Building Websites with R Markdown and Quarto

Publishing your own insights, data analyses, and technical blogs shouldn't require complex web development skills. With R Markdown and its modern evolution, Quarto, you can turn plain text and code into beautiful, functional websites. This text-only course guides you through the process of creating, customizing, and maintaining your own web content. You will transition from writing simple documents to launching structured websites complete with customized posts, code highlighting, and interactive elements. What you'll learn: • Understand the foundational syntax of Markdown and how R Markdown integrates code with narrative text. • Create structured web pages with custom tables of contents, navigation bars, and embedded media. • Apply modern styling options, including code syntax highlighting, custom themes, and thumbnails. • Explore Quarto as a modern, multi-language publishing system for next-generation web content. • Configure metadata and YAML headers to control the layout and appearance of your posts. • Practice deploying your static website using modern, accessible hosting platforms. You will start with the fundamental concepts of markup languages and setup, then progress step-by-step through designing page layouts, managing blog posts, and customizing visual elements. Each concept is reinforced with clear written explanations and practical formatting exercises. This course is designed for beginners, data enthusiasts, and researchers who want to publish their work online. No prior web development or programming experience is required. Start writing and publishing your own professional web content today.