A personalized modified version of Hugo-PaperMod maintained by DriftingBoats
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Drifting-PaperMod — Hugo Blog Template
By DriftingBoats
Drifting-PaperMod is a customized Hugo-PaperMod theme used by the personal blog of Drifting Boats, built on Hugo and released under the MIT license.
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Targets Hugo sites and is installed as a Git submodule
The README requires Hugo Extended 0.146.0 or later
Released under the MIT license, with standard license text included in the repository
Provides an online demo site at blog.drifting.boats
Template Details
Drifting-PaperMod is a Hugo theme modified by DriftingBoats from Hugo-PaperMod, used for the personal blog blog.drifting.boats. The repository description explicitly states that it is a personalized version for that blog, not a general-purpose distribution.
The theme is installed as a Git submodule into the themes directory of a Hugo site and enabled via the theme field in the site configuration. The README specifies a requirement of Hugo Extended 0.146.0 or later; installation, updates, and local development all revolve around Git repository operations.
The repository does not provide a feature list or a description of differences from upstream PaperMod, so the specific customizations must be determined from the repository code and the demo site.
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Use Cases
- Replacing or trying a PaperMod-style customized theme for a Hugo blog
- Referencing the theme's Git submodule installation and update workflow
- Evaluating the theme's actual presentation using the demo site as a reference
Suitable For
- Developers building personal blogs with Hugo
- Users who want to make personalized adjustments based on PaperMod
- Site maintainers who accept managing themes as Git submodules
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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Hugo Extended 0.146.0 or later must be installed first
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Add the repository to themes/Drifting-PaperMod via git submodule add
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Enable Drifting-PaperMod in the theme field of the site configuration
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Update the theme using git submodule update --remote --merge
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The repository does not explain the specific differences from upstream PaperMod; it is advisable to check the code before use
License & source material
Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis listing covers the free version in the public repository under the MIT license; the free scope applies to that version's code and does not imply that 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 full MIT license notice.
- The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.
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- 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 determine this.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur separate charges.
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https://github.com/DriftingBoats/Drifting-PaperMod/blob/main/LICENSEhttps://github.com/DriftingBoats/Drifting-PaperMod/blob/main/README.mdPermission is hereby granted, free of charge
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 80 / 100
- Technologies
- Hugo
- Website type
- Blog
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- 2026-03-12
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-13
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2026-10-13T03:11:11.669Z
Source file / repository# Drifting-PaperMod Personalized [Hugo-PaperMod](https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod) theme used by [Drifting Boats](https://blog.drifting.boats/). ## Requirements - Hugo Extended >= `0.146.0` ## Install (Git Submodule) ```bash git submodule add --depth=1 https://github.com/DriftingBoats/Drifting-PaperMod.git themes/Drifting-PaperMod git submodule update --init --recursive ``` ## Enable Theme ```yaml theme: - Drifting-PaperMod ``` ## Update Theme in Site Repo ```bash git submodule update --remote --merge themes/Drifting-PaperMod git add themes/Drifting-PaperMod git commit -m "theme: update Drifting-PaperMod" git push ``` ## Development ```bash git clone https://github.com/DriftingBoats/Drifting-PaperMod.git ```
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