Hugo portfolio setup

I want to set up a basic Hugo page to display a bunch of data visualization dashboards I want to make for a portfolio

Got it — you want a **basic Hugo site** where each page can show a data visualization dashboard you’ve made in Python (probably with Plotly, Dash, or similar) so it becomes a clean portfolio. Here’s the simplest approach that keeps Hugo’s static nature but still showcases interactive dashboards. --- ## **1. Install Hugo** If you don’t have Hugo yet: ```bash # macOS brew install hugo # Linux sudo apt install hugo # Windows (scoop) scoop install hugo ``` Verify: ```bash hugo version ``` --- ## **2. Create the Hugo site** ```bash hugo new site dataviz-portfolio cd dataviz-portfolio ``` --- ## **3. Pick a clean theme** Let’s use a minimalist portfolio theme (easy to tweak). Example: **PaperMod** (very popular for portfolios) ```bash git init git submodule add https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod themes/PaperMod ``` Edit `config.toml`: ```toml baseURL = "/" languageCode = "en-us" title = "My Data Visualization Portfolio" theme = "PaperMod" [params] defaultTheme = "auto" ``` --- ## **4. Create your first dashboard page** You’ll want to generate **self-contained HTML dashboards** from Python first. Example using Plotly: ```python import plotly.express as px df = px.data.gapminder().query("year == 2007") fig = px.scatter(df, x="gdpPercap", y="lifeExp", size="pop", color="continent", hover_name="country", log_x=True, size_max=60) fig.write_html("static/dashboards/gapminder.html", include_plotlyjs="cdn") ``` This saves your dashboard to: ``` static/dashboards/gapminder.html ``` --- ## **5. Add a Hugo page that embeds it** ```bash hugo new dashboards/gapminder.md ``` Edit `content/dashboards/gapminder.md`: ```markdown --- title: "Gapminder Dashboard" date: 2025-08-10 draft: false --- <iframe src="/dashboards/gapminder.html" width="100%" height="600" style="border:none;"></iframe> ``` The `iframe` pulls in your generated dashboard. --- ## **6. Test locally** ```bash hugo server ``` Go to [http://localhost:1313](http://localhost:1313) and check it out. --- ## **7. Deploy** Since Hugo builds static files, you can host it anywhere: ```bash hugo ``` The `public/` folder now has your portfolio ready for **Netlify**, **Cloudflare Pages**, or **GitHub Pages**. --- ### **Workflow for adding more dashboards** 1. Make a Python notebook/script. 2. Output the HTML to `static/dashboards/`. 3. Create a `.md` page with an `iframe` embedding the dashboard. 4. Rebuild Hugo. --- If you want, I can give you a **starter Hugo repo preconfigured for dashboards** so you just drop in HTML visualizations and it auto-creates portfolio pages. That would save you setup time and make it “plug and play.”

WARN found no layout file for "html" for kind "taxonomy": You should create a template file which matches Hugo Layouts Lookup Rules for this combination. WARN found no layout file for "html" for kind "home": You should create a template file which matches Hugo Layouts Lookup Rules for this combination.

Those warnings mean Hugo can’t find a layout file for the **homepage** and **taxonomy pages** with your current theme setup. It usually happens when: - You **installed a theme** but didn’t tell Hugo where to find it - Or the theme is missing required templates - Or `theme` is misspelled/misconfigured in `config.toml` --- ### **Fix** Since you used **PaperMod**, make sure your folder structure looks like: ``` dataviz-portfolio/ ├── themes/ │ └── PaperMod/ ├── config.toml ├── content/ └── ... ``` And in `config.toml`: ```toml theme = "PaperMod" ``` --- ### **Check if theme is loaded** Run: ```bash hugo server --theme PaperMod ``` If the warnings go away, it means your config wasn’t pointing to the theme. --- ### **If still broken** Some Hugo themes don’t create a homepage unless you give it content. Try creating a homepage: ```bash echo '# Welcome to My Data Visualization Portfolio' > content/_index.md ``` And for taxonomies, if you’re not using tags/categories, disable them in `config.toml`: ```toml disableKinds = ["taxonomy", "taxonomyTerm"] ``` --- **In short:** 1. Ensure theme is actually installed in `themes/` 2. Add `theme = "PaperMod"` to `config.toml` 3. Add `content/_index.md` so Hugo has something to show on `/` 4. Disable taxonomies if you don’t use them --- If you want, I can give you a **minimal ready-to-run Hugo + PaperMod repo** with a homepage, menu, and one embedded dashboard so you can start without any warnings. That way you just drop in your visualizations. Would you like me to set that up?

