Rich Content With Markdown and Hugo

Over the last couple of months, I have been dabbling with Hugo an open source tool for generating static websites. I got interested in it coming from Wiki syntax, then to markdown syntax and it was suggested as a quick way to render the markdown content. I had gotten spoiled with the my favorite Wiki’s abilty to included Rich Content, so I spent some time learning what and how Hugo can do similarly.

Hugo ships with several Built-in Shortcodes for rich content, along with a Privacy Config and a set of Simple Shortcodes that enable static and no-JS versions of various social media embeds.


YouTube Privacy Enhanced Shortcode


Twitter Simple Shortcode


Vimeo Simple Shortcode