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hugo-theme-paper-starter — Next.js Blog Template

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A quick start template based on the Hugo Paper theme, preconfigured with Hugo Modules and GitHub Actions, aimed at building minimal responsive blogs with Hugo.

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References the precompiled Hugo Paper theme via Hugo Modules, with no need to build theme source code

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Includes a built-in GitHub Actions workflow for automatic deployment to GitHub Pages

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Supports English and Chinese bilingual content, with articles created in separate language directories

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The theme provides light/dark mode, search, and Giscus comments, among other common blog capabilities

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Comes with documentation for getting started, configuration, and deployment, explaining installation and publishing steps

Template Details

This is a blog starter template for Hugo, used to quickly set up a site based on the Hugo Paper theme. The template itself does not include the theme source code; instead, it references a precompiled version of the Hugo Paper theme via Hugo Modules, so you do not need to compile theme assets yourself. The repository provides a GitHub Actions workflow to automatically deploy the site to GitHub Pages, along with documentation for installation, configuration, and deployment.

Content organization supports multiple languages (English/Chinese), with articles created in separate directories per language, and front matter using fields such as title, date, draft, description, categories, and tags. The theme provides light/dark mode, search, and Giscus comments, and the template has these capabilities wired into the default configuration.

Before use, you need Hugo Extended, Git, Go, Node.js, and pnpm. Follow the documentation to run hugo mod get -u, pnpm install, and pnpm dev to start locally. The template's MIT license covers only the code itself; third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons, as well as external services like domains and hosting, require separate license and cost verification.

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Is it right for your project?

Use Cases

  • Building a personal minimal-style blog with Hugo and publishing it to GitHub Pages
  • Writing and publishing for sites that need bilingual English and Chinese content
  • Blog projects that want to use a precompiled theme directly without compiling theme assets
  • Maintaining a static blog with a GitHub repository as the collaboration and deployment entry point

Suitable For

  • Developers familiar with or willing to use Hugo and Hugo Modules
  • Individual authors who need a multilingual blog content structure
  • Teams or individuals who prefer to automatically deploy static sites with GitHub Actions

Getting started & customization

Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.

  1. 1

    Requires Hugo Extended v0.120.0+, Git 2.0+, Go 1.20+, Node.js v18.0+, and pnpm v8.0+

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    After cloning the repository, run hugo mod get -u to initialize Hugo Modules, then run pnpm install to install search-related dependencies

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    Use pnpm dev for local development, accessible by default at http://localhost:1313

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    To update the theme, run hugo mod get -u and hugo mod tidy

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    The MIT license covers only the code; demo images, fonts, icons, and external services such as hosting require separate license and cost confirmation

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Free to use · keep license notice

This 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 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.
  • When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice.
  • The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.

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  • 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.
  • Using this template requires Hugo Extended v0.120.0+, Git 2.0+, Go 1.20+, Node.js v18.0+, and pnpm v8.0+ to be installed in advance; Node.js is used for the Pagefind search feature, and without these external toolchains, installation and local running cannot be completed as documented.
  • The comment feature depends on Giscus, an external service that must be enabled and configured with the corresponding repository and discussions on GitHub; it is an external dependency outside the template.
  • Automatic deployment depends on GitHub Actions and GitHub Pages services, requiring a GitHub account and repository; this is an external platform dependency rather than a built-in template capability.
  • The Vercel, Netlify, and Cloudflare Pages deployment methods listed in the documentation all depend on third-party hosting platforms and may involve account registration and the platforms' own fees or quota limits, which must be checked independently.
  • This template references a precompiled release theme repository via Hugo Modules; the theme source code is in another development repository, and using and modifying the theme requires checking the respective repository's license and instructions separately.
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- Hugo Extended v0.120.0+ - Git 2.0+ - Go 1.20+ - Node.js v18.0+ (for Pagefind search) - pnpm v8.0+

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- 💬 Giscus comments integration

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This starter includes GitHub Actions for automatic deployment to GitHub Pages.

