Here’s an emoji legend for Hugo site changelog and content states. You can drop this at the top of your CHANGELOG.md so it’s clear for everyone.
| Emoji | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 🛠️ | Development branch / environment |
| 🚀 | Production branch / environment |
| ⚙️ | Configuration changes |
| 🐛 | Bug fix / hotfix |
| ⚡ | Performance improvement / optimization |
| 🔒 | Security update |
| 🎨 | UI / design change |
| 📚 | Documentation |
| ✅ | Testing / QA |
| ❌ | Deprecation / removal |
| ✨ | New feature / enhancement |
| ♻️ | Refactor / code cleanup |
| 🗄️ | Database / data update |
| 📊 | Analytics / logging |
| Emoji | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 📝 | Draft content |
| 📖 | Published content |
| ✏️ | Updated / edited content |
| 🗑️ | Deleted content |
| ⏰ | Scheduled content |
| 🌟 | Featured / highlighted content |
| 👀 | Needs review / pending approval |
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Combine multiple emojis if needed:
- 📝🛠️ Added new draft post on dev branch
- 📖🚀✏️ Updated live article on production site
- 🗑️⚙️ Deleted old configuration page
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Keep this legend at the top of the changelog so it’s easy to reference.
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Stick to the primary emojis to avoid clutter—your main goal is quick visual scanning.
Contributions, issues, and suggestions are welcome here