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Markdown for AI, Notes and Sites: VS Code, Obsidian, Hugo
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Markdown for AI, Notes and Sites: VS Code, Obsidian, Hugo

Write Markdown in VS Code, add GitHub extras and front matter, prompt AI tools, then use Obsidian, Hugo and Ghost
Created byAhmed Elfakharany
Last updated 10/2026
English
English

What you'll learn

  • Write clean Markdown in VS Code: headings, lists, tables, code, links and images, with a live preview
  • Use GitHub Flavored Markdown: task lists, aligned tables, footnotes, alerts, Mermaid diagrams and math
  • Add YAML front matter that Hugo, Obsidian and docs sites read: titles, tags and draft flags
  • Structure prompts for ChatGPT and Claude, and write instruction files for AI coding agents
  • Clean up AI-written Markdown with markdownlint, Quick Fix and Fix all
  • Put Markdown to work in Obsidian notes, Hugo static sites and Ghost blogs

Course content

5 sections • 21 lectures • 1h 32m total length

  • Welcome1:22

    Master markdown basics and turn nodes into interconnected knowledge in Obsidian, while using Hugo for static websites and Ghost for professional publishing.

  • What is Markdown? and why should I learn it?5:15

    Learn what markdown is, why it simplifies text formatting, and how it converts to HTML, PDF, or Word, with uses in Obsidian, CMS like Ghost.

  • Tools of the trade3:05

    Learn standard markdown using Dillinger, linking to cloud services and repositories, creating and naming md documents, previewing and exporting to pdf, and adjusting default editor settings.

  • Quiz: Introduction to Markdown

Requirements

  • A computer with Windows, macOS or Linux; no coding experience needed.
  • Free VS Code (the course shows how to set it up).
  • Optional: free accounts or installs for Obsidian, Hugo and Ghost to follow the last section.

Description

Markdown is the language of technical writing today. README files, documentation sites, note-taking apps, static site generators and blogs all use it. And now AI tools do too: every chat assistant answers in Markdown, and AI coding agents read their instructions from Markdown files.

Whether you are a developer, a DevOps engineer, a technical writer, or anyone who writes notes and docs, this course was created specifically for you.

The course is divided into four parts:

1. Markdown basics. Headings, bold and italics, lists, tables, code, links and images: the syntax you will use every day.

2. Beyond the basics, in VS Code. We set up VS Code as a Markdown workbench with a live preview and the Outline view. Then we use GitHub Flavored Markdown (task lists, aligned tables, autolinks, footnotes and alerts), draw diagrams with Mermaid, write math with KaTeX, and add YAML front matter, the metadata that Hugo, Obsidian and documentation sites read.

3. Markdown and AI. Why AI assistants answer in Markdown, how to structure your prompts with it, how to write the instruction files (AGENTS and CLAUDE files) that tell AI coding agents how to work on your project, and how to clean up AI-written Markdown with markdownlint.

4. Markdown at work. Three of the best-known applications built on Markdown: Obsidian for notes, Hugo for blazingly fast static websites, and Ghost for blogs.

One running example, a small Python notes project, carries through the new sections, so every lecture builds on the last one. Every new lecture comes with a downloadable handout that summarizes it.

The course stays practical and to the point. I know how precious your time is, so I only give you what you need to master the skill.

Feel free to watch the free preview lectures. If you like what you see, hit the Enroll button. You have nothing to lose: Udemy gives you a 30-day money-back guarantee. I'll be waiting for you in lecture one.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginners who want one practical way to write notes, docs and blog posts.
  • Developers who write READMEs and want GitHub extras such as alerts, diagrams and task lists.
  • Anyone who works with AI tools and wants better prompts and tidy AI output.
  • Obsidian users and Hugo or Ghost bloggers who want to understand the Markdown underneath.

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