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hugo-templates — Hugo Blog Template

By cainmagi

This is a Hugo template collection repository maintained by Yuchen Jin (cainmagi), gathering multiple templates adapted from other authors through sub-branches, each with a corresponding demo.

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Hugo-Slate, Hugo-Nuo and Hugo-Universal are stored separately in sub-branches

Each template notes the original source author and repository link

The README reminds that different templates may fall under different licenses, and license terms must be noted

Running the demos requires Hugo to be installed, and the README recommends typora for editing MarkDown

The update record shows the project gradually added each template starting from April 2019

Template Details

This repository is a Hugo template collection organized and maintained by Yuchen Jin (cainmagi). The README explains that templates are stored in different sub-branches, and each template has a demo. Because the templates are adapted from other sources, different templates may fall under different licenses, and the README reminds users to pay attention to each template's license terms.

The templates listed in the README include Hugo-Slate (from @gesquive), Hugo-Nuo (from @laozhu) and Hugo-Universal (from @devcows), with branch links and screenshots for each. The README mentions that running these demos requires Hugo to be installed, and recommends using typora for MarkDown files.

The README does not provide each template's specific features, configuration method, theme structure or deployment steps, nor does it document dependency lists and framework versions; this information requires checking the corresponding sub-branch's documentation.

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Developers who want to choose from multiple Hugo templates and learn their sources
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The README states that running the demos requires Hugo to be installed
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The README recommends using typora for MarkDown files
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Each template is in an independent sub-branch, and you must switch to the corresponding branch to view it
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This entry covers the free version of the public repository under the MIT license; the free scope is the code of this version and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.

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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.
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Demo images, fonts, icons and other third-party assets must be checked against their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
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The README clearly states that different templates may fall under different licenses; users must note each template's license terms themselves and cannot assume the entire collection uniformly uses MIT.
Running these demos requires installing a Hugo environment yourself.
The README recommends using typora for MarkDown files, which is an optional external tool suggestion.
Templates are stored in different sub-branches, and you must switch to the corresponding sub-branch to view specific templates and demos.

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Original License Text

This is a collection of hugo templates extended by Yuchen Jin (cainmagi). Check the sub-branches to see the templates and their demos. Since they are adapted from other templates, we may apply different licenses to different templates. If anyone who want to use these templates, please pay attension to the licenses.
Original README

Note that these demos require us to install [Hugo][hugo]. And we recommend [typora][typora] for users who need to work with MarkDown files.
Original README

This is a collection of hugo templates extended by Yuchen Jin (cainmagi). Check the sub-branches to see the templates and their demos. Since they are adapted from other templates, we may apply different licenses to different templates. If anyone who want to use these templates, please pay attension to the licenses.
Original README

https://github.com/cainmagi/hugo-templates/blob/master/LICENSE https://github.com/cainmagi/hugo-templates/blob/master/README.md

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Template Information

Source platforms: GitHub
Documentation and maintenance reference score: Partly documented · 65 / 100
Technologies: Hugo
Website type: Blog

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Repository update recorded: 2019-04-22
Screenshot last checked: 2026-10-11

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# Hugo Templates

## Introduction

This is a collection of hugo templates extended by Yuchen Jin (cainmagi). Check the sub-branches to see the templates and their demos. Since they are adapted from other templates, we may apply different licenses to different templates. If anyone who want to use these templates, please pay attension to the licenses.

Note that these demos require us to install [Hugo][hugo]. And we recommend [typora][typora] for users who need to work with MarkDown files.

Currently this collection includes:

| Title | Source | Screenshot|
| ----- | ----- | ----- |
| [Hugo-Slate][brc-slate] | [@gesquive][sor-slate] | ![][pic-slate] |
| [Hugo-Nuo][brc-nuo] | [@laozhu][sor-nuo] | ![][pic-nuo] |
| [Hugo-Universal][brc-universal] | [@devcows][sor-universal] | ![][pic-universal] |

## Update report

### 1.0 @ 20190420

1. Add [Hugo-Universal][brc-universal] to this collection.

### 0.85 @ 20190414

1. Add [Hugo-Slate][brc-slate] to this collection.

### 0.8 @ 20190414

1. Add [Hugo-Nuo][brc-nuo] to this collection.

### 0.7 @ 20190413

1. Create this project.

[hugo]:https://gohugo.io/
[typora]:https://typora.io/

[brc-nuo]:https://github.com/cainmagi/hugo-templates/tree/hugo-nuo
[sor-nuo]:https://github.com/laozhu/hugo-nuo
[pic-nuo]:https://github.com/cainmagi/hugo-templates/raw/master/display/hugo-nuo.png
[brc-slate]:https://github.com/cainmagi/hugo-templates/tree/hugo-slate
[sor-slate]:https://github.com/gesquive/slate
[pic-slate]:https://github.com/cainmagi/hugo-templates/raw/master/display/hugo-slate.png
[brc-universal]:https://github.com/cainmagi/hugo-templates/tree/hugo-universal
[sor-universal]:https://github.com/devcows/hugo-universal-theme
[pic-universal]:https://github.com/cainmagi/hugo-templates/raw/master/display/hugo-universal.jpg

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