For our commit messages we follow the style provided by Conventional Commits. Not all of those suggestions are appropriate for Privacy Guides, so the main ones we use are:
Update to existing text¶
This example could be used for an item already on the site, but includes a minor update to the description.
update: Add mention of security audit (#0000)
Addition or removal of recommendations/pages¶
This example is for the addition or removal of an item. You may elaborate why it was removed in the commit paragraph below. Note the extra ! to draw attention to a major change.
update!: Remove foobar (#0000)
Foobar was removed due to it having numerious security issues and being unmaintained.
You can actually add a ! to any of the types on this page to denote particularly large changes, but this is generally where it will be most appropriate.
Feature/enhancement¶
For new features or enhancements to the site, e.g. things that have the enhancements label on GitHub, it may be appropriate to signify these with:
feat: Add blah blah (#0000)
This change adds the forum topics to the main page
Minor changes¶
Small changes that don't affect the meaning of the article, e.g. correcting a typo, fixing grammar, changing formatting/whitespace, CSS updates, etc.
style: Typo correction in VPN overview
Development-related types¶
These commit types are typically used for changes that won't be visible to the general audience.
We use fix: for changes that fix site related bugs. These things will usually have the bug label on GitHub.
fix: Remove broken Invidious embeds (#0000)
We use docs: to denote changes to the developer documentation for this website, including (but not limited to) for example the README file, or most pages in /docs/about or /docs/meta:
docs: Update Git commit message guidelines (#0000)
We use build: for commits related to our build process, mainly dependency updates.
build: Bump modules/mkdocs-material from 463e535 to 621a5b8
We use ci: for commits related to GitHub Actions, DevContainers, or other automated build platforms.
ci: Update Netlify config (#0000)
We use refactor: for changes which neither fix a bug nor add a feature, e.g. rearranging files, navigation order, etc.
refactor: Move docs/assets to theme/assets