Overview

The Starter Theme for Hugo is a blank starter theme designed for use with the Hugo static site generator. This theme provides a foundation for building customizable and responsive websites.

Features

• Lightweight and minimalistic design
• Integrates with Hugo static site generator
• Responsive and mobile-friendly layout
• Easy customization through Hugo templates
• Support for DISQUS comments
• Production-ready build with minified CSS and JavaScript files

Installation

To install the Starter Theme for Hugo, follow these steps:

1. If your Hugo website is in the www folder, navigate to that folder in your terminal.
2. Use the following command to preview the site: hugo server -D
3. Install the required node modules by running npm install (Requires Node v12 or later)
4. Generate an unminified development build with sourcemaps by running npm run build
5. To build for production, run HUGO_ENV=production npm run build. This will generate minified CSS and JavaScript files in the dist folder.

To enable DISQUS comments, add disqusShortname = YOURSHORTNAME to your Hugo configuration file.

To run the site in production mode and activate features like Google Analytics, use the command HUGO_ENV=production before your build command.

Summary

The Starter Theme for Hugo provides a customizable and responsive foundation for building websites using the Hugo static site generator. With features such as easy customization, support for DISQUS comments, and production-ready builds, this theme is a great starting point for creating modern and efficient websites.