hugo-bearcub/layouts/index.html

{{ define "main" }}
<content>
  {{ .Content }}

  <h2>My most recent posts</h2>
  <ul class="blog-posts">
    {{ $max := default 3 .Site.Params.postsToShowOnIndex }}
    {{ $posts := where .Site.RegularPages "Section" "posts" }}
    {{ range first $max $posts.ByDate.Reverse }}
      <li>
        <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}">{{ .Title }}</a>
      </li>
    {{ end }}
  </ul>

  <p><a href="/posts/">All posts →</a></p>

</content>
{{ end }}