Hugo Include Code Shortcode: Seamlessly Embed Source Files in Documentation
When writing technical documentation, one of the biggest challenges is keeping code examples synchronized with your actual implementation. Copy-pasting code leads to outdated examples, while manual maintenance is error-prone and time-consuming. Today, I’ll show you how to build a Hugo shortcode that automatically includes source code files directly from your project, complete with syntax highlighting, line selection, and professional GitHub-style formatting.
Why Build an Include Code Shortcode? Most documentation approaches have significant drawbacks:
