diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 - Article pagination direction can be inverted
 - Author `headline` parameter
 - Skip to content and Scroll to top links
+- Archetype for generating links to external articles
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/archetypes/external.md b/archetypes/external.md
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index 00000000..80f16dc8
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+++ b/archetypes/external.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+title: "{{ replace .Name "-" " " | title }}"
+date: {{ .Date }}
+externalUrl: ""
+summary: ""
+showReadingTime: false
+_build:
+  render: "false"
+  list: "local"
+---
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/samples/external.md b/exampleSite/content/samples/external.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+title: "An External Article"
+date: 2019-01-24
+externalUrl: "https://jamespanther.com/writings/i-switched-from-google-analytics-to-fathom-analytics/"
+summary: "The `externalUrl` front matter parameter can link to any URL."
+showReadingTime: false
+_build:
+  render: "false"
+  list: "local"
+---
+
+This page uses the `externalUrl` front matter parameter to link to an article outside of this Hugo website.
+
+It's great for things like linking to posts on Medium or to research papers you may have hosted on third party websites.