Address taken

A draft, or a post dated after the build’s day, would be published at an address where something else already is. The message names what stands there now.

What you’ll see

warning  Address taken: this draft would be published at `/post-1/`, as `content/post-2.md` is
  Give one of them another `permalink` before it is published.
  More: https://statac.dev/e/address-taken/

In the terminal the message also names the file and line where there is one, and marks the exact text.

Why Statac warns

A page left out of the build publishes nothing, so nothing stands in its way today. On the day it is published, two things would be published at one address, and the build would stop. Statac says so now, while there is time to choose, and builds the site as before. With --drafts, and in statac serve, the page is built, and the two are told as same-address.

How to fix it

Give one of the two another address with permalink, or move or rename its file. If the page left out is meant to replace the other, take the other out on the day it is published.

Once you have understood it, the warning can be quietened by name.

Example

content/post-1.md, published at /post-1/, and a draft in content/post-2.md:

---
title: Post 2
draft: true
permalink: /post-1/
---

Give the draft an address of its own:

---
title: Post 2
draft: true
permalink: /post-2/
---

Its name

Name	address-taken
In the terminal	statac explain address-taken
To stop showing it	quiet: [address-taken] in statac.yaml, once you have understood it. Statac still counts it.