Custom category pages

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@bjhess

Is there a way to customize that category landing page further, such as with description text? Is the only way to do that to build custom Hugo templates for the specific categories page?

Yes, it is possible using custom Hugo templates. Another approach is using client-side JavaScript to do the actual listing. A third way is with a custom Hugo shortcode.

Unfortunately, all three require some basic templating or scripting skills. I can’t think of any way around that. (Someone might have already built a plug-in or template with support for this, though.)

@bjhess

A secondary question is whether or not there is a way to have pages and sub pages?

Yes, you can change the path to a page to be /lists/beaniebabies/ or whatever you want. You can manually link to all the subpages on the page at /lists. The path to a page can be changed after creation; just go back and edit it.