I built a Shortcut that takes the same Markdown file I use for my Hugo site’s Newsletter Archive and publishes it directly to Buttondown. One file, two destinations, no extra work.
This Shortcut takes an App Store link and automatically generates a Hugo-ready app card with the app’s name, icon, and URL—saving it straight to your clipboard.
A Shortcut that turns any Mac app—App Store or direct download—into a polished Hugo app card with its icon, name, and link, all triggered as an Alfred File Action.
A Shortcut that takes an iCloud Shortcut link, grabs its metadata and icon, and turns it into a ready-to-paste Hugo app card.
This post breaks down how I use a simple Shortcut to publish Markdown files straight to my Hugo blog on GitHub Pages, no browser or CMS required.
My blog runs on Hugo and GitHub Pages, but the magic is that underneath it’s just a folder of Markdown files — so simple I could write it all in Notepad.