A minimal links page theme built with Hugo
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glim-midnight — Hugo Starter Template
By mansoorbarri
glim-midnight is a minimal links page theme built with Hugo, featuring a dark appearance and Bootstrap layout, suitable for displaying a set of external links in one place.
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Based on Bootstrap with a dark color scheme
Declared as a responsive layout
The repository provides an online demo site
Code released under the MIT license
Template Details
glim-midnight is a Hugo theme released by author Mansoor Barri, positioned as a minimal links page. It is built on Bootstrap, uses a dark color scheme, centers the page structure on a list of links, and is declared as a responsive layout that displays across different screen widths. The theme repository provides a demo site, and the README gives installation steps: first create a new Hugo site, then clone the repository into the themes directory, with full steps pointing to the project wiki.
The theme is a starter-type template, with functionality limited to the single purpose of a links page; the README does not describe additional capabilities such as blogging, content management, multilingual support, or forms. The theme code is released under the MIT license, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution, but third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate verification of their respective licenses. The PageSpeed screenshots listed in the README are the author's own test results, and this introduction does not infer actual performance from them.
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Use Cases
- Organizing a set of frequently used external links for an individual or project
- Needing a static page that only displays links with a simple structure
- Using as a links page theme within a Hugo site
Suitable For
- Developers using Hugo who want to quickly set up a links page
- Users who prefer a dark, minimal visual style
- Projects needing code that can be freely modified and distributed under the MIT license
Getting started & customization
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First run hugo new site {sitename} to create a new site
- 2
After entering the site directory, clone the repository into the themes directory
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See the project wiki for complete installation and configuration steps
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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 noticeThis entry covers the free version under the MIT license in the public repository; the free scope applies to that version's code and does not mean 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.
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- Source platforms
- Hugo Themes
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 81 / 100
- Technologies
- Hugo
- Website type
- Starter
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- 2025-06-14
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-03
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Source file / repository## Glim Midnight
A minimal links page made with Hugo.
## Author:
- [Mansoor Barri](https://mansoorbarri.com)
### demo: https://glim-midnight.mansoorbarri.com
## Features
- Bootstrap
- Dark
- Minimal
- Responsive
## Screenshot
## Installation
- Make a new hugo site & clone
```
hugo new site {sitename}
cd {sitename}
git clone https://github.com/mansoorbarri/glim-midnight.git themes/coming-soon
```
Full guide can be found here: https://github.com/mansoorbarri/glim-midnight/wiki
## Performance
Google PageSpeed Insights
## Licence
This code is licensed under [MIT](https://github.com/mansoorbarri/glim-midnight/blob/main/LICENSE)
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