A Hugo-based blog theme, identified in the README as the Hugo Academic Blog Theme
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hugo-blog-theme2 — Hugo Blog Template
By agrimsachdeva
A Hugo-based blog theme derived from Wowchemy's Hugo Academic Blog Theme, suitable for building a personal blog or a content-focused site.
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Supports writing content in Markdown, with LaTeX math formulas, diagrams, RMarkdown, and Jupyter
Publications can be imported via BibTeX, with the companion Hugo Academic CLI
Customization uses Wowchemy's widget-based page builder, with light/dark themes and language packs
Once generated, it can be deployed via GitHub or Netlify
Template Details
This is a Hugo blog theme. The repository is named hugo-blog-theme2, and the README identifies it as the Hugo Academic Blog Theme and points to Wowchemy's hugo-blog-theme project. The theme is positioned to help users create a personal blog or build a site around their own content.
For content writing, the README states that technical content can be written in plain-text Markdown, with support for LaTeX math formulas, diagrams, RMarkdown, and Jupyter, and publications can be imported via BibTeX. Site customization is done through Wowchemy's widget-based page builder, with light/dark themes and language packs. The site is generated by Hugo and can be deployed to GitHub or Netlify. The README also mentions the companion Hugo Academic CLI for automatically importing publications from BibTeX.
Note that the repository's README content mainly comes from the upstream Wowchemy project and includes its sponsorship, community, and promotional information, rather than being an independent description of this repository. The repository itself has 0 stars and its last update was in 2022. Statements in the README such as 250,000+ users and building a site in 10 minutes are upstream promotional content and have not been verified in this repository's materials. Third-party assets such as demo images must be checked separately under their respective licenses.
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Use Cases
- Building a personal blog and continuously publishing articles
- Establishing a public-facing site around content operations
- Publishing technical content that includes math formulas, diagrams, or notebooks
- Organizing and displaying a publication list in BibTeX format
Suitable For
- Individual authors who want to build a blog with Hugo
- Writers who need to produce technical content and insert formulas, diagrams, or notebooks
- Research and teaching staff who have publications or bibliographies to display
- Users who accept customizing a site using Wowchemy's page builder and widgets
Getting started & customization
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The repository README content mainly comes from the upstream Wowchemy project; before use, it is advisable to first check the actual files and configuration of this repository
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The documentation, community, and update guides in the README all point to external addresses such as wowchemy.com, whose availability must be confirmed independently
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The licenses for third-party assets such as demo images must be checked separately and cannot be judged solely based on the code's MIT license
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The repository has 0 stars and its last update was in 2022; before adoption, it is advisable to assess its maintenance status
License & source material
Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version of the public repository under the MIT license; the free scope is the code of that version and does not mean that external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version's code are permitted.
- When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the complete MIT license notice.
- The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.
Additional costs & items to verify
- The README asks users to support the project via GitHub Sponsor; sponsorship can unlock exclusive templates and widgets such as 'exclusive academic templates and widgets'; these exclusive contents are sponsor benefits and are not within the free open-source scope.
- Some academic templates and widgets are available only to sponsors; free users cannot obtain these exclusive contents, which is a feature limitation unlocked by payment/sponsorship.
- Images in the demo site come from third-party assets such as Unsplash; their licenses are independent of the code's MIT license, and users must check and comply with the respective asset licenses before use.
- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked under their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely based on the code's MIT license.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
Original License Text
We ask you, humbly, to support this open source movement
Original README
Click here to become a GitHub Sponsor, unlocking awesome perks such as _exclusive academic templates and widgets_
Original README
https://github.com/agrimsachdeva/hugo-blog-theme2/blob/main/LICENSE.mdhttps://github.com/agrimsachdeva/hugo-blog-theme2/blob/main/README.mdImages - [cat](https://unsplash.com/photos/GtwiBmtJvaU) (in blog post)
Original README
Compiled by DeepSeek based on repository license and README ·2026-10-02. Results only cover the materials read; dependencies, images, fonts, and subsequent term changes are subject to their respective original texts.
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- Less documented · 45 / 100
- Technologies
- Hugo
- Website type
- Blog
How this score is calculated
Our heuristic uses license records (up to 30), a demo link (12), a preview (10), stars (15), recorded maintenance (15), description completeness (8), feature records (5) and classification data (5). It is not a code, security or performance test, or a Google score. A link does not establish tested functionality.
What to verify for this project
- Repository update recorded
- 2022-01-12
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-02
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Source file / repository<!--<p align="center"><a href="https://wowchemy.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://sourcethemes.com/academic/img/logo_200px.png" alt="Wowchemy Website Builder"></a></p>--> # [Hugo Academic Blog Theme](https://github.com/wowchemy/hugo-blog-theme) [](https://wowchemy.com/hugo-themes/) The **Hugo Academic Blog Template** empowers you to easily create your own *personal blog* or *build a business around your content*. ️**Trusted by 250,000+ researchers, educators, and students.** Highly customizable via the integrated **no-code, widget-based Wowchemy page builder**, making every site truly personalized ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ [](https://wowchemy.com/hugo-themes/) [](https://discord.com/channels/722225264733716590/742892432458252370/742895548159492138) [](https://twitter.com/wowchemy) Easily write technical content with plain text Markdown, LaTeX math, diagrams, RMarkdown, or Jupyter, and import publications from BibTeX. [Check out the latest demo](https://hugo-blog-theme.netlify.app/) of what you'll get in less than 10 minutes, or [view the showcase](https://wowchemy.com/creators/). The integrated [**Wowchemy**](https://wowchemy.com) website builder and CMS makes it easy to create a beautiful website for free. Edit your site in the CMS (or your favorite editor), generate it with [Hugo](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo), and deploy with GitHub or Netlify. Customize anything on your site with widgets, light/dark themes, and language packs. - 👉 [**Get Started**](https://wowchemy.com/hugo-themes/) - 📚 [View the **documentation**](https://wowchemy.com/docs/) - 💬 [Chat with the **Wowchemy research community**](https://discord.gg/z8wNYzb) or [**Hugo community**](https://discourse.gohugo.io) - 🐦 Twitter: [@wowchemy](https://twitter.com/wowchemy) [@GeorgeCushen](https://twitter.com/GeorgeCushen) [#MadeWithWowchemy](https://twitter.com/search?q=(%23MadeWithWowchemy%20OR%20%23MadeWithAcademic)&src=typed_query) - ⬇️ **Automatically import your publications from BibTeX** with the [Hugo Academic CLI](https://github.com/wowchemy/hugo-academic-cli) - 💡 [Suggest an improvement](https://github.com/wowchemy/wowchemy-hugo-themes/issues) - ⬆️ **Updating?** View the [Update Guide](https://wowchemy.com/docs/hugo-tutorials/update/) and [Release Notes](https://github.com/wowchemy/wowchemy-hugo-themes/releases) ## We ask you, humbly, to support this open source movement Today we ask you to defend the open source independence of the Wowchemy website builder and themes 🐧 We're an open source movement that depends on your support to stay online and thriving, but 99.9% of our creators don't give; they simply look the other way. ### [❤️ Click here to become a GitHub Sponsor, unlocking awesome perks such as _exclusive academic templates and widgets_](https://github.com/sponsors/gcushen) ## Demo credits - Images - [cat](https://unsplash.com/photos/GtwiBmtJvaU) (in blog post)
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