Hugo static site theme positioned as a company or product landing page
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sota-hugo-theme — Hugo Starter Template
By stateoftheark
A Hugo-based Up Business landing page theme for company introductions or product showcases, under the MIT license.
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The repository includes a hugoBasicExample example site with config.yaml, content, and data directories
Supports cloning into the themes directory or adding as a Git submodule
Design based on a Figma design by Abell Vo
MIT licensed, with a standard license file in the repository
Template Details
This is a Hugo theme derived from up-business-theme on GitLab, with the repository named sota-hugo-theme. The README describes it as a clean, modern landing page theme inspired by lightweight illustration styles, suitable for company introductions or product showcases. The theme is based on a Figma design by Abell Vo.
For usage, the README offers two paths: clone the theme into the project's themes directory, or add it as a Git submodule. The repository's hugoBasicExample directory contains a runnable example site, including a config.yaml configuration file, a content directory, and a data directory; the README suggests copying it into the project directory as a starting point.
Regarding licensing, the repository includes a standard MIT license file, permitting free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version of the code; when distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, the copyright notice and the full MIT license notice must be retained. The code is provided as is, with warranties and limitations of liability governed by the original license and applicable law. Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately under their respective licenses, and external services such as domains and hosting may incur separate charges.
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Use Cases
- Building a single-page introduction site for a company
- Creating a showcase landing page for a product
- Quickly initializing a Hugo project structure from the example site
Suitable For
- Developers building static sites with Hugo
- Teams needing a starting template for a company or product landing page
- Users who want to use and modify the theme code under the MIT license
Getting started & customization
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Clone the theme into the project's themes directory, or add it as a submodule via git submodule add
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Copy config.yaml, content, and data from hugoBasicExample into the project directory as a starting point
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Run hugo server to start a local development server and preview the site
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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 applies to this version of the code 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 of the 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 separate charges.
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- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- Less documented · 53 / 100
- Technologies
- Hugo
- Website type
- Starter
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- 2024-03-25
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Source file / repository# Hugo Up Business Theme Up Business is a clean and modern landing page, inspired on light illustrations with a modern look, that can be used for companies or to showcase a product.  ## Live Demo See [here](https://writeonlyhugo.gitlab.io/up-business-theme/). ## Quick Start If you are creating a new website, the quickest way to get up and running is to clone the theme into your themes folder: ```bash git clone https://gitlab.com/writeonlyhugo/up-business-theme.git themes/up-business-theme ``` The folder `hugoBasicExample` contains a working version of a website with the theme. It includes: the configuration file `config.yaml`, the content folder `content` and the `data` folder. It's a good idea to copy this over to the project folder to get an initial version of the website up and running. You can also use it as s Git submodule. If you are starting a new website: ``` hugo new site NewSite cd NewSite git init git submodule add https://gitlab.com/writeonlyhugo/up-business-theme.git themes/up-business-theme rm hugo.toml cp themes/up-business-theme/hugoBasicExample/config.yaml . cp -a themes/up-business-theme/hugoBasicExample/content/* content/ cp -a themes/up-business-theme/hugoBasicExample/data/* data/ ``` Now `hugo server` will start the local development server with a working version of the website with the theme. ## Credits Hugo Up Business Theme is based on a [Figma Design by Abell Vo](https://www.figma.com/community/file/1022163547182520272). ## License Up Business is licensed under the MIT license.
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