new-blog-post

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Create a new blog post with proper Quarto structure, frontmatter, and directory layout. Use when adding articles, tutorials, thoughts, or any blog content.

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Creating a New Blog Post

Instructions

When creating a new blog post:

Generate the slug from the title:
- Convert to lowercase
- Replace spaces with hyphens
- Remove special characters
- Example: "My Awesome Post!" -> "my-awesome-post"
Create the directory structure:
```
posts/<slug>/
└── index.qmd
```

Create index.qmd with this frontmatter:

---
title: "Post Title"
author: "Glenn Matlin"
date: YYYY-MM-DD
categories: [category1, category2]
description: "Brief description for previews and SEO (under 160 characters)"
image: featured.png
draft: false
---

Add initial content structure:

Brief introduction paragraph...

## Section Heading

Content...

## Conclusion

Wrap-up...

Category Suggestions

Common categories for this academic site:

AI, Machine Learning, NLP, LLMs
Research, Publications
Python, Programming, Tools
Career, PhD Life, Academia
Tutorials, How-To

Example

For a post titled "Understanding Transformer Architectures":

File: posts/understanding-transformer-architectures/index.qmd

---
title: "Understanding Transformer Architectures"
author: "Glenn Matlin"
date: 2025-01-15
categories: [AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning]
description: "A deep dive into transformer architectures and their impact on modern NLP"
draft: false
---

The transformer architecture has revolutionized natural language processing...

After Creation

Suggest running quarto preview to verify the post renders correctly.