Channel Config

The channel option is used to config the feed channel. The configurable options and default value are as follows:

channel.title

• Type: string
• Default: SiteConfig.title

Channel title

channel.link

• Type: string
• Default: Deployment link (generated by options.hostname and context.base)

Channel address

channel.desciption

• Type: string
• Default: SiteConfig.description

Channel description

channel.language

• Type: string

• Default:

  • siteConfig.locales['/'].lang
  • If the above is not provided, fall back to "en-US"

The language of the channel

channel.copyright

• Type: string

• Default:

  • Try to read the author.name in channel options, and fall back to Copyright by $author

• Recommended to set manually: Yes

Channel copyright information

channel.pubDate

• Type: string (must be a valid Date ISOString)
• Default: time when the plugin is called each time
• Recommended to set manually: Yes

Publish date of the Channe

channel.lastUpdated

• Type: string (must be a valid Date ISOString)
• Default: time when the plugin is called each time

Last update time of channel content

channel.ttl

• Type: number
• Recommended to set manually: Yes

The effective time of the content. It’s the time to keep the cache after request without making new requests.

channel.image

• Type: string
• Recommended to set manually: Yes

A picture presenting the channel. A square picture with a size not smaller than 512×512 is recommended.

channel.icon

• Type: string
• Recommended to set manually: Yes

An icon representing a channel, a square picture, with not less than 128×128 in size, and transparent background color is recommended .

channel.author

• Type: FeedAuthor
• Recommended to set manually: Yes

The author of the channel.

FeedAuthor format

interface FeedAuthor {
  /** Author name */
  name: string;
  /** Author’s email */
  email?: string;
  /** Author’s site */
  url?: string;
  /**
   * Author’s avatar address
   *
   * Square, preferably not less than 128×128 with transparent background
   */
  avator?: string;
}

channel.hub

• Type: string

Link to Websub. Websub requires a server backend, which is inconsistent with VuePress, so ignore it if there is no special need.

WebSub

For details, see Websub (opens new window).