Isomer Guide (Legacy sites)
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  • Introduction
  • Accounts & Setup
    • Github Account Setup
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    • Site Access
  • Get started
    • Your first edit
    • Create a new page
    • Create a new collection
    • Format your content
      • HTML cheatsheet
      • Markdown cheatsheet
    • Page config
  • Configurations
    • Config.yml file
      • Site color
    • Homepage
      • Basics
      • Hero Banner
      • Infobar
      • Infopic
      • Resources
      • Sample configuration
    • Pages
      • Configuration
      • Second and Third Level Navigation Pages
    • Navigation Bar
      • Configuration
    • Resources
      • Setup
      • Posts
      • Resources with v2 migration
    • Contact Us
      • Configuration
    • Footer
  • Features
    • Analytics and tracking
      • WOGAA
      • Google Analytics
      • Facebook Pixel
      • LinkedIn Insights
    • IsomerSSL
    • Content Recommender
  • Publish your changes
    • Overview
    • Creating a pull request
    • Approve a pull request
    • Merge a pull request
    • Site Launch
      • How to make records changes on ITSM?
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
    • General
    • Security
    • Pull requests
    • Digital KPI
    • Migration v1 to v2
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  1. Configurations

Config.yml file

The config.yml file determines your sitewide configurations (except your footer). This file is located in your main folder

Please ignore the other configurations set in this file that are not mentioned below. They are included by the Isomer team for your site to work properly.

Required configuration fields

Field

What it means

title

the name of your site. It can be the name of your agency, name of the microsite, etc

url

the production URL of your site, e.g. https://www.abc.gov.sg. This option is needed for features such as Facebook sharing to work and this will also affect your SEO score on WOGAA or Lighthaus Audit.

collections

resources_name

favicon

the file path to the favicon that will appear on the browser window. This file must be in the .ico file format and it is usually in your /images folder

Optional Fields

Field

What it means

shareicon

the default preview image displayed on social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp if you share a link to a page on your site.

Note: This image option will be overwritten if the page has its own image configuration. If left unspecified, this option defaults to the navigation bar icon. This image should be square, and have a resolution of 600x600 pixels.

google_analytics

recommender

is_government

set to false if you would like to remove the Singapore Government lion masthead at the top of the site. Defaults to true.

future

Sample configuration (advanced Isomer-specific configuration have been omitted):

title: Ministry of ABC
url: "https://www.abc.gov.sg"

collections:
  about-us:
    output: true
  initiatives:
    output: true

resources_name: "media"
favicon: /images/favicon.ico
shareicon: /images/shareicon.png
google_analytics: UA-139339685-1
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a list of all collections on your site. Refer to the for more details

the name of your resource room. Refer to the for more details

your Google Analytics tracking ID.

set to true to enable the automatic page This feature is currently experimental. Defaults to false.

set to true to enable publishing of posts dated in the future. More details can be found in the instructions for .

collection configuration
resource room setup
For more information on setting up GA, you can refer to this page.
recommendation system.
post configuration