hugolib: Deprecate site methods Author, Authors, and Social

Closes #12228

10 files changed, 42 insertions, 36 deletions

diff --git a/config/allconfig/allconfig.go b/config/allconfig/allconfig.go
index 590f2ba60..3a7908d55 100644
--- a/config/allconfig/allconfig.go
+++ b/config/allconfig/allconfig.go
@@ -103,9 +103,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	RootConfig
 
 	// Author information.
+	// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 	Author map[string]any
 
 	// Social links.
+	// Deprecated: Use .Site.Params instead.
 	Social map[string]string
 
 	// The build configuration section contains build-related configuration options.
diff --git a/hugolib/page__meta.go b/hugolib/page__meta.go
index 8c148923d..7ab904357 100644
--- a/hugolib/page__meta.go
+++ b/hugolib/page__meta.go
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ func (p *pageMeta) Aliases() []string {
 	return p.pageConfig.Aliases
 }
 
-// Deprecated: use taxonomies.
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (p *pageMeta) Author() page.Author {
-	hugo.Deprecate(".Author", "Use taxonomies.", "v0.98.0")
+	hugo.Deprecate(".Page.Author", "Use taxonomies instead.", "v0.98.0")
 	authors := p.Authors()
 
 	for _, author := range authors {
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ func (p *pageMeta) Author() page.Author {
 	return page.Author{}
 }
 
-// Deprecated: use taxonomies.
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (p *pageMeta) Authors() page.AuthorList {
-	hugo.Deprecate(".Author", "Use taxonomies.", "v0.112.0")
+	hugo.Deprecate(".Page.Authors", "Use taxonomies instead.", "v0.112.0")
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/hugolib/site_new.go b/hugolib/site_new.go
index 21d5ace96..97b46e358 100644
--- a/hugolib/site_new.go
+++ b/hugolib/site_new.go
@@ -447,15 +447,21 @@ func (s *Site) Params() maps.Params {
 	return s.conf.Params
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (s *Site) Author() map[string]any {
+	hugo.Deprecate(".Site.Author", "Use taxonomies instead.", "v0.124.0")
 	return s.conf.Author
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (s *Site) Authors() page.AuthorList {
+	hugo.Deprecate(".Site.Authors", "Use taxonomies instead.", "v0.124.0")
 	return page.AuthorList{}
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Use .Site.Params instead.
 func (s *Site) Social() map[string]string {
+	hugo.Deprecate(".Site.Social", "Use .Site.Params instead.", "v0.124.0")
 	return s.conf.Social
 }
 
diff --git a/resources/page/page.go b/resources/page/page.go
index 56ba04d74..f995ee641 100644
--- a/resources/page/page.go
+++ b/resources/page/page.go
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ type AlternativeOutputFormatsProvider interface {
 
 // AuthorProvider provides author information.
 type AuthorProvider interface {
-	// Deprecated.
+	// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 	Author() Author
-	// Deprecated.
+	// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 	Authors() AuthorList
 }
 
diff --git a/resources/page/page_author.go b/resources/page/page_author.go
index 58be20426..2b3282b1e 100644
--- a/resources/page/page_author.go
+++ b/resources/page/page_author.go
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
 package page
 
 // AuthorList is a list of all authors and their metadata.
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 type AuthorList map[string]Author
 
 // Author contains details about the author of a page.
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 type Author struct {
 	GivenName   string
 	FamilyName  string
@@ -41,4 +43,5 @@ type Author struct {
 // - youtube
 // - linkedin
 // - skype
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 type AuthorSocial map[string]string
diff --git a/resources/page/page_nop.go b/resources/page/page_nop.go
index a8f42e4d3..d3813337d 100644
--- a/resources/page/page_nop.go
+++ b/resources/page/page_nop.go
@@ -79,10 +79,12 @@ func (p *nopPage) RSSLink() template.URL {
 	return ""
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (p *nopPage) Author() Author {
 	return Author{}
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (p *nopPage) Authors() AuthorList {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/resources/page/site.go b/resources/page/site.go
index 8f268091f..df33485eb 100644
--- a/resources/page/site.go
+++ b/resources/page/site.go
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ type Site interface {
 	// Returns the site config.
 	Config() SiteConfig
 
-	// Author is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+	// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 	Author() map[string]interface{}
 
-	// Authors is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+	// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 	Authors() AuthorList
 
