“Alias” for eleventyExcludeFromCollections: true?

[j9t]

I probably don’t see the forest for the trees, but what’s the easiest way to create an “alias” for eleventyExcludeFromCollections: true?

Background: I use eleventyExcludeFromCollections: true quite frequently, like for preparing drafts. It’s such a mouthful, however, that I’d much rather like to use something like hidden: true (similar to Grow).

Am I missing something obvious, is something planned, or is there an elegant way to map names?

[daflh]

You can use Computed Data inside your posts directory like this:

// ./posts/posts.11tydata.js

module.exports = {
  eleventyComputed: {
    eleventyExcludeFromCollections: data => (data.eleventyExcludeFromCollections || data.hidden)
  }
};

[j9t]

This is great—works like a charm! Thank you!

Follow-up: Is there a way to make this an option for all content? I tried getting it to work in .eleventy.js but haven’t figured that out yet. I’m still getting to know Eleventy.

[daflh]

@j9t After doing some experiments on that, I finally figured it out!
Just make an eleventyComputed.js file inside your global data folder (probably _data), then edit the contents of the file like this:

// ./_data/eleventyComputed.js

module.exports = {
  eleventyExcludeFromCollections: data => (data.eleventyExcludeFromCollections || data.hidden)
};

[j9t]

Yes, this works! Super-awesome, thank you for the help…!