cferdinandi / hugo-starter

A barebones starter project and theme for learning Hugo.

README

A barebones starter project and theme for learning Hugo. https://gohugo.io

Included:

• Archetypes for blog articles and default pages.
• Templates for blog articles and default pages.
• Shortcodes for the current year and markdown inside HTML.
• A custom RSS feed that fixes some of the issues with the default Hugo provides.
• A custom 404 page for easier error page styling.
• Sample .active classes on links to the current page/section in the navigation menus.
• An automatically updating copyright date in the footer.
• A skip navigation link in the header.

Not Included:

• CSS
• JavaScript
• Support of any kind

Getting Started

1. Install Hugo.
2. Download or clone this repository.
3. In terminal, cd into the repository, then run hugo server.
4. Visit the URL Hugo prints in the terminal to see your site.

Now you can make updates to the theme, add content, and so on, and see changes show up live.

Get Help

This starter project is provide as-is to help you experiment with Hugo themes and how it works. Please consult the official Hugo Documentation with any questions.

Note: if you open GitHub issues for this repo, they will be closed without response.