Hugo Website
Hugo Website is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. Minimalist Hugo template for academic websites. It has 373 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and GitHub's Use this template button creates your own copy in one click.
- GitHub template
- Static site themes
- Actively maintained
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.
git submodule add https://github.com/pmichaillat/hugo-website.git themes/hugo-websitenpx degit pmichaillat/hugo-website my-site
cd my-sitegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pmichaillat/hugo-website.git my-siteSources: 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.
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- Hugo
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What is Hugo Website?
Hugo Website is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. Minimalist Hugo template for academic websites. It has 373 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and GitHub's Use this template button creates your own copy in one click.
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 Aug 22, 2026. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.