Allow for remote policy pages

core/views.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import markdown_it
 from django.http import JsonResponse
+from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.templatetags.static import static
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
@@ -79,13 +80,21 @@ class FlatPage(TemplateView):
     config_option = None
     title = None
 
-    def get_context_data(self):
+    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         if self.config_option is None:
             raise ValueError("No config option provided")
-        # Get raw content
+        self.content = getattr(Config.system, self.config_option)
-        content = getattr(Config.system, self.config_option)
+        # If the content is a plain URL, then redirect to it instead
-        # Render it
+        if (
-        html = markdown_it.MarkdownIt().render(content)
+            "\n" not in self.content
+            and " " not in self.content
+            and "://" in self.content
+        ):
+            return redirect(self.content)
+        return super().get(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def get_context_data(self):
+        html = markdown_it.MarkdownIt().render(self.content)
         return {
             "title": self.title,
             "content": mark_safe(html),

users/views/admin/settings.py

@@ -174,17 +174,17 @@ class PoliciesSettings(AdminSettingsPage):
     options = {
         "policy_terms": {
             "title": "Terms of Service Page",
-            "help_text": "Will only be shown if it has content. Use Markdown for formatting.",
+            "help_text": "Will only be shown if it has content. Use Markdown for formatting.\nIf you would like to redirect elsewhere, enter just a URL.",
             "display": "textarea",
         },
         "policy_privacy": {
             "title": "Privacy Policy Page",
-            "help_text": "Will only be shown if it has content. Use Markdown for formatting.",
+            "help_text": "Will only be shown if it has content. Use Markdown for formatting.\nIf you would like to redirect elsewhere, enter just a URL.",
             "display": "textarea",
         },
         "policy_rules": {
             "title": "Server Rules Page",
-            "help_text": "Will only be shown if it has content. Use Markdown for formatting.",
+            "help_text": "Will only be shown if it has content. Use Markdown for formatting.\nIf you would like to redirect elsewhere, enter just a URL.",
             "display": "textarea",
         },
     }