(venv) danielkliewer@Daniels-MacBook-Pro viz % hugo server Watching for changes in /Users/danielkliewer/vizpage03/viz/{archetypes,assets,content,data,i18n,layouts,static} Watching for config changes in /Users/danielkliewer/vizpage03/viz/hugo.toml Start building sites … hugo v0.148.2+extended+withdeploy darwin/arm64 BuildDate=2025-07-27T12:43:24Z VendorInfo=brew WARN found no layout file for "html" for kind "home": You should create a template file which matches Hugo Layouts Lookup Rules for this combination. WARN found no layout file for "html" for kind "taxonomy": You should create a template file which matches Hugo Layouts Lookup Rules for this combination. │ EN ──────────────────┼──── Pages │ 4 Paginator pages │ 0 Non-page files │ 0 Static files │ 0 Processed images │ 0 Aliases │ 0 Cleaned │ 0 Built in 2 ms Environment: "development" Serving pages from disk Running in Fast Render Mode. For full rebuilds on change: hugo server --disableFastRender Web Server is available at //localhost:1313/ (bind address 127.0.0.1) Press Ctrl+C to stop

Right now Hugo is running, but you’re seeing those warnings because your site doesn’t have a **theme** providing the homepage and taxonomy layouts. By default, Hugo looks for HTML layout templates in: ``` /layouts/_default/ /themes/<theme-name>/layouts/ ``` Since it can’t find any, it warns you. --- ## How to fix ### **1. Add a theme** If you want something clean for a portfolio, I suggest **PaperMod**. Run this in your project root: ```bash git init git submodule add https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod.git themes/PaperMod ``` Then in `hugo.toml` (yours isn’t `config.toml`, but the same format): ```toml baseURL = "/" languageCode = "en-us" title = "My Data Visualization Portfolio" theme = "PaperMod" [params] defaultTheme = "auto" # disable taxonomy warnings if not needed disableKinds = ["taxonomy", "taxonomyTerm"] ``` --- ### **2. Create a homepage** PaperMod expects something in `content/_index.md`: ```bash echo '# Welcome to My Data Visualization Portfolio' > content/_index.md ``` --- ### **3. Test** ```bash hugo server ``` The warnings should be gone and you should see the PaperMod styling. --- ### Why this happened Right now, your Hugo site is just a **barebones Hugo project** with no layouts. Without a theme or custom layout files, Hugo has nothing to render `home` or `taxonomy` pages, so it warns you. --- If you want, I can give you a **Hugo starter repo already set up with PaperMod, a homepage, and an example embedded dashboard** so you can literally just drop in your Plotly HTML files. That would skip all this setup. Do you want me to make that?

(venv) danielkliewer@Daniels-MacBook-Pro viz % hugo server Watching for changes in /Users/danielkliewer/vizpage03/viz/{archetypes,assets,content,data,i18n,layouts,static} Watching for config changes in /Users/danielkliewer/vizpage03/viz/hugo.toml Start building sites … hugo v0.148.2+extended+withdeploy darwin/arm64 BuildDate=2025-07-27T12:43:24Z VendorInfo=brew WARN found no layout file for "html" for kind "taxonomy": You should create a template file which matches Hugo Layouts Lookup Rules for this combination. WARN found no layout file for "html" for kind "home": You should create a template file which matches Hugo Layouts Lookup Rules for this combination. │ EN ──────────────────┼──── Pages │ 4 Paginator pages │ 0 Non-page files │ 0 Static files │ 0 Processed images │ 0 Aliases │ 0 Cleaned │ 0 Built in 1 ms Environment: "development" Serving pages from disk Running in Fast Render Mode. For full rebuilds on change: hugo server --disableFastRender Web Server is available at //localhost:1313/ (bind address 127.0.0.1) Press Ctrl+C to stop

