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simpleblox — Hugo Blog Template

By okabrionz

simpleblox is a Bootstrap-based Hugo blog theme. The repository is MIT-licensed and includes an exampleSite configuration.

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Bootstrap-based Hugo blog theme

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Includes an exampleSite and a config.toml example ready to copy

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Supports configuring facebook, twitter, and github social accounts in params

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Defines navigation menu items via menu.main

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Repository is MIT-licensed and includes theme screenshots provided by the author

Template Details

simpleblox is a blog theme for Hugo. The README states that it is built on Bootstrap and provides theme screenshots. Installation involves running git clone in the themes directory of a Hugo site, then copying config.toml from exampleSite to the site root and modifying parameters such as baseurl, title, author, copyright, paginate, and theme as needed.

The theme configures social accounts such as facebook, twitter, and github via [params], and defines main navigation items via [menu.main] (the example is Home with weight -10). The README also provides a Netlify deploy button. The repository was last updated in 2019 and provides no further details on template structure, shortcodes, or content types.

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Use Cases

  • Building a personal blog focused on post lists and article content with Hugo
  • Sites that need a Bootstrap style foundation and want to quickly apply an existing configuration
  • Static blog projects intended for deployment to Netlify

Suitable For

  • Developers using Hugo and familiar with config.toml configuration
  • Users who want to freely modify and distribute theme code under the MIT license
  • Bloggers who prefer a Bootstrap-style interface

Getting started & customization

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    Run git clone https://github.com/okabrionz/simpleblox in the themes directory of a Hugo site

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    Copy config.toml from exampleSite to the site root and modify as needed

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    Set theme = "simpleblox" in the configuration and fill in fields such as baseurl, title, and author

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    Optionally fill in social accounts under [params] and define navigation items under [menu.main]

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    The README provides a Netlify deployment entry; third-party assets such as demo images must be checked for licensing independently

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Hugo
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# Simple Blox
Simple and blazing fast Bootstrap 4 Theme for Your blog.

Build using [Bootstrap 4.1.3](https://getbootstrap.com/) dedicated for [Hugo Themes](https://themes.gohugo.io/)

![Hugo Simple Blox Theme](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/okabrionz/simpleblox/master/images/screenshot.jpg)


## Installation

Inside the folder of your Hugo site run:

    cd themes
    git clone https://github.com/okabrionz/simpleblox

For more information read the official [setup guide](//gohugo.io/overview/installing/) of Hugo.


## Getting started

After installing the **Simple Blox Theme** successfully it requires a just a few more steps to get your site finally running.


### The config file

Take a look inside the [`exampleSite`](//github.com/okabrionz/simpleblox/tree/master/exampleSite) folder of this theme. You'll find a file called [`config.toml`](//github.com/okabrionz/simpleblox/blob/master/exampleSite/config.toml). To use it, copy the [`config.toml`](//github.com/okabrionz/simpleblox/blob/master/exampleSite/config.toml) in the root folder of your Hugo site. Feel free to customize this theme as you like.

### Config Settings

```
baseurl = "/"
title = "Your Website Title"
author = "John Doe"
copyright = "Copyright © 2008–2018, John Doe all rights reserved." #You can also use HTML code here.
canonifyurls = true
paginate = 3
theme = "simpleblox" #This parameter is required to use this theme

[params]
facebook = "antihacx"
twitter = "antihacx"
github = "okabrionz"

[menu]
    [menu.main]
    name = "Home"
    url = "/"
    weight = "-10"
```
If You have any feature requests and ideas, please feel free to [submit new Issue](https://github.com/okabrionz/simpleblox/issues/new).

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