Understanding Hugo Static Site Generation
Why Hugo? Hugo stands out for static site generation because of its: Speed - Extremely fast build times Simplicity - No runtime dependencies, just a single binary Flexibility - Powerful templating with Go’s template language Key Concepts Content Organization Posts go in content/posts/ directory Each post is a Markdown file with front matter (YAML/TOML) Front matter defines metadata: title, date, tags, etc. Theme System Themes live in themes/ directory PaperMod provides beautiful default layouts Easy to customize without forking the theme Static Assets Images and files go in static/ directory Automatically copied to output directory Reference them relative to site root Deployment with Netlify The deployment is straightforward: ...