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E25DX — Hugo Blog Template

By dumindu

E25DX is a Hugo theme for technical documentation and blogs, supporting multiple documentation sets, light and dark modes, a configurable sidebar, and Pagefind local search, without relying on node/npm or external CSS, JS, icon, or font frameworks.

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Responsive and adaptive layout for desktop and mobile

Supports light and dark mode switching

Supports multiple documentation sets and blog content

Menus are defined through Hugo configuration, and the sidebar is customized using Hugo data templates

Homepage sections are composed of independent partials, CSS, and data templates that can be reused

Integrates Pagefind for local search

Template Details

E25DX is a Hugo theme for technical documentation and blogs. In the README, the author states the goal is to build simple, modular technical documentation and blog sites without using node/npm or any external CSS, JS, icon, or font frameworks. The theme provides responsive and adaptive layouts, supports light and dark mode switching, can host multiple documentation sets, and includes blog functionality.

For navigation and content organization, menus are implemented through Hugo configuration, the sidebar is customized using Hugo data templates, and homepage sections are composed of independent partials, CSS, and data templates that can be reused. Search is integrated through Pagefind as a local search solution.

The theme's positioning comes from the author's prior experience maintaining the documentation for the Hexo navy theme and subsequent iterations on the Docura project. E25DX is the next version, emphasizing a modern UI, full local search, and a blog theme. The repository uses the MIT license, and the demo site and screenshots come from the public repository.

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Use Cases

Building a technical documentation site that needs multiple documentation sets organized side by side
Maintaining both documentation and blog content on the same site
Wanting to control menu and sidebar structure using Hugo configuration and data templates
Needing local search without relying on an external search service
Needing light and dark modes and a responsive layout for a documentation or blog frontend

Suitable For

Developers building technical documentation or blogs with Hugo
Static site projects that prefer not to introduce node/npm or external CSS, JS, icon, or font frameworks
Documentation maintainers who need multiple documentation sets, a configurable sidebar, and local search
Individuals or teams who want to combine documentation and blog content on the same site

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The theme is based on Hugo, so a Hugo runtime environment is required before use.
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The README explicitly states that the build process does not use node/npm or external CSS, JS, icon, or font frameworks.
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The search feature depends on the Pagefind integration.
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Menus are defined through Hugo configuration, and the sidebar is customized through Hugo data templates.
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Template Information

Source platforms: Hugo Themes
Documentation and maintenance reference score: More documented · 92 / 100
Technologies: Hugo
Website type: Blog · Documentation

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# E25DX

## Inspiration

- Build a simple and modular technical documentation and blog.
- Build the website without using node/npm or any external frameworks(CSS, JS, icon, font).

> [!IMPORTANT]
> - As a maintainer of a technical documentation, I started with [navy theme](https://github.com/hexojs/site/tree/master/themes/navy) of [Hexo](https://hexo.io) docs in 2018.
> - Then I created [Docura](https://docura.github.io/) to add light and dark modes and copied `yaml` based sidebars inspired by the Navy theme.
> - e25DX is the next iteration, with a modern UI, fully local search, and a blog theme.

## Features

- [x] Responsive and adaptive layouts.
- [x] Support for light and dark modes.
- [x] Support for multiple documentation sets.
- [x] Support for a blog.
- [x] Implement a menu via Hugo configs.
- [x] Customizable sidebars using Hugo data templates.
- [x] Plug-and-play/ repeatable home page blocks using separate partials/ css/ data templates.
- [x] Integrate a search via Pagefind.

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