Option to allow all hidden files/folders #306

system/blueprints/config/system.yaml

@@ -175,6 +175,17 @@ form:
                     validate:
                         type: bool
 
+                pages.ignore_hidden:
+                    type: toggle
+                    label: PLUGIN_ADMIN.IGNORE_HIDDEN
+                    help: PLUGIN_ADMIN.IGNORE_HIDDEN_HELP
+                    highlight: 1
+                    options:
+                        1: PLUGIN_ADMIN.YES
+                        0: PLUGIN_ADMIN.NO
+                    validate:
+                        type: bool
+
                 pages.ignore_files:
                     type: selectize
                     size: large

system/config/system.yaml

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ pages:
   redirect_trailing_slash:  true       # Handle automatically or 301 redirect a trailing / URL
   ignore_files: [.DS_Store]            # Files to ignore in Pages
   ignore_folders: [.git, .idea]        # Folders to ignore in Pages
+  ignore_hidden: true                  # Ignore all Hidden files and folders
   url_taxonomy_filters: true           # Enable auto-magic URL-based taxonomy filters for page collections
 
 cache:

system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Pages.php

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class Pages
 
     protected $ignore_files;
     protected $ignore_folders;
+    protected $ignore_hidden;
 
     /**
      * @var Types
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ class Pages
         $config = $this->grav['config'];
         $this->ignore_files = $config->get('system.pages.ignore_files');
         $this->ignore_folders = $config->get('system.pages.ignore_folders');
+        $this->ignore_hidden = $config->get('system.pages.ignore_hidden');
 
         $this->buildPages();
     }
@@ -702,6 +704,13 @@ class Pages
         foreach (new \FilesystemIterator($directory) as $file) {
             $name = $file->getFilename();
 
+            // Ignore all hidden files if set.
+            if ($this->ignore_hidden) {
+                if ($name && $name[0] == '.') {
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
             if ($file->isFile()) {
                 // Update the last modified if it's newer than already found
                 if (!in_array($file->getBasename(), $this->ignore_files) && ($modified = $file->getMTime()) > $last_modified) {