Minimal personal blog and portfolio theme built on Hugo
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jam — Hugo Portfolio Template
By ronv
Jam is a minimal personal blog and portfolio theme built on Hugo. It uses inline CSS and no JavaScript, and includes an Atom feed and basic SEO metadata.
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What stands out
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No JavaScript, with CSS output inline
Responsive layout for desktop and mobile
Built-in Atom feed
Includes SEO metadata such as Twitter Cards, Facebook Open Graph, and Schema.org
Styles written with Sass
Template Details
Jam is a Hugo theme published by ronv on GitHub, positioned as a minimal personal blog and portfolio site. The README states that its design emphasizes simplicity and cleanliness, with responsive layouts, CSS output inline, and no JavaScript. The theme provides an Atom feed, uses Sass for styling, and includes built-in SEO metadata such as Twitter Cards, Facebook Open Graph, and Schema.org. The repository contains LICENSE.md under the MIT License, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version of the code, provided the copyright notice and license notice are retained when distributing.
Based on the screenshots, the theme includes a homepage and inner pages such as about, suitable for personal sites focused on articles and portfolio entries. The repository materials do not list specific Hugo version requirements, configuration option lists, content type definitions, or menu structures, so before building a site you need to check the example configuration and template files in the repository directly. Third-party assets such as images, fonts, and icons in the demo site are not covered by the MIT License and must be verified separately.
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Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building an article-focused personal blog
- Showcasing a personal portfolio with an about page
- Static sites that need no JavaScript dependency
- Sites that need an Atom feed and basic social sharing metadata
Suitable For
- Developers building personal sites with Hugo
- Users who prefer minimal typography and a no-JS frontend
- Personal homepages that combine a blog and portfolio
- Users who want to freely modify theme code under the MIT License
Getting started & customization
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The theme is based on Hugo; install Hugo first and place it in the themes directory or import it as a module according to the repository instructions
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The repository does not list specific Hugo version requirements; check the repository configuration and template files to confirm compatibility
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Third-party assets such as images, fonts, and icons in the demo site must be verified separately under their respective licenses
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When distributing modified code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the complete MIT License notice
License & source material
Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version under the MIT License in the public repository; the free scope applies to this version of the code and does not mean that external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version of the code are permitted.
- When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the complete MIT License notice.
- The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.
Additional costs & items to verify
- 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 separate charges.
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https://github.com/ronv/jam/blob/main/LICENSE.mdhttps://github.com/ronv/jam/blob/main/README.mdPermission is hereby granted, free of charge
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 77 / 100
- Technologies
- Hugo
- Website type
- Portfolio · Blog
How this score is calculated
Our heuristic uses license records (up to 30), a demo link (12), a preview (10), stars (15), recorded maintenance (15), description completeness (8), feature records (5) and classification data (5). It is not a code, security or performance test, or a Google score. A link does not establish tested functionality.
What to verify for this project
- Repository update recorded
- 2022-07-31
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-01
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2026-10-01T00:56:53.044Z
Source file / repository# Jam Hugo Theme Jam is a minimal personal blog and portfolio theme powered by Hugo. No JS! ### Features - Minimalistic, clean and simple design - Responsive design - Inline CSS - Atom feed - Sass - Seo optimized (Twitter cards, Facebook Open Graph, Schema.org) - Ultra fast ### Screenshot 
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