Why I Use Netlify Redirects (and Not Hugo's)

One of the most useful things I’ve done for my personal site recently is set up short, memorable URLs that redirect to the tools and platforms I use every day. For example, if you want to book a meeting with me, you can now just visit: /book …which will redirect you to my Calendly page. The Problem with Hugo Redirects At first, I tried to use Hugo’s built-in redirect system. Hugo supports redirects through a combination of page front matter and generated aliases, but I ran into a couple of issues: