Yes 100% agree with both of you, especially from the perspective of someone currently (attempting to) put all this good code to use.
Virtuemart (Joomla extension and project I was involved with) has a place where contributors are listed bby the section they’ve contributed (development, documentation, design etc) but it’s pretty hidden, and I doubt many regular users see it. It was a good idea, better had it been more visible.
I think things like this come under the banner of marketing (in the open source sense), because it is promoting the people within, but also encouraging more contribution. This area can also include specific tutorial docs (which encourage new users), and a blog. Might be worth having that as an additional section of Hugo.