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hestia-pure — Hugo Starter Template

By diwao

Hestia Pure is a Hugo theme built on Pure.css, released under the MIT license in its repository, and suited to simple personal sites or blogs.

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Hugo theme based on Pure.css, with styles maintained centrally in static/css/style.css

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No external asset build step required; does not depend on a front-end bundling toolchain

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Configure site description, keywords, social accounts, Google Analytics and custom search via [params]

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Author information uses the name, profile and image fields of [params.author]

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Repository includes an exampleSite that can be previewed directly with hugo server

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MIT license, permitting use, modification, commercial use and distribution of this version of the code

Template Details

Hestia Pure is a Hugo theme whose styles are built on Pure.css, with the repository released under the MIT license. Using the theme is straightforward: clone the repository into the Hugo site's themes directory and set theme to hestia-pure in the site configuration. The README states that no additional asset build step is required; CSS is maintained directly in static/css/style.css, so it does not depend on a front-end bundling toolchain.

For configuration, the theme reads parameters such as description, keywords, twitter, github, facebook, googleAnalytics and googleCustomSearch under [params], while author information uses the name, profile and image fields of [params.author]. For compatibility with older sites, it still reads the lowercase googleanalytics and googlecustomsearch parameter names, but the top-level [author] configuration is no longer supported in current Hugo versions. The repository includes an exampleSite, which can be run with hugo server by specifying source, themesDir and theme.

The limitations are: the material only covers installation and configuration of the theme itself; it does not describe specific capabilities such as content types, pagination, multilingual support or SEO output, nor does it provide licensing information for third-party assets such as demo images, fonts or icons, which must be checked separately under their respective licenses.

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Use Cases

  • Building an article-focused personal blog
  • Replacing the theme of an existing Hugo site with a lightweight one
  • Previewing the theme locally with exampleSite before deciding whether to adopt it
  • Using it as a reference project for learning Hugo theme directory structure and configuration

Suitable For

  • Users building sites with Hugo who want fewer style dependencies
  • Developers who need an MIT-licensed theme with freely modifiable code
  • Maintainers who accept editing CSS files directly and do not rely on a front-end build process
  • Those who want to evaluate the theme's appearance via the example site before deciding to use it

Getting started & customization

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    Requires Hugo 0.161.1 or later

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    Clone the repository into the site's themes directory: git clone https://github.com/diwao/hestia-pure.git themes/hestia-pure

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    Set theme = "hestia-pure" in the site configuration

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    Author information uses [params.author]; the top-level [author] is no longer supported in current Hugo versions

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    Run the example site: hugo server --source exampleSite --themesDir ../.. --theme hestia-pure --logLevel info

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Usage conditions & limitations

Free to use · keep license notice

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

Must comply with when using

  • Permits free use, modification, commercial use and distribution of this version of the code.
  • 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 0.161.1 or later; earlier Hugo versions cannot use it.
  • Author information must be configured with [params.author]; the older top-level [author] configuration is no longer supported in current Hugo versions.
  • Enabling Google Analytics and custom search requires entering the corresponding Google service identifiers in the configuration; these are external services, and their account and usage costs are your responsibility.
  • Demo images, fonts, icons and other third-party assets must be checked under their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by 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

Hugo 0.161.1 or newer

Original README

the legacy top-level `[author]` configuration is no longer supported

Original README

googleAnalytics = "G-XXXXXXXXXX" googleCustomSearch = "xxxxxxxxx"

Original README
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Technologies
Hugo
Website type
Starter
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# Hestia Pure

Hestia Pure is a simple Hugo theme built with Pure.css.

![screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diwao/hestia-pure/master/static/image/theme/screenshot.png)

## Requirements

- Hugo 0.161.1 or newer
- No external asset build step is required

## Installation

Clone this repository into your Hugo site's `themes` directory:

```sh
git clone https://github.com/diwao/hestia-pure.git themes/hestia-pure
```

Then set the theme in your site configuration:

```toml
theme = "hestia-pure"
```

## Configuration

The recommended configuration shape is:

```toml
baseURL = "https://example.com/"
languageCode = "en-US"
title = "Example Site"
theme = "hestia-pure"

[params]
description = "A short description of your site."
keywords = "hugo,theme,blog"
twitter = "example"
github = "example"
facebook = "example"
googleAnalytics = "G-XXXXXXXXXX"
googleCustomSearch = "xxxxxxxxx"

[params.author]
name = "Your Name"
profile = "A short profile shown in the footer."
image = "image/theme/author.png"
```

For compatibility, the theme still reads the legacy lowercase `googleanalytics` and `googlecustomsearch` parameter names. Author information should use `[params.author]` on current Hugo versions; the legacy top-level `[author]` configuration is no longer supported.

## Development

CSS is maintained directly in `static/css/style.css`.

You can run the bundled example site with:

```sh
hugo server --source exampleSite --themesDir ../.. --theme hestia-pure --logLevel info
```

## License

MIT License

## Author

Daisuke Iwao
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