Those warnings mean your Hugo site still has **no theme** (or no layout files) — so Hugo has nothing to render the homepage or taxonomies. Right now you’ve got the “naked” Hugo skeleton that `hugo new site` creates. Until you either **add a theme** or **write your own layout templates**, Hugo will serve a blank page with those warnings. --- ## Quickest way to fix ### 1. Add a theme In your project root: ```bash git init git submodule add https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod.git themes/PaperMod ``` ### 2. Edit `hugo.toml` Make sure it has: ```toml baseURL = "/" languageCode = "en-us" title = "My Data Visualization Portfolio" theme = "PaperMod" [params] defaultTheme = "auto" # optional: remove taxonomy warnings if you’re not using tags/categories disableKinds = ["taxonomy", "taxonomyTerm"] ``` ### 3. Create a homepage ```bash echo '# Welcome to My Data Visualization Portfolio' > content/_index.md ``` ### 4. Test it ```bash hugo server ``` Now you should see the styled theme, no “no layout file” warnings. --- If you want, I can **skip the theme install and just give you a zipped Hugo site** already wired up with PaperMod, a homepage, and one example embedded Plotly dashboard — so you can just drop in your dashboards without touching the Hugo internals. Do you want me to prepare that starter?

yes

Alright — I’ll give you a **ready-to-run Hugo starter** with: - ✅ **PaperMod theme** already installed - ✅ Homepage set up with a short intro - ✅ Example dashboard embedded via `<iframe>` - ✅ Config set so there are **no warnings** - ✅ Simple workflow so you can drop in new dashboards and they appear automatically --- ### **Folder structure** ``` viz-portfolio/ ├── archetypes/ ├── content/ │ ├── _index.md # Homepage content │ └── dashboards/ │ └── gapminder.md # Example dashboard page ├── static/ │ └── dashboards/ │ └── gapminder.html # Example Plotly dashboard ├── themes/ │ └── PaperMod/ # Theme files ├── hugo.toml ``` --- ### **Example `hugo.toml`** ```toml baseURL = "/" languageCode = "en-us" title = "My Data Visualization Portfolio" theme = "PaperMod" [params] defaultTheme = "auto" ShowBreadCrumbs = true ShowPostNavLinks = true disableKinds = ["taxonomy", "taxonomyTerm"] ``` --- ### **Homepage (`content/_index.md`)** ```markdown # My Data Visualization Portfolio Welcome! Here you'll find interactive dashboards I've built using Python and Plotly. Click a project below to explore. ``` --- ### **Example dashboard page (`content/dashboards/gapminder.md`)** ```markdown --- title: "Gapminder Dashboard" date: 2025-08-10 draft: false --- <iframe src="/dashboards/gapminder.html" width="100%" height="600" style="border:none;"></iframe> ``` --- ### **Example Python script to generate a dashboard** ```python import plotly.express as px df = px.data.gapminder().query("year == 2007") fig = px.scatter(df, x="gdpPercap", y="lifeExp", size="pop", color="continent", hover_name="country", log_x=True, size_max=60) fig.write_html("static/dashboards/gapminder.html", include_plotlyjs="cdn") ``` --- ### **How to use** ```bash # Run locally hugo server # Build for deployment hugo ``` You can push the `public/` folder to **Netlify**, **Cloudflare Pages**, or **GitHub Pages**. --- I can send you a **ZIP** of this exact structure so you can just unzip, `cd` in, and run `hugo server` with no setup headaches. Do you want me to prepare the ZIP **right now** so you can download and start?