-	// Returns the social links for this site.
+	// Deprecated: Use .Site.Params instead.
 	Social() map[string]string
 
 	// Deprecated: Use Config().Services.GoogleAnalytics instead.
@@ -165,16 +165,19 @@ func (s *siteWrapper) Key() string {
 	return s.s.Language().Lang
 }
 
+// // Deprecated: Use .Site.Params instead.
 func (s *siteWrapper) Social() map[string]string {
 	return s.s.Social()
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (s *siteWrapper) Author() map[string]interface{} {
 	return s.s.Author()
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (s *siteWrapper) Authors() AuthorList {
-	return AuthorList{}
+	return s.s.Authors()
 }
 
 // Deprecated: Use .Site.Config.Services.GoogleAnalytics.ID instead.
@@ -321,14 +324,17 @@ type testSite struct {
 	l *langs.Language
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (s testSite) Author() map[string]interface{} {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (s testSite) Authors() AuthorList {
 	return AuthorList{}
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Use .Site.Params instead.
 func (s testSite) Social() map[string]string {
 	return make(map[string]string)
 }
diff --git a/resources/page/testhelpers_test.go b/resources/page/testhelpers_test.go
index e80ed422d..cedbc74e9 100644
--- a/resources/page/testhelpers_test.go
+++ b/resources/page/testhelpers_test.go
@@ -127,10 +127,12 @@ func (p *testPage) AlternativeOutputFormats() OutputFormats {
 	panic("testpage: not implemented")
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (p *testPage) Author() Author {
 	return Author{}
 }
 
+// Deprecated: Use taxonomies instead.
 func (p *testPage) Authors() AuthorList {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/opengraph.html b/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/opengraph.html
index f3f41121c..bbe4e5dd0 100644
--- a/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/opengraph.html
+++ b/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/opengraph.html
@@ -34,18 +34,11 @@
 {{ end }}{{ end }}
 {{- end }}
 
-{{- /* Deprecate site.Social.facebook_admin in favor of site.Params.social.facebook_admin */}}
-{{- $facebookAdmin := "" }}
+{{- /* Facebook Page Admin ID for Domain Insights */}}
 {{- with site.Params.social }}
   {{- if reflect.IsMap . }}
-    {{- $facebookAdmin = .facebook_admin }}
-  {{- end }}
-{{- else }}
-  {{- with site.Social.facebook_admin }}
-    {{- $facebookAdmin = . }}
-    {{- warnf "The social key in site configuration is deprecated. Use params.social.facebook_admin instead." }}
+    {{- with .facebook_admin }}
+      <meta property="fb:admins" content="{{ . }}" />
+    {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
-
-{{- /* Facebook Page Admin ID for Domain Insights */}}
-{{ with $facebookAdmin }}<meta property="fb:admins" content="{{ . }}" />{{ end }}
diff --git a/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/twitter_cards.html b/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/twitter_cards.html
index e66a5029a..c445efdfc 100644
--- a/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/twitter_cards.html
+++ b/tpl/tplimpl/embedded/templates/twitter_cards.html
@@ -8,23 +8,15 @@
 <meta name="twitter:title" content="{{ .Title }}"/>
 <meta name="twitter:description" content="{{ with .Description }}{{ . }}{{ else }}{{if .IsPage}}{{ .Summary }}{{ else }}{{ with .Site.Params.description }}{{ . }}{{ end }}{{ end }}{{ end -}}"/>
 
-{{- /* Deprecate site.Social.twitter in favor of site.Params.social.twitter */}}
 {{- $twitterSite := "" }}
 {{- with site.Params.social }}
   {{- if reflect.IsMap . }}
-    {{- $twitterSite = .twitter }}
+    {{- with .twitter }}
+      {{- $content := . }}
+      {{- if not (strings.HasPrefix . "@") }}
+        {{- $content = printf "@%v" . }}
+      {{- end }}
+      <meta name="twitter:site" content="{{ $content }}"/>
+    {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
-{{- else }}
-  {{- with site.Social.twitter }}
-    {{- $twitterSite = . }}
-    {{- warnf "The social key in site configuration is deprecated. Use params.social.twitter instead." }}
-  {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- with $twitterSite }}
-  {{- $content := . }}
-  {{- if not (strings.HasPrefix . "@") }}
-    {{- $content = printf "@%v" $twitterSite }}
-  {{- end }}
-<meta name="twitter:site" content="{{ $content }}"/>
 {{- end }}