Embedding remote feeds in a Hugo static site (without JavaScript)

["2026-05-28"]

Using Hugo features to retrieve remote feed contents and insert them into the site at build time

Hugo Image Optimization with a Render Hook

["2026-04-07"]

Hijacking Hugo's image render hook to produce optimized and responsive images without having to change how I write posts in Markdown.

Hello from Sveltia CMS!

["2026-04-03"]

I attached a CMS to my SSG so I can post while OTG.

Extinguishing Torchlight

["2026-03-07"]

After two years of using a fancy syntax highlighting setup to spruce up code blocks, I've ripped it all out and gone back to basics (or at least the default Chroma-powered highlighting that ships with Hugo).

Adding Mermaid Diagram Support to Hugo

["2026-02-14"]

Hugo doesn't render Mermaid diagrams by default, but it's fortunately pretty easy to add that capability.

A Fresh Cup of Catppuccin

["2026-02-09", "2026-03-06"]

Not content to simply merge the contents of my two blogs into one, I spent much of my Sunday afternoon merging their styling as well.

The Great Blog Merger of 2026

["2026-02-06"]

I decided to combine my personal and tech blogs into one giant personal tech blog.

What's in a (blog domain) name?

["2025-03-23"]

Continuing my trend this year of renaming all the things, I've now also changed the domain for my personal blog.

Fiddling With Fonts and Feeling Fine

["2025-01-25"]

Tinkering with things I can directly control helps me relax, so I loaded some new fonts and tweaked some styling on the blog.

Generate a Dynamic robots.txt File in Hugo with External Data Sources

["2024-08-06"]

Using Hugo resources.GetRemote to fetch a list of bad bots and generate a valid robots.txt at build time.

Adding External Link Markers in Hugo and Bear

["2024-06-30"]

Learn how to automatically mark external links with a `↗` symbol using Hugo's link render-hook templates and a CSS solution for Bear.

Kudos With Cabin

["2024-06-24", "2025-04-05"]

Using Cabin's event tracking to add a simple post upvote widget to my Hugo site.

Further Down the Bunny Hole

["2024-06-06", "2024-06-08"]

After a few weeks of weird configuration glitches, I decided to migrate my static site from Neocities to Bunny CDN. Here's how I did it.

The Slash Page Scoop

["2024-06-02", "2024-07-04"]

I've added new slash pages to the site to share some background info on who I am, what I use, and how this site works.

Prettify Hugo RSS Feeds with XSLT

["2024-04-30", "2024-06-05"]

Making my Hugo-generated RSS XML look as good to human visitors as it does to feed readers.

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