The homepage is an academic-style personal page showing an avatar, bio, skill groups, and social links
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hexo-theme-nova — Hexo Blog Template
By liangqianxing
hexo-theme-nova is a Hexo theme that combines an academic-style personal homepage with a blog, offering dark/light mode switching, a table-of-contents sidebar, and a responsive layout.
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The blog post list is located at /blog/ and uses a card layout
Supports dark and light mode switching and remembers the choice via localStorage
Post pages provide a table-of-contents sidebar and can display reading time
Uses pure CSS and vanilla JavaScript, with no front-end framework dependency
Uses Inter and Noto Sans SC fonts, accommodating Chinese and English typography
Template Details
hexo-theme-nova is a blog theme for Hexo, positioned to merge an academic-style personal homepage and a blog into a single site. The homepage serves as a personal page displaying an avatar, bio, skill groups, and social links, while the blog post list is placed under the /blog/ path and presented as cards. The theme includes dark and light mode switching and remembers the user's choice via localStorage; post pages provide a table-of-contents sidebar and also support reading time display. Styles are implemented with pure CSS and vanilla JavaScript, with no front-end framework dependency, and the fonts are Inter and Noto Sans SC, accommodating both Chinese and English typography.
Before use, the Hexo configuration must be adjusted according to the README: clone the theme directory into themes/nova and set theme: nova in _config.yml, change index_generator's path to /blog/, and set the layout of source/index.md to index so that the homepage renders as the personal page. Theme configuration is centralized in themes/nova/_config.yml, where you can fill in name, Chinese and English names, tagline, bio, avatar, location, social links, menu, skill groups, and switches such as dark_mode, toc, and reading_time. The default menu points to blog, archives, about, and friends.
In terms of limitations, the theme is based on Hexo 7.0 and above; the repository uses the MIT license, but third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately under their respective licenses. The README does not describe content management beyond pagination, comments, search, or analytics, so you should confirm whether it meets your needs before use.
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Use Cases
- Building a Hexo site that includes both a personal academic homepage and a blog
- Wanting the homepage to show a personal bio, skills, and social links, with the blog placed separately under the /blog/ path
- A blog that needs dark mode, a post table of contents, and a responsive layout
- Preferring a theme implemented with pure CSS and vanilla JavaScript without introducing a front-end framework
Suitable For
- Users building a blog with Hexo 7.0 and above
- Developers or researchers who need an academic-style personal homepage and blog displayed together
- Users who want a theme that does not depend on a front-end framework and is easy to adjust styles themselves
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
- 1
Clone the repository into the themes/nova directory of the Hexo site and set theme: nova in _config.yml
- 2
Change index_generator's path to /blog/ so the blog list routes to that path
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Set layout to index in the front matter of source/index.md so the homepage renders as the personal page
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Copy themes/nova/_config.yml and fill in configuration items such as profile, social, menu, and skills
- 5
The theme is based on Hexo 7.0 and above; third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked under their respective licenses
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Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version under the MIT license in the public repository; the free scope is the code of that version and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- The code of this version may be used, modified, used commercially, and distributed for free.
- When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the complete 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
- This theme is a Hexo blog theme and must be used with Hexo 7.0 and above; it cannot run independently of Hexo.
- Before use, you must modify Hexo's index_generator configuration to route the blog list to /blog/, otherwise the homepage and blog paths will not render as expected.
- You must manually set layout to index in the front matter of source/index.md for the homepage to render as the personal page.
- Theme functionality depends on copying and filling in configuration items such as profile, social, menu, and skills in themes/nova/_config.yml.
- 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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Original License Text
A modern Hexo theme that combines an **academic personal homepage** with a **blog**
Original README
Also update `index_generator` to route the blog list to `/blog/`
Original README
And update your `source/index.md`:
Original README
https://github.com/liangqianxing/hexo-theme-nova/blob/main/LICENSEhttps://github.com/liangqianxing/hexo-theme-nova/blob/main/README.mdCopy `themes/nova/_config.yml` and customize:
Original README
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- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 75 / 100
- Technologies
- Hexo
- Website type
- Blog
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- 2026-04-06
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Source file / repository# hexo-theme-nova A modern Hexo theme that combines an **academic personal homepage** with a **blog** — clean, fast, and fully responsive.   ## Features - 🏠 **Academic homepage** as landing page — avatar, bio, skills, social links - 📝 **Blog section** at `/blog/` with card-based post list - 🌙 **Dark / Light mode** toggle with localStorage persistence - 📖 **TOC sidebar** for posts - ⚡ **Zero dependencies** — pure CSS + vanilla JS - 📱 **Fully responsive** — mobile-first design - 🔤 **Inter + Noto Sans SC** — beautiful bilingual typography ## Preview > Live demo: [liangqianxing.github.io](https://liangqianxing.github.io) | Homepage (Light) | Homepage (Dark) | |:---:|:---:| |  |  | | Blog List | Post Detail | |:---:|:---:| |  |  | ## Installation ```bash cd your-hexo-blog git clone https://github.com/liangqianxing/hexo-theme-nova themes/nova ``` Then set in your `_config.yml`: ```yaml theme: nova ``` Also update `index_generator` to route the blog list to `/blog/`: ```yaml index_generator: path: '/blog/' per_page: 10 order_by: -date ``` And update your `source/index.md`: ```yaml --- title: Home layout: index --- ``` ## Configuration Copy `themes/nova/_config.yml` and customize: ```yaml profile: name: Your Name name_cn: 你的名字 tagline: Your tagline here bio: A short bio about yourself. avatar: /images/avatar.jpg location: China social: github: https://github.com/yourname email: [email protected] rss: /atom.xml menu: - name: 博客 url: /blog/ - name: 归档 url: /archives/ - name: 关于 url: /about/ skills: - category: Frontend items: [HTML, CSS, JavaScript] - category: Backend items: [Node.js, Python] dark_mode: true toc: true reading_time: true ``` ## Navigation The default menu links: | Name | Path | |------|------| | 博客 | `/blog/` | | 归档 | `/archives/` | | 关于 | `/about/` | | 友链 | `/links/` | ## License [MIT](LICENSE)
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