February 25, 2026

v0.4.0 — Layouts, Shortcodes & Config

Major feature release adding customization and extensibility.

Layout inheritance

Base layout with {{ block }}/{{ define }} variants. Create _layout.html to override the built-in, or add _layout.landing.html for named variants. See Layouts for details.

Shortcodes

Reusable HTML components inside markdown via _shortcodes/ directory. Block and self-closing syntax. See Shortcodes for usage and examples.

Config file

Optional config.toml for site name, base path, syntax highlighting themes, and sidebar links. See Configuration for all options.

Syntax highlighting

70 Chroma themes with automatic light/dark mode via CSS classes. Configure theme pairs in config.toml.

Other additions

• --base-path flag for GitHub project pages
• moat init to scaffold a new docs directory with built-in layouts
• Sidebar links via [[links]] config
• Embedded default layouts (no _layout.html required)