Getting started: publishing your first article

Publishing on this blog takes about five minutes. Here is the full flow.

1. Create a draft

Head to Admin → Posts → New post. Give the title, and the slug fills itself in when you click away. Everything else can wait.

2. Write in Markdown

The editor is plain Markdown, which means your draft stays portable and diff-friendly.

## A section heading

Some **bold** text, a [link](https://example.com), and a list:

- first
- second
- third

Images

Upload cover images under Media, then reference them inline:

3. Set the metadata

• Excerpt — used on cards and as the meta description fallback.
• Category and tags — power the archive pages and related posts.
• SEO fields — override the title and description shown to search engines.

4. Publish

Flip the status to Published, pick a date, and hit save. Drafts never appear on the public site — only you can see them.

Tip: feature a post to give it the large hero slot on the homepage.