Docsy & Hugo newbie question: Do I add docsy content using "hugo new"?

[cklann1]

Hi -
I've cloned the docsy-example to a (docker-based) local instance to learn/create my own docsy-based site.

Being a newbie to both Hugo and docsy, I've skimmed both (great) documentations - particularly, the docsy "adding content" section, but I don't see an example of creating a new page is shown say, in the blog section.

It's my understanding that one uses the command line "hugo new <directory/page_name.md" command for new content but based on what I've read maybe the best method is to copy and existing file and update the frontmatter & content.

Thanks in advance!

[honzik20]

Hi @cklann1 and welcome.

You certainly can create a file with the command line, or you can copy an existing file and adapt the front matter and content. Perhaps the easiest way though is to simply create a new markdown file (.md) directly in your content folder. The only front matter it absolutely needs is title. I create a bunch of empty files in this way and play around with the table of contents structure before I get going.

[cklann1]

Thanks @honzik20 - great insights!