I have brought up this exact point on the Hugo forum before [0]. Hugo would become much more accessible if the documentation would be split into the four categories mentioned in the link you provide.
This way of thinking about documentation should be the default, and any open source project (or closed for that matter) would benefit hugely by adhering to these simple principles!
0: Discussion: https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/feature-overall-ease-of-use/34...