⚡️ Turn Jupyter Notebooks into Blog Posts
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⚡️ Turn Jupyter Notebooks into Blog Posts

Jul 15, 2024·
Yuxiao Zhu
Yuxiao Zhu
· 3 min read
Image credit: HugoBlox

As a researcher or data scientist, your work often lives in Jupyter Notebooks. But sharing those insights effectively usually means taking screenshots, messy copy-pasting, or exporting to PDF.

Hugo Blox changes that. With the {{< notebook >}} shortcode, you can render your actual .ipynb files directly as beautiful, interactive blog posts or project pages. Keep your code, outputs, and narrative in one place.

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Why publish notebooks?

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Reproducible Research: By publishing the actual notebook, you allow others to download and run your code, verifying your results and building upon your work.

  • No more screenshots – Render crisp code and vector plots directly from your source.
  • Theme consistent – Notebooks automatically adapt to your site’s theme (including dark mode).
  • Flexible sourcing – Display notebooks from your assets/ folder, page bundles, or even directly from a remote GitHub URL.
  • Interactive – Users can copy code blocks or download the full notebook to run locally.

Example: Data Science Workflow

Below is a live example of a notebook rendered right here in this post. Notice how the markdown, code, and outputs (text, HTML, and JSON) are all preserved and styled.

Launch Readiness Analysis

Python · Kernel: Python 3 · nbformat 4.5 · 6 cells

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Ship Notebook Stories in Minutes

Hugo Blox Notebook renderer turns your .ipynb experiments into beautiful long-form posts. Use this sample to see how markdown, code, and outputs flow together.

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  1. Drop notebooks inside assets/notebooks/ (or import them as page resources).
  2. Reference them with {{</* notebook src="your.ipynb" */>}}.
  3. Control code, outputs, metadata badges, and download links via shortcode params.
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demo quickstart
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import math
accuracy = 0.982
print("Collecting data...")
print("Training notebook-ready block...")
print("Done!")
accuracy
Collecting data...
Training notebook-ready block...
Done!
0.982
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from IPython.display import HTML
HTML("<div style='font-family:Inter,ui-sans-serif;'><strong>Launch Readiness:</strong> <span style='color:#22c55e;'>98.2% confidence</span><br><em>Notebook blocks are theme-aware and dark-mode friendly.</em></div>")
Launch Readiness: 98.2% confidence
Notebook blocks are theme-aware and dark-mode friendly.
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metrics = {
    'metrics': {
        'engagement_rate': 0.73,
        'read_time_minutes': 4.6,
        'subscribers': 1280
    }
}
metrics
{
  "metrics": {
    "engagement_rate": 0.73,
    "read_time_minutes": 4.6,
    "subscribers": 1280
  }
}
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Tip: Pair this block with Call-to-Action cards or the Embed shortcode to link to GitHub repos, datasets, or ARXIV preprints.

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How to add a notebook

  1. Save your notebook. Place your .ipynb file in assets/notebooks/ (for global access) or inside a page bundle (like content/blog/my-post/analysis.ipynb).
  2. Add the shortcode. In any Markdown page, simply use: {{< notebook src="analysis.ipynb" >}}
  3. Customize. You can hide code cells for non-technical audiences (show_code=false) or just show the output (show_outputs=true).
Important

Hugo Blox respects your privacy. Notebook rendering happens statically at build time—no third-party services required.

Next steps

  • Try it out: Drop one of your existing notebooks into this site and see how it looks.
  • Link your papers: Use the Embed shortcode to link your notebook to your latest arXiv preprint or GitHub repository.
  • Get help: Join the community on Discord or check the documentation.

Happy researching! 🚀