add 'edit this page' button; closes #1004

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## Unreleased version
 
 - Added `post_search` config setting that creates a Search button in the navbar (older websites need to set `post_search: true` to enable this feature) (#770)
+- Added `edit_page_button` config setting that adds a "Edit page" button to the footer (to edit the current page on GitHub) (#1004)
 - BREAKING CHANGE: More control over RSS feed sharing: previously, an RSS feed was *always* generated, and if the config setting `rss-description` was set then there was an RSS icon in the footer. Now, an RSS feed is only generated when the config setting `rss-description` exists, and an RSS footer icon is only shown if `rss: true` is set in the `social-network-links` config settings 
 - Fixed page titles, subtitles, and excerpts rendering correctly when there are special characeters in them (#856) 
 - Slightly reworked margins and position for avatar image to resolve an alignment issue on Safari.

_config.yml

@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ feed_show_tags: true
 # Add a search button to the navbar
 post_search: true
 
+# Add a button in the footer to edit the current page. Only works if your website is hosted on GitHub
+edit_page_button: true
+
 # The keywords to associate with your website, for SEO purposes
 #keywords: "my,list,of,keywords"
 

_includes/footer.html

@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
           <a href="http://{{- site.matomo.uri -}}/index.php?module=CoreAdminHome&action=optOut" target="_blank" class="text_muted">Do-not-Track</a>
         {% endif %}
       {% endif%}
+
+      {% if site.edit_page_button and site.github.repository_url %}
+        &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;
+        <a title="Edit this page on GitHub" href="{{ site.github.repository_url }}/edit/{{ site.github.source.branch }}/{{ page.path }}" class="text_muted">Edit page</a>
+       {% endif%}
+
       </p>
       {% unless site.remove-ads %}<p class="theme-by text-muted">
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