Hugo Tip: Use archetypes for consistent frontmatter

The Problem

When adding new gotchas/posts to a Hugo site, it’s easy to forget required frontmatter fields or use inconsistent formatting.

The Solution

Hugo archetypes are template files that pre-populate frontmatter when you run hugo new. This site has one at archetypes/gotchas.md:

---
title: "{{ replace .Name \"-\" \" \" | title }}"
date: {{ .Date }}
tags: []
draft: false
---

## The Problem

Describe what you ran into...

## The Solution

What fixed it...

Now running:

hugo new gotchas/my-new-post.md

Generates a file with the correct structure, date auto-filled, and a consistent template to follow.

No more blank-page syndrome — just fill in the blanks.