Article Types & Sorting Strategy

Five distinct content formats with intelligent ordering

Article Types

📝 Life

Generic blog posts. Personal thoughts, reflections, stories.

type: life

📸 Photo

Single photo or gallery. Visual-focused content with captions.

type: photo

🔗 Link

Interesting external URL. Commentary + link to external content.

type: link

💬 Quote

Pull quote with attribution. Emphasis on the quote itself.

type: quote

💻 Tech

Code snippets & technical content. Syntax-highlighted code, technical explanations.

type: tech

Articles List Sorting

Articles Page (/articles/)
📌 PINNED
Interesting Article Title
Apr 14, 2026 • Life
Another Great Post
Apr 12, 2026 • Tech
Photo Moments
Apr 10, 2026 • Photo
Inspiring Quote
Apr 8, 2026 • Quote
Link to Cool Thing
Apr 5, 2026 • Link

Order: Pinned post (if exists) at top → then reverse chronological (newest first)

Implementation: Front-matter field pinned: true in post metadata

Single Article View

Each article type gets a dedicated template with appropriate styling and metadata display.

Life / Tech / Photo

Standard article layout: title, date, content, tags

Quote

Large blockquote styling, author attribution, minimal text

Link

Preview/commentary + prominent link button, embed preview (if possible)

Configuration in hugo.toml

All article types defined in config, making it easy to add new types or customize existing ones later.