Original README

- [Vercel](docs/DEPLOYMENT.md#vercel) - [Netlify](docs/DEPLOYMENT.md#netlify) - [Cloudflare Pages](docs/DEPLOYMENT.md#cloudflare-pages)

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- [Development Repository](https://github.com/ouraihub-hugo-themes/hugo-theme-paper) - Source code - [Distribution Repository](https://github.com/ouraihub-hugo-themes/hugo-theme-paper-dist) - Pre-compiled (used by this starter)

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Next.js · Astro · Hugo · React
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Blog · Starter
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# Hugo Paper Starter

English | [简体中文](README.zh.md)

A quick start template for [Hugo Paper](https://github.com/ouraihub-hugo-themes/hugo-theme-paper) theme - a minimal, responsive blog theme inspired by AstroPaper.

**Features:**
- ✅ Pre-configured with Hugo Modules
- ✅ Uses pre-compiled theme (no build tools needed)
- ✅ GitHub Actions deployment included
- ✅ Multilingual support (English/Chinese)
- ✅ Ready to use out of the box

## 📖 Documentation

- **[Getting Started](docs/GETTING_STARTED.md)** - Installation and first steps
- **[Configuration](docs/CONFIGURATION.md)** - Detailed configuration guide
- **[Deployment](docs/DEPLOYMENT.md)** - Deploy to GitHub Pages
- **[Quick Setup](docs/SETUP_DEPLOYMENT.md)** - One-minute deployment guide
- **[Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)** - Version history

**Theme Repositories:**
- [Development Repository](https://github.com/ouraihub-hugo-themes/hugo-theme-paper) - Source code
- [Distribution Repository](https://github.com/ouraihub-hugo-themes/hugo-theme-paper-dist) - Pre-compiled (used by this starter)

## 🚀 Quick Start

### Prerequisites

- Hugo Extended v0.120.0+
- Git 2.0+
- Go 1.20+
- Node.js v18.0+ (for Pagefind search)
- pnpm v8.0+

### Installation

1. **Use this template** (click the green button above)
2. **Clone your repository**
   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/your-repo.git
   cd your-repo
   ```
3. **Initialize Hugo Modules**
   ```bash
   hugo mod get -u
   ```
4. **Install dependencies** (for search)
   ```bash
   pnpm install
   ```
5. **Start development server**
   ```bash
   pnpm dev
   ```
6. **Visit** http://localhost:1313

See [Getting Started Guide](docs/GETTING_STARTED.md) for detailed instructions.

## ✨ Features

- 🎨 Minimal and responsive design
- 🌓 Dark/Light mode support
- 🔍 Built-in search functionality
- 🌐 Multilingual (English/Chinese)
- ⚡️ Fast performance
- ♿️ WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility
- 🎯 SEO optimized
- 💬 Giscus comments integration

## 📝 Creating Content

### Create a new post

```bash
# English post
hugo new content/en/post/my-first-post.md

# Chinese post
hugo new content/zh/post/my-first-post.md
```

### Edit the post

```yaml
---
title: "My First Post"
date: 2024-01-15T10:00:00+08:00
draft: false
description: "Post description"
categories: ["Technology"]
tags: ["Hugo", "Blog"]
---

Your content here...
```

See [Getting Started Guide](docs/GETTING_STARTED.md) for more details.

## 🚢 Deployment

This starter includes GitHub Actions for automatic deployment to GitHub Pages.

**Other platforms:**
- [Vercel](docs/DEPLOYMENT.md#vercel)
- [Netlify](docs/DEPLOYMENT.md#netlify)
- [Cloudflare Pages](docs/DEPLOYMENT.md#cloudflare-pages)

See [Deployment Guide](docs/DEPLOYMENT.md) for detailed instructions.

## 🔄 Updating Theme

```bash
hugo mod get -u
hugo mod tidy
```

## 🤝 Contributing

Issues and Pull Requests are welcome!

## 📄 License

MIT License - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.

## 🔗 Links

- [Hugo Paper Theme](https://github.com/ouraihub-hugo-themes/hugo-theme-paper)
- [Hugo Documentation](https://gohugo.io/documentation/)

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