This means that any HTML file inside /content will be treated as a regular file.
If you want it processes with shortcodes and a layout, add front matter.
The defintion of an HTML file here is:
* File with extension .htm or .html
* With first non-whitespace character "<" that isn't a HTML comment.
This is in line with the documentation.
Fixes#7030Fixes#7028
See #6789
This commit also
* revises the change detection for templates used by content files in server mode.
* Adds a Page.RenderString method
Fixes#6545Fixes#4663Closes#6043
The main motivation of this commit is to add a `page.Page` interface to replace the very file-oriented `hugolib.Page` struct.
This is all a preparation step for issue #5074, "pages from other data sources".
But this also fixes a set of annoying limitations, especially related to custom output formats, and shortcodes.
Most notable changes:
* The inner content of shortcodes using the `{{%` as the outer-most delimiter will now be sent to the content renderer, e.g. Blackfriday.
This means that any markdown will partake in the global ToC and footnote context etc.
* The Custom Output formats are now "fully virtualized". This removes many of the current limitations.
* The taxonomy list type now has a reference to the `Page` object.
This improves the taxonomy template `.Title` situation and make common template constructs much simpler.
See #5074Fixes#5763Fixes#5758Fixes#5090Fixes#5204Fixes#4695Fixes#5607Fixes#5707Fixes#5719Fixes#3113Fixes#5706Fixes#5767Fixes#5723Fixes#5769Fixes#5770Fixes#5771Fixes#5759Fixes#5776Fixes#5777Fixes#5778
Bjørn Erik Pedersen
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