Utility for generating document metadata. Populate the <head>
of your web pages on the fly. Can be used with Static Site Generators like Eleventy, React apps, or any place that JavaScript is supported.
npm install meta-generator
const metagen = require('meta-generator');
console.log(metagen({
title: 'Metadata Generator',
desc: 'Utility for generating document metadata.',
url: 'https://tannerdolby.com',
img: 'https://tannerdolby.com/images/arch-spiral-large.jpg',
img_alt: 'Archimedean Spiral',
twitter_card_type: 'summary_large_image',
twitter_handle: 'tannerdolby',
name: 'Tanner Dolby',
generator: 'eleventy',
comments: true,
css: ['style.css', 'design.css'],
js: ['foo.js', 'bar.js:async'],
inline_css: 'h1 { color: #f06; }',
inline_js: 'console.log("hello, world.");'
}));
which returns array of <meta>
tags and other document metadata:
[
'<meta charset="utf-8">',
'<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">',
'<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">',
'<title>Eleventy Plugin Meta Generator</title>',
'<meta name="author" content="Tanner Dolby">',
'<meta name="description" content="An eleventy shortcode for generating meta tags.">',
'<meta name="generator" content="eleventy">',
'<!-- Open Graph -->',
'<meta property="og:type" content="website">',
'<meta property="og:url" content="https://tannerdolby.com">',
'<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US">',
'<meta property="og:title" content="Eleventy Plugin Meta Generator">',
'<meta property="og:description" content="An eleventy shortcode for generating meta tags.">',
'<meta property="og:image" content="https://tannerdolby.com/images/arch-spiral-large.jpg">',
'<meta property="og:image:alt" content="Archimedean Spiral">',
'<!-- Twitter -->',
'<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">',
'<meta name="twitter:site" content="@tannerdolby">',
'<meta name="twitter:creator" content="@tannerdolby">',
'<meta name="twitter:url" content="https://tannerdolby.com">',
'<meta name="twitter:title" content="Eleventy Plugin Meta Generator">',
'<meta name="twitter:description" content="An eleventy shortcode for generating meta tags.">',
'<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://tannerdolby.com/images/arch-spiral-large.jpg">',
'<meta name="twitter:image:alt" content="Archimedean Spiral">',
'<link rel="canonical" href="https://tannerdolby.com">',
'<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">',
'<link rel="stylesheet" href="design.css">',
'<style>h1 { color: #f06; }</style>',
'<script src="foo.js"></script>',
'<script src="bar.js" async></script>',
'<script>console.log("hello, world.");</script>',
]