Here’s a speedy workflow for shipping posts with minimal friction:

1) Outline with ChatGPT

Ask ChatGPT to draft an outline for your post. Example prompt:

“Draft a concise outline for a blog post about migrating from WordPress to Hugo. Include an intro, 5 key steps, a short code sample, and an FAQ.”

Copy the outline into a new Markdown file:

hugo new posts/migrating-from-wordpress.md

Set draft: true until you’re ready to publish.

A quick reference you’ll use constantly:

New content

hugo new posts/my-next-post.md

• Edit the file under content/posts/…
• Set draft: false to publish.

Local preview

hugo server -D

• -D shows drafts.
• Live-reload updates as you edit.

Front matter fields

• title, date, draft, description, tags, categories.
• Add slug to customize the URL.

Static files

Anything in /static is served at the site root. Put images, favicons, etc. there.

Shortcodes

Hugo shortcodes let you embed components inside Markdown. For example: