Hugo blog theme built with Bootstrap 5
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hugo-bootstrap-5 — Hugo Blog Template
By NotWoods
A simple Hugo blog theme based on Bootstrap 5, supporting multilingual and menu configuration, under the MIT license.
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Navigation bar renders Hugo's main menu by default
Supports multilingual, with i18n including English and Spanish translations by default
Brand area can be replaced by overriding the brand.html partial template
exampleSite provides config.toml and brand template examples
Installed and updated as a git submodule
Template Details
hugo-bootstrap-5 is a Hugo blog theme built with Bootstrap 5, and the author states it was inspired by hugo-bootstrap. The theme is positioned as simple and suitable as a starting point for a personal blog or content site.
In terms of functionality, the theme renders the main menu in the navigation bar through Hugo's menu template; it supports multilingual, with the i18n directory providing English and Spanish translation packages by default; the brand area can be replaced by overriding layouts/partials/brand.html. The repository's exampleSite directory provides a config.toml configuration example and a brand partial template example for reference when setting up.
Installation is done by adding the repository as a git submodule to the Hugo site's themes/hugo-bootstrap-5 directory, and theme updates can then be obtained by updating the submodule. The README does not elaborate on specific features such as article lists, pagination, SEO, or comments, so it is recommended to check against the exampleSite and actual needs before use.
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Use Cases
- Building a personal blog with Hugo and wanting to use Bootstrap 5 styling
- Needing a multilingual blog with default translations including English and Spanish
- Wanting to customize the site brand area by overriding a partial template
- Managing the theme as a git submodule and updating it with upstream
Suitable For
- Developers familiar with Hugo's directory structure and configuration
- Bloggers who accept Bootstrap 5's default visual style
- Multilingual sites needing an English or Spanish interface
- Users who want to use and modify the theme code under the MIT license
Getting started & customization
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In the Hugo site root, run git submodule add https://github.com/NotWoods/hugo-bootstrap-5.git themes/hugo-bootstrap-5, and initialize and update the submodule.
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Configure the site by referring to exampleSite/config.toml; the menu needs to be set up as the main menu following Hugo's menu template approach.
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To replace the brand area, create layouts/partials/brand.html in the site; you can refer to exampleSite/layouts/partials/brand.html.
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Multilingual translation packages are located in the theme's i18n directory, providing English and Spanish by default.
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Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons need to be checked separately under 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 is the code of this version and does not imply that external services or third-party assets are free.
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- Partly documented · 65 / 100
- Technologies
- Hugo · HTML
- Website type
- Blog
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- 2022-03-26
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2026-10-02T10:10:19.977Z
Source file / repository# Hugo Bootstrap v5 Theme This is a simple Hugo theme using [Bootstrap v5](https://getbootstrap.com/), inspired by [hugo-bootstrap](https://github.com/Xzya/hugo-bootstrap). ## Installation You can install the theme either as a clone or submodule. I recommend the latter. From the root of your Hugo site, type the following: ```shell $ git submodule add https://github.com/NotWoods/hugo-bootstrap-5.git themes/hugo-bootstrap-5 $ git submodule init $ git submodule update ``` Now you can get updates to the theme in the future by updating the submodule: ``` $ git submodule update --remote themes/hugo-bootstrap-5 ``` ## Demo You can find a demo [here](https://themes.gohugo.io/theme/hugo-bootstrap-5/). ## Screenshots   ## Configuration Check `exampleSite/config.toml` for an example configuration. ## Brand The brand can be overriden by adding your own layout `layouts/partials/brand.html`. Check `exampleSite/layouts/partials/brand.html` for an example. ## Menu The navbar displays the `main` menus by default. You can find more details about how to configure it [here](https://gohugo.io/templates/menu-templates/), as well as in the `exampleSite`. ## Multilanguage The theme supports multiple languages. You can find the default translation bundles in `i18n` (english and spanish by default). ## License Open sourced under the [MIT license](./LICENSE.md).
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