Contribute a note
Notes are short explanations, paper discussions, and practical guides written by lab members. Each note shows its contributors and date. New notes appear at the top of the Notes page.
1. Start a note
Change your-note-title to a unique folder name and fill in the template.
Add a Markdown file to the
website repository.
Give each note its own folder, for example
content/post/2026-10-15-your-topic/index.md. Images can go in the same folder.
Use this header, replacing the title, summary, author, and date:
---
title: Your note title
summary: One or two sentences explaining what readers will learn.
authors:
- Your Name
date: 2026-10-15T09:00:00-07:00
draft: true
note_type: Explainer
tags:
- Your topic
---
Use your name exactly as it appears on the People page, such as
Jocelyn Lin or Ivan Perez. For a joint contribution, add each contributor
on a separate line under authors.
The note_type can be Explainer, Reading note, or Practical guide.
2. Write and submit
Write below the header using Markdown. Explain one question clearly, include
references, and credit any reused figures. Submit a pull request to the
repository’s main branch. Repository write access is not required to propose
a change through a fork and pull request.
Keep draft: true while the note is being reviewed. Drafts are excluded from
the deployed website. For local draft previews, run hugo server --buildDrafts.
3. Publish after review
When the note is ready, set draft: false and merge the approved change into
main. The existing website deployment then publishes it. The Notes list sorts
by the note’s date, newest first. Updating a note does not change its original
publication date; use lastmod for a later revision date.
If your name is missing from People, include a request to add your author profile with the submission.