diff --git a/internal/handlers/handlers.go b/internal/handlers/handlers.go
index 8edca53..ed6a43e 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/handlers.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/handlers.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package handlers
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
 	"git.burning.moe/celediel/burning.moe/internal/config"
 	"git.burning.moe/celediel/burning.moe/internal/models"
@@ -21,18 +22,12 @@ var Handlers = []Handler{
 	// /about
 	{
 		Handles: "/about",
-		Handler: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			app.Logger.Info("Got request for about page.")
-			render.RenderTemplate(w, "about.page", &models.TemplateData{})
-		},
+		Handler: makeBasicHandler("about"),
 	},
 	// / comes last
 	{
 		Handles: "/",
-		Handler: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			app.Logger.Info("Got request for homepage.")
-			render.RenderTemplate(w, "home.page", &models.TemplateData{})
-		},
+		Handler: makeBasicHandler("home"),
 	},
 }
 
@@ -40,3 +35,32 @@ var Handlers = []Handler{
 func Initialise(a *config.AppConfig) {
 	app = a
 }
+
+// makeBasicTemplateData creates a blank TemplateData containing only the
+// time the related template was generated
+func makeBasicTemplateData(name string) models.TemplateData {
+	var strMap map[string]string
+	if _, ok := app.TemplateCache.Cache[name]; ok {
+		strMap = map[string]string{
+			"GeneratedAt": app.TemplateCache.Cache[name].GeneratedAt.Format(time.UnixDate),
+		}
+	} else {
+		strMap = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+
+	templateData := models.TemplateData{
+		StringMap: strMap,
+	}
+	return templateData
+}
+
+// makeBasicHandler creates a basic handler that builds from a .page.tmpl
+// file, and sends only the time the template was generated as TemplateData
+func makeBasicHandler(name string) func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		app.Logger.Infof("Got request for %s page", name)
+		pageName := name + ".page.tmpl"
+		templateData := makeBasicTemplateData(pageName)
+		render.RenderTemplate(w, pageName, &templateData)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/render/render.go b/internal/render/render.go
index 6afb704..71b109a 100644
--- a/internal/render/render.go
+++ b/internal/render/render.go
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ func GenerateNewTemplateCache() (models.TemplateCache, error) {
 }
 
 // RenderTemplate renders requested template (t), pulling from cache.
-func RenderTemplate(w http.ResponseWriter, t string, data *models.TemplateData) {
-	filename := t + ".tmpl"
+func RenderTemplate(w http.ResponseWriter, filename string, data *models.TemplateData) {
 	var cache models.TemplateCache
 	if app.UseCache {
 		cache = app.TemplateCache