Site governance

Use these governance guidelines to keep site decisions intentional across BHDicaire.com.

These pages define principles and rules across all web properties. For Hugo mechanics, components, and technical architecture, jump to Site implementation.

ContentAuthoring rules for Markdown, writing mechanics, front matter, bilingual pages, and section archetypes
Cross-site reuseRules for sharing patterns across BHDicaire.com, the brand site, and related web properties
Decision recordsRules for when to write ADRs and how to turn them into public guidance
Design processA governed, repeatable process for turning observed needs into reusable and verified site decisions
Documentation structureWhere brand, foundation, governance, and implementation guidance belongs
Domain ownershipRules for DNS ownership, hostnames, Cloudflare boundaries, and DNSControl
GlossaryMeaning, preferred terms, aliases, and bilingual terminology rules
Machine-readable surfacesRules for the sitemaps, feeds, and machine-readable files this site publishes
Naming conventionsShared naming rules for files, folders, Hugo content, partials, classes, and scripts
Pattern libraryGovernance rules for task-oriented compositions of reusable components
Privacy-first runtimeRuntime privacy rules for analytics, scripts, requests, and visitor-visible behaviour
Quality modelGovernance rules for source checks, rendered-output checks, runtime checks, and Cloudflare configuration review
Self-hosted assetsRules for keeping fonts, images, JavaScript, CSS, and interface assets local
Third-party disclosureRules for disclosing third-party packages, services, embeds, and browser-side code
URL strategyRules for stable URLs, path conventions, front matter routing, and short links