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Hugo Website

Hugo Website is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. Minimalist Hugo template for academic websites. It has 376 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and GitHub's Use this template button creates your own copy in one click.

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Get started

Use this template creates your own GitHub repository from it. To work locally, copy the files with degit (no git history) or clone the repository.

Add the theme to an existing Hugo site
git submodule add https://github.com/pmichaillat/hugo-website.git themes/hugo-website
Copy with degit
npx degit pmichaillat/hugo-website my-site
cd my-site
Or clone with git
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pmichaillat/hugo-website.git my-site

Sources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.

About Hugo Website

This repository contains a Hugo template to create a personal academic website. The template uses the PaperMod theme but modifies it in various ways to be more minimalist and better suited for academic websites. The website is hosted on GitHub Pages.

Built with

  • Hugo
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FAQ

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How do I use Hugo Website?

Click Use this template on GitHub to create your own repository from it with a fresh history, or copy the files locally with npx degit pmichaillat/hugo-website my-site. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.

Can I use Hugo Website for commercial projects?

Yes. Hugo Website is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows commercial use as long as you keep the copyright and license notice. Third-party assets bundled with it (images, fonts, icons) may have their own terms.

Is Hugo Website maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 14, 2026. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.