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+---
+title: "This Site"
+description: "How this site is built, configured, and maintained."
+---
diff --git a/site/content/thissite/dates.md b/site/content/thissite/dates.md
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+---
+title: "How Dates Work on This Site"
+date: 2026-04-03
+draft: false
+tags: ['hugo', 'git', 'workflow']
+---
+
+Every page on this site has two dates: **Created** and **Last Modified**.
+Neither one is maintained by hand. Here's the full flow.
+
+## Creating a new page
+
+New content is created via Hugo's CLI (running in Docker):
+
+```bash
+docker run --rm -v "${SITE_DIR}:/src" -w /src \
+  ghcr.io/gohugoio/hugo:latest new content/thissite/my-page.md
+```
+
+Hugo reads the archetype template at `archetypes/default.md`:
+
+```yaml
++++
+date = '{{ .Date }}'
+draft = true
+title = '{{ replace .File.ContentBaseName "-" " " | title }}'
+tags = []
++++
+```
+
+At creation time, Hugo substitutes `{{ .Date }}` with the current
+timestamp and writes it into the new file's front matter. The result
+looks like:
+
+```yaml
+---
+date: 2026-04-03T14:30:00-04:00
+draft: true
+title: "My Page"
+tags: []
+---
+```
+
+**That `date` value is baked into the file once and never changes.**
+It represents when the page was created. Nobody edits it afterward.
+
+## How "Last Modified" works
+
+The `lastmod` field is **not** stored in the file at all. It's resolved
+at build time by Hugo based on this config in `hugo.toml`:
+
+```toml
+enableGitInfo = true
+
+[frontmatter]
+  date = [':default']
+  lastmod = [':git', ':fileModTime']
+```
+
+The resolution chain for `lastmod`:
+
+1. **`:git`** — Hugo calls `git log` to find the author date of the most
+   recent commit that touched the file. This is the primary source.
+2. **`:fileModTime`** — Fallback to the filesystem modification time
+   (useful when the file hasn't been committed yet, e.g. during local
+   preview).
+
+So when Hugo builds the site, it inspects the git history for each
+content file and injects `.Lastmod` into the page context. Templates can
+then render it with `{{ .Lastmod }}`.
+
+## What does git actually track?
+
+Git records the **author date** on each commit. When you edit a file and
+commit it, that commit's date becomes the new `lastmod` for that file.
+The original `date` in front matter is untouched — it still reflects
+creation time.
+
+```
+commit abc123
+Author: JM <jm@example.com>
+Date:   Thu Apr 3 14:30:00 2026 -0400
+
+    Fix typo in dates page
+```
+
+Hugo will see `Apr 3 14:30:00 2026` as the `lastmod` for any file
+modified in that commit.
+
+## The full lifecycle
+
+| Step | What happens | Where the date lives |
+|---|---|---|
+| `hugo new content/thissite/foo.md` | Archetype stamps `date` | In the file's front matter |
+| First `git commit` | Git records author date | In git history |
+| Edit the file later | `date` in front matter unchanged | Still in front matter |
+| `git commit` the edit | Git records a new author date | In git history |
+| `hugo build` | Hugo reads `date` from front matter, `lastmod` from git | Injected into page context at build time |
+
+## Key points
+
+- **Created date**: set once by the archetype, stored in front matter,
+  never changes.
+- **Last modified**: not stored in the file. Resolved from git at build
+  time. Zero maintenance.
+- **`enableGitInfo = true`** is required in `hugo.toml` for any of the
+  git-based date resolution to work.
+- **No tracking needed** for `lastmod` — it's derived, not stored.
diff --git a/site/hugo.toml b/site/hugo.toml
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           name = "Config"
           url = "/config"
           weight = 11
+        [[languages.en.menu.main]]
+          identifier = "thissite"
+          name = "This Site"
+          url = "/thissite"
+          weight = 12
 
 [module]
   [[module.imports]]