Based on Cupertino design, with official description stating its appearance is close to Apple Newsroom
HexoBlog
hexo-theme-cupertino — Hexo Blog Template
By MrWillCom
A Hexo blog theme with a Cupertino design style, visually close to Apple Newsroom, installable via npm or by cloning into the themes directory.
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Since v2, supports installation via npm, or cloning into the themes/cupertino directory
Uses a separate _config.cupertino.yml to override the theme's default configuration
Provides an online preview and a separate documentation site
Released under the MIT license, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of the code
Template Details
hexo-theme-cupertino is a free theme developed by MrWillCom for Hexo blogs, released under the MIT license. The theme is based on the Cupertino design language, and its official description states that its appearance is similar to Apple Newsroom, aiming to give Hexo blogs typography and details closer to Apple's style.
There are two installation methods: since v2, it can be installed via npm as hexo-theme-cupertino, or the repository can be cloned into the blog's themes/cupertino directory and dependencies installed; then set theme to cupertino in the blog's _config.yml. For configuration, a _config.cupertino.yml file must be placed alongside _config.yml to override the default configuration, with more detailed instructions pointing to a separate theme documentation site.
The repository provides an online preview (blog.mrwillcom.com) and a documentation site (cupertino.mrwillcom.com). The README also includes badges for Product Hunt, npm downloads, GitHub Release, as well as contribution and donation links. Third-party assets of the theme (demo images, fonts, icons, etc.) must be checked separately under their respective licenses; the MIT license for the code does not cover these.
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Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Changing an existing Hexo blog to an Apple-style blog theme
- Building a Hexo personal blog focused on article reading with a clean visual style
- Cloning the theme source locally to modify styles and configuration as needed
- Referencing its Cupertino-style typography for a Hexo site prototype
Suitable For
- Users who already have a Hexo blog set up and want to change the theme
- Bloggers who prefer an Apple Newsroom-style visual style
- Developers who can manage theme dependencies via npm or git
- Site maintainers who need theme code that can be modified and used commercially under the MIT license
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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A Hexo blog environment must be prepared first
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npm install: npm install hexo-theme-cupertino; or git clone into themes/cupertino and run npm install in that directory
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Set theme: cupertino in the blog's _config.yml
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Create _config.cupertino.yml alongside _config.yml and write custom configuration to override defaults
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To update: for npm installation run npm install hexo-theme-cupertino@latest; for cloning, run git pull in the theme directory and reinstall dependencies
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 91 / 100
- Technologies
- Hexo
- Website type
- Blog
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<h1 align="center">Hexo Theme Cupertino</h1>
<p align="center">The Hexo Blog Theme Cupertino.</p>
<p align="center"><a href="https://blog.mrwillcom.com/"><strong>Preview</strong></a> / <a href="https://cupertino.mrwillcom.com/">Docs</a></p>
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<p align="center">✨ <em>Give a star if you like this!</em> ✨</p>
This is a modern and elegant theme for your Hexo blog, which is beautifully designed and has gorgeous details. It's based on Cupertino Design, so it looks similar to [Apple Newsroom](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/).
With Theme Cupertino, your blogging experience will be hugely elevated, and your ideas can be shared in an effortless way.
## Installation
Before getting started, make sure you have already set up a [Hexo](https://hexo.io/) blog.
Since v2, you can install via npm:
```sh
$ npm install hexo-theme-cupertino
```
Or, you may clone Theme Cupertino to `themes/cupertino`:
```sh
$ git clone https://github.com/MrWillCom/hexo-theme-cupertino.git themes/cupertino
# install dependencies
$ cd themes/cupertino
$ npm install
```
Then, go to your blog configuration `_config.yml` and set:
```yaml
theme: cupertino
```
## Update
If you installed Theme Cupertino via npm, run:
```sh
$ npm install hexo-theme-cupertino@latest
```
Or if you cloned it via Git, go to the theme directory and pull the latest changes:
```sh
$ cd themes/cupertino
$ git pull
# install latest dependencies
$ npm install
```
## Configuration
You need a `_config.cupertino.yml` file beside `_config.yml` to contain your configuration, which will override the defaults.
For more detailed guides, visit [Theme Cupertino Docs](https://cupertino.mrwillcom.com/).
## Contributing
All friendly contributions are welcome! Start contributing by following the existing issues or little fixes.
Not familiar with code? It's okay, feel free to report bugs or suggest something.
## Donating
If you like Theme Cupertino, please consider donating to encourage me. Your support is greatly appreciated! Starring and sharing this repository will also help a lot.
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## Activities
## Contributors
Theme Cupertino would not be possible without the help from the contributors.
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