Allow access to settings in templates

project/common/context.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from django.conf import settings
+
+
+SETTINGS_KEYS = [
+    'BASE_URL',
+    'STATIC_URL',
+    'MEDIA_URL',
+    'LANGUAGE_CODE',
+    'TIME_ZONE',
+    'ALLOWED_HOSTS',
+    'WAGTAIL_SITE_NAME'
+]
+
+
+def settings_injector(request):
+    return {'settings': {
+        setting: getattr(settings, setting) for setting in SETTINGS_KEYS
+    }}

project/common/models.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Entity(MetadataPageMixin, Page):
         return self.search_image
 
     def get_meta_description(self):
-        return self.search_description or self.short_body
+        return self.search_description
 
     class Meta:
         abstract = True

project/settings.py

@@ -17,6 +17,22 @@ import django_cache_url
 
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
+WAGTAIL_SITE_NAME = "project"
+
+# Base URL to use when referring to full URLs within the Wagtail admin backend -
+# e.g. in notification emails. Don't include '/admin' or a trailing slash
+BASE_URL = 'http://example.com'
+
+DEBUG = True
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
+SECRET_KEY = '@%p6v$-d_+)v!=5ow9-*!lw@2n+&9!f83^+p)#jegc%7h122xe'
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: define the correct hosts in production!
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
+
+EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'
+
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/howto/deployment/checklist/
@@ -77,23 +93,30 @@ TEMPLATES = [
         'DIRS': [
             os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates'),
         ],
+        'APP_DIRS': True,
         'OPTIONS': {
             'context_processors': [
                 'django.template.context_processors.debug',
                 'django.template.context_processors.request',
                 'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
                 'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
-            ],
-            'loaders': [
-                ('django.template.loaders.cached.Loader', [
-                    'django.template.loaders.filesystem.Loader',
-                    'django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader',
-                ]),
+                'project.common.context.settings_injector'
             ],
         },
     },
 ]
 
+if not DEBUG:
+    TEMPLATES[0]['OPTIONS']['loaders'] = [
+        ('django.template.loaders.cached.Loader', [
+            'django.template.loaders.filesystem.Loader',
+            'django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader',
+        ]),
+    ]
+    del TEMPLATES[0]['APP_DIRS']
+
+
+
 WSGI_APPLICATION = 'project.wsgi.application'
 
 
@@ -158,21 +181,6 @@ MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
 
 # Wagtail settings
 
-WAGTAIL_SITE_NAME = "project"
-
-# Base URL to use when referring to full URLs within the Wagtail admin backend -
-# e.g. in notification emails. Don't include '/admin' or a trailing slash
-BASE_URL = 'http://example.com'
-
-DEBUG = True
-
-# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = '@%p6v$-d_+)v!=5ow9-*!lw@2n+&9!f83^+p)#jegc%7h122xe'
-
-# SECURITY WARNING: define the correct hosts in production!
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
-
-EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'
 
 if 'CACHE_URL' in os.environ:
     CACHES = {'default': django_cache_url.config()}

templates/home/home_page.html

@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 {% block content %}
     {{ self.body }}
+    {{ settings.WAGTAIL_SITE_NAME }}
 {% endblock %}