General Statistics Blog2025-01-22

Blog Post Template with Table of Contents

A template showing how to create a blog post with a table of contents that links to different sections.

Table of Contents


Introduction

This is the introduction section. When you click on "Introduction" in the table of contents above, the page will scroll to this section.

To create anchor links in MDX, you use the heading text converted to lowercase with spaces replaced by hyphens. Special characters are removed.

For example:

  • "Section One: Getting Started" becomes #section-one-getting-started
  • "Key Concepts" becomes #key-concepts

Section One: Getting Started

This is the first major section of your blog post. Here you can introduce your main topic and provide context for your readers.

You can include:

  • Bullet points
  • Bold text
  • Italic text
  • Code snippets

Example code block:

# Example Python code
def hello_world():
    print("Hello, World!")

Section Two: Key Concepts

This section covers the key concepts related to your topic. You can break it down into subsections for better organization.

Subsection 2.1: First Concept

Here you explain the first important concept. Notice how subsections use ### (three hash marks) instead of ## (two hash marks).

The anchor for this subsection is #subsection-21-first-concept.

Subsection 2.2: Second Concept

Here you explain the second important concept. You can include tables, images, or other rich content.

Example table:

CategoryValueDescription
Type A100First type
Type B200Second type
Type C300Third type

Section Three: Practical Examples

This section provides practical examples to illustrate your concepts.

Example 1: Basic Usage

import numpy as np

# Create an array
data = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])

# Calculate mean
mean_value = np.mean(data)
print(f"Mean: {mean_value}")

Example 2: Advanced Usage

import pandas as pd

# Create a DataFrame
df = pd.DataFrame({
    'A': [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
    'B': [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
})

# Calculate correlation
correlation = df['A'].corr(df['B'])
print(f"Correlation: {correlation}")

Conclusion

Summarize the key points covered in your blog post. Reinforce the main takeaways and provide guidance on next steps or further reading.

Key takeaways:

  1. Use heading IDs for anchor links
  2. Organize content with clear sections
  3. Include practical examples
  4. Make it easy to navigate with a table of contents

References


Pro Tips for Using This Template:

  1. Heading Structure: Use ## for main sections and ### for subsections
  2. Anchor Links: Heading text is automatically converted to IDs (lowercase, spaces to hyphens)
  3. Special Characters: Remove special characters like colons and periods when creating anchor links
  4. Navigation: The table of contents at the top makes long posts easy to navigate
  5. Consistency: Keep similar formatting throughout your post for better readability