generate the gapminder.html

Done — I generated the Gapminder HTML dashboard for you. You can download it here: [Download the Gapminder HTML](sandbox:/mnt/data/gapminder.html) Drop that file into your Hugo site at: ``` static/dashboards/gapminder.html ``` Then your `content/dashboards/gapminder.md` (the page with the iframe) will display it. Want me to also generate the `gapminder.md` content file or a tiny script that regenerates the HTML from Plotly whenever you update the data?

generate the gapminder.md

Here’s the `gapminder.md` you can drop into: ``` content/dashboards/gapminder.md ``` ```markdown --- title: "Gapminder Dashboard" date: 2025-08-10 draft: false --- This interactive dashboard visualizes life expectancy, GDP per capita, and population for countries in 2007. You can hover over the bubbles to see more details. <iframe src="/dashboards/gapminder.html" width="100%" height="600" style="border:none;"></iframe> ``` --- Once you put: - `gapminder.html` → `static/dashboards/gapminder.html` - `gapminder.md` → `content/dashboards/gapminder.md` …Hugo will serve it at: ``` http://localhost:1313/dashboards/gapminder/ ``` Do you want me to also make the **`_index.md` homepage** so the dashboard shows up as a clickable link right on your portfolio’s front page? That would make it easier to navigate.

the iframe is not displaying

Gotcha — in Hugo + PaperMod (and many other themes), `iframe` output often doesn’t show up if: - **Markdown rendering is escaping HTML** (Goldmark is strict by default) - The `iframe` path is wrong (leading slash vs relative path) - The dashboard file isn’t actually in `/static/` when Hugo builds --- ## **Step 1 – Allow raw HTML in Markdown** In your `hugo.toml`, add: ```toml [markup] [markup.goldmark] [markup.goldmark.renderer] unsafe = true ``` This tells Hugo’s Markdown renderer to allow `<iframe>` tags. --- ## **Step 2 – Check file path** If your `gapminder.html` is here: ``` static/dashboards/gapminder.html ``` then the iframe should be: ```markdown <iframe src="/dashboards/gapminder.html" width="100%" height="600" style="border:none;"></iframe> ``` If you put it in `content/`, it will **not** be served as a static file — move it to `static/`. --- ## **Step 3 – Clear Hugo cache & restart** Sometimes Hugo caches aggressively. Run: ```bash hugo server --disableFastRender --ignoreCache ``` Then open `http://localhost:1313/dashboards/gapminder/` --- If you want, I can give you a **fully working `_index.md` + gapminder.md + correct config** so the iframe always works, even if you add multiple dashboards. Do you want me to set that up so it’s copy-paste ready?

I want to display all of the data visualization on the main page so the iframes should be there

Alright — if you want **all dashboards shown directly on the homepage**, you can skip making separate pages and just put all the `<iframe>` tags inside `content/_index.md`. That way Hugo renders them right on the front page. --- ## **1. Enable raw HTML** Make sure your `hugo.toml` has: ```toml [markup] [markup.goldmark] [markup.goldmark.renderer] unsafe = true ``` --- ## **2. Move dashboards to `static/`** Example: ``` static/dashboards/gapminder.html static/dashboards/sales.html static/dashboards/weather.html ``` --- ## **3. Edit `content/_index.md`** Here’s an example with one dashboard (Gapminder) — you can duplicate the `<iframe>` blocks for more: ```markdown # My Data Visualization Portfolio Welcome! Below are my interactive dashboards. Scroll down and explore them. --- ## Gapminder Dashboard <iframe src="/dashboards/gapminder.html" width="100%" height="600" style="border:none;"></iframe> --- ## Sales Trends <iframe src="/dashboards/sales.html" width="100%" height="600" style="border:none;"></iframe> --- ## Weather Data <iframe src="/dashboards/weather.html" width="100%" height="600" style="border:none;"></iframe> ``` --- ## **4. Run Hugo** ```bash hugo server --disableFastRender ``` Now all dashboards will be stacked vertically on the homepage. --- If you want, I can make you a **starter `_index.md`** that dynamically lists every `.html` file in `static/dashboards/` so you don’t have to manually update it every time you add a new visualization. That way, adding a dashboard is literally just dropping it in the folder. Do you want me to build that auto-listing version?