate or it will appear on all tiddlers
    • add the list-before field and leave empty, this ensures our new title is at the top
  • Now lets include the Static-tiddler-export-title in the list in Static-tiddler-export.
    • place it Static-tiddler-export at the beginning

So now the list filter in Static-tiddler-export reads as follows;

"Static-tiddler-export-title [all[shadows+tiddlers]tag[$:/tags/ViewTemplate]!has[draft.of]] -[[$:/core/ui/ViewTemplate/title]] -[[$:/core/ui/ViewTemplate/tags]]"

Presto, Now exporting the Static HTML the Buttons and tags are not displayed.

static-tiddler-export.json (3.3 KB) modified tiddlers for your immediate use, tested on tiddlywiki.com

  • Remember replaces existing Static Tiddler export. Delete all three to restore existing.
  • There are some other tweaks I would include including removing the message at the top and making “internal links” open the full wiki, ensure the full wiki has a splash screen etc…
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