tpme.vonng.com

tpme.vonng.com publishes The Product-Minded Engineer in English and Chinese, with 18 chapters per language in the case snapshot. Its configuration narrows the supported shell types to [book].

What it demonstrates

• A publication with exactly one content model and no documentation shell.
• Bilingual chapter peers with a shared visual and navigational system.
• A smaller Book implementation than the multi-edition DDIA site.

This is the clearer starting point for a single-title tutorial or translated book: keep the site architecture narrow, then add numbering and indexes only as the manuscript needs them.

Limit the site to the reading model it needs

The site’s hugo.yaml sets the relevant options under params.ui:

params:
  ui:
    typography: system
    shell_types: [book]
    docs_section: ''

This keeps the shared shell focused on a book and uses system fonts. It does not convert arbitrary pages into chapters: the site still owns its manuscript, language configuration, and Book front matter. Start from the Book root pattern and add another shell type only when a separate documentation or publishing section needs it.

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