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 #
Below is an example using the built-in youtube shortcode.
Twitter #
This example uses the twitter_simple shortcode to output a Tweet. It requires two named parameters user and id.
“In addition to being more logical, asymmetry has the advantage that its complete appearance is far more optically effective than symmetry.”
— Design Reviewed | Graphic Design History (@DesignReviewed) January 17, 2019
— Jan Tschichold pic.twitter.com/gcv7SrhvJb
Alternatively, the tweet shortcode can be used to embed a fully marked up Twitter card.
Gist #
The gist shortcode can be used to embed a GitHub Gist. It requires two unnamed parameters: the username and ID of the Gist.