Enhanced Markdown Conversion and Hugo Configuration

📅 2025-03-13 — Session: Enhanced Markdown Conversion and Hugo Configuration

🕒 04:15–04:55
🏷️ Labels: Markdown, Hugo, Jupyter, Web Development, Python
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The session aimed to improve the conversion of Jupyter notebooks to Markdown and ensure proper configuration of Hugo static site generator for accurate content representation and navigation.

Key Activities

• Title Extraction Fix: Updated the script to extract titles from Jupyter notebook metadata for accurate Markdown conversion.
• YAML Front Matter Correction: Addressed and fixed errors in YAML front matter formatting to ensure compatibility with Hugo.
• Page Ordering in Hugo: Implemented changes in Hugo templates to modify front matter, focusing on the order field for correct pagination and listing.
• Pagination and Menu Sorting: Modified Hugo’s pagination.html and global menu templates to ensure natural numeric ordering and correct navigation.
• Template Understanding: Provided a detailed explanation of Hugo menu templates to facilitate future modifications.

Achievements

• Successfully updated the Markdown conversion process to use metadata for title extraction.
• Corrected YAML front matter errors, improving Hugo compatibility.
• Ensured proper sorting and pagination in Hugo by adjusting templates and front matter.
• Enhanced understanding of Hugo menu templates, aiding future development.

Pending Tasks

• Further testing of the updated scripts and templates in a live environment to ensure all changes are functioning as expected.