<meta name="generator" content="{{ eleventy.generator }}">
This single line of code, added to your Eleventy site (in the <head>
), can:
- Make more developers aware of Eleventy
- Surface Eleventy in statistical surveys
- Produce a fun badge of honour on certain sites
- Let your hosting provider know you're using Eleventy, and cater more for it
I think you should add it if you're using Eleventy. I just did. I mean… or not… it's up to you. I guess it's pretty cool you can even pick.
Eleventy Supplied Data
A docs page for Eleventy v1.0.1, a simpler static site generator.

eleventy
data object and generator
keyUpdate
Zach Leatherman goes into further detail in a short Eleventy YouTube video: