Provide an option to set the translate tag on the html element

[Lawouach]

Hi,

I would like to notify UA to not translate the entire site. Right now we can easily add on a per element basis (see #5569) but there is no mean to access the root html element and set the flag there.

It'd be wonderful if this could be set via the settings as we do with language I believe.

• Sylvain

[kamilkrzyskow]

Hi @Lawouach,
if this is a feature request then it would be better to set it as Ideas category or create an Issue following the rules in the docs (but it has been some time since I read them, so maybe I'm the one that is missing something 😅)

Since you've created the discussion as a Q&A, I'll answer with a possible work around.
I've created a guide on how to modify the templates using hooks.

• How to dynamically override templates with hooks? #5060

So you could add a customization that would modify the base.html template before running the mkdocs build process.
Instead of a hook you could also do it in a separate runner script:

• Deprecation blocks strict build when migrating to newer version #8310 (reply in thread)

Or you could also monkey patch the Jinja template loading logic and intercept the text read from the filesystem to Python, before it gets parsed further into the templating logic. I briefly mentioned this when talking about the SAP Icons plugin of Nype's theme.

• Ways to extend the Material theme (Nype SAP) #8223

Modifying the HTML after it gets saved to the filesystem doesn't seem like a good idea, as it would require to post-process every file.
As a side note: Blocking a whole page from being translated doesn't seem like the best idea, as some users might need to have the translation feature, but I guess you know your user base quite well to make an informed decision.