Getting Started with Hugo: Building My Development Blog

Why Hugo for a Development Blog?

Hugo is an excellent choice for a development blog because of its:

• Lightning-fast build times
• Markdown-based content management
• Built-in support for code syntax highlighting
• Flexible templating system
• Active community and extensive documentation

Project Structure

The basic structure of our Hugo blog includes:

DevBlog/
├── content/          # Where all content lives
│   └── posts/       # Blog posts
├── themes/          # Theme files
└── hugo.toml        # Configuration file

Content Organization

For a development blog, I’ve organized the content using:

Categories

• Web Development
• Tutorials
• Projects
• Best Practices
• Tools & Technologies

Tags

These will be more specific and can include:

• Programming languages (javascript, python, etc.)
• Frameworks (react, vue, etc.)
• Tools (git, docker, etc.)
• Concepts (ci-cd, testing, etc.)

Next Steps

In upcoming posts, I’ll cover:

1. Customizing the LoveIt theme
2. Setting up code syntax highlighting
3. Adding development-specific features
4. Deployment strategies
5. SEO optimization for technical content

Resources

• Hugo Documentation
• LoveIt Theme Documentation
• Markdown Guide

This post is part of my journey in setting up a development blog. Stay tuned for more technical content and tutorials!