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simple-frame — Hugo Blog Template

By Dim0000

Simple Frame is a minimal Hugo blog theme for personal sites and article-based blogs, with the repository under the MIT license.

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Minimal Hugo blog theme, with the repository under the MIT license

Provides blog page structures such as homepage and category pages, with an online demo site

Configure sidebar widgets via config: search, categories, tags, recent posts, archives

Supports reading-related settings such as post metadata, table of contents, pager, and related posts

Can define tag, category, and archive taxonomies and configure count display

Template Details

Simple Frame is a Hugo theme for blogs and personal sites. The repository describes it as "A minimal and fast Hugo theme for blogs and personal sites," and the demo site is hosted on GitHub Pages. The theme centers on article lists and inner-page reading; the demo screenshots show conventional blog page structures such as the homepage and category pages.

Configuration is done through Hugo's config file. The example in the README includes the site title, permalinks (search), subtitle, main content area (mainSections can be set to post or docs), post metadata (date, categories, tag list), date format, table of contents (toc), pager, and the left/right position of the sidebar on the homepage, list pages, and single pages, along with widget order (search, categories, tags, recent posts, archives). You can also configure the number of recent posts, category and tag counts, define three taxonomies (tag, category, archive), and set related-post weights based on tags and categories.

Before use, note that the theme requires Hugo 0.120 or later and must use the Hugo extended version. The repository does not provide further details on style customization, multilingual support, or comment systems; these aspects need to be confirmed by checking the source code.

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Use Cases

Building a personal blog and publishing illustrated articles
Creating a site organized by categories and tags for documentation or notes
Article-based sites that need sidebar widgets (search, categories, tags, archives)

Suitable For

Individual bloggers using Hugo who want a quick start
Sites that prefer a minimal article list and inner-page reading experience
Blogs that need to organize content by tags and categories and display related posts

Getting started & customization

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Requires Hugo 0.120 or later
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Must use the Hugo extended version
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Configure permalinks, Params, sidebar, widgets, taxonomies, and related in config as shown in the README example
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Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked against their respective licenses

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Free to use · keep license notice

This entry covers the free version in the public repository under the MIT license; the free scope applies to this version's code and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.

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You may use, modify, commercialize, and distribute this version's code for free.
When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full 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

Using this theme requires Hugo 0.120 or later and must use the Hugo extended version; the standard Hugo version cannot build it properly.
Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked against their respective licenses; the code's MIT license alone is not sufficient to judge them.
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* Hugo 0.120 or higher * Hugo extended version
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https://github.com/Dim0000/simple-frame/blob/main/LICENSE https://github.com/Dim0000/simple-frame/blob/main/README.md

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Template Information

Source platforms: Hugo Themes
Documentation and maintenance reference score: More documented · 83 / 100
Technologies: Hugo
Website type: Blog

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Repository update recorded: 2025-11-01
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# Simple Frame

[![](https://github.com/Dim0000/simple-frame/actions/workflows/gh-pages.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Dim0000/simple-frame/actions/workflows/gh-pages.yml)
[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](https://github.com/Dim0000/simple-frame/blob/main/LICENSE)

A minimal and fast Hugo theme for blogs and personal sites.

## Preview

![Screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Dim0000/simple-frame/main/images/screenshot.png)

## Requirements

* Hugo 0.120 or higher
* Hugo extended version

## Configuration

```toml
title = "Simple Frame"

[permalinks]
  search = "/search/"

[Params]
  Subtitle = "Minimal Hugo theme."
  mainSections = ["post", "docs"]
  post_meta = ["date", "categories", "taglist"]
  dateformat = "2006-01-02"
  toc = true
  pager = true

[Params.sidebar]
  home = "right"
  list = "right"
  single = "right"
  widgets = ["search", "categories", "taglist", "recent", "archives"]

[Params.widgets]
  recent_num = 5
  categories_counter = true
  tags_counter = true
  
[taxonomies]
  tag = "tags"
  category = "categories"
  archive = "archives"

[related]
  includeNewer = true
[[related.indices]]
  name = "tags"
  weight = 80
[[related.indices]]
  name = "categories"
  weight = 60
```

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