I was asking around some forums on what software to use for a simple personal “digital garden” kind of website. Hugo was suggested, so I thought I would take a look. I have some questions. Is Hugo geared towards programmers and web developers? I see things like ‘front matter’, json, yaml and t…

[image] jmayniac: I don’t have a lot of time to mess with the behind-the-scenes stuff; I’d rather be writing instead. Opinion: use something else.

I don’t think you’ll be happy with Hugo unless it is through something like [image] The visual CMS that gives content teams full autonomy The visual CMS that gives content teams full autonomy on your developer-approved tech stack. Which costs money. I don’t …

[image] jmayniac: I want to make sure this is a correct fit for me as I don’t have a lot of time to mess with the behind-the-scenes stuff; I’d rather be writing instead. Hugo has a (steep) learning curve for beginners. See the link below. [image] Requesting Help suppor…

[image] jmayniac: Sorry if these are newbie questions. I want to make sure this is a correct fit for me as I don’t have a lot of time to mess with the behind-the-scenes stuff; I’d rather be writing instead. I had the same reaction at first, and it sure wasn’t easy to learn. But now I know a f…

I never like to steer anyone away from Hugo, or any other static site generator for that matter, but must concur with the apparent consensus here. What you’re asking could be likened to someone’s saying, “I’m interested in a super-charged, manual-transmission race car, but I don’t have a lot of tim…

Hugo for a layperson?

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Hugo has a (steep) learning curve for beginners. See the link below.

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Hugo for a layperson?

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