Hugo-based personal blog theme for developers
hydrogen-hugo — Hugo Blog Template
By statichunt
Hydrogen is a Hugo-based personal blog theme for developers, released under the MIT license, with a preconfigured Sitepins visual content editing entry point.
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Code is under the MIT license, and the repository provides a LICENSE file
Preconfigured with the Sitepins headless CMS for visual editing of text, images, and configuration
The repository includes an exampleSite example site for easy local preview
The demo site provides desktop and mobile page screenshots
The README lists third-party resources such as Bootstrap, Font Awesome, and Google Fonts
Template Details
Hydrogen is a Hugo personal blog theme made by Statichunt for developers, with the repository named statichunt/hydrogen-hugo and the code released under the MIT license. The theme has about 23 stars on GitHub, the official demo site is demo.statichunt.com/hydrogen-hugo, and there is also a Statichunt theme page where desktop and mobile screenshots can be viewed.
The theme is positioned as a personal blog. The README describes it as suitable for creating a personal blog and explains that it comes preconfigured with Sitepins—a Git-based headless CMS for editing text, images, and site configuration without directly changing code. The repository also provides an exampleSite directory; for local development, enter that directory and start it with hugo server --themesDir ../..
Regarding usage restrictions: the README clearly states that the demo images are for display only, each has its own separate license, and the author has no right to share these images; therefore, the image assets cannot be treated under MIT along with the theme code. Third-party resources the theme depends on include Bootstrap, Font Awesome, and Google Fonts; the README does not give version or license details for these resources. The Page Speed figures appearing in the README are the original project's own statements and were not independently verified in this material.
Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building a personal technical blog for developers
- Scenarios where you want to edit Hugo site content with a visual CMS
- Needing to refer to the example site structure to customize the theme
- Previewing the theme locally through exampleSite
Suitable For
- Developers using Hugo to build static blogs
- Users who accept a Git workflow and want to connect Sitepins for content editing
- People who need MIT-licensed code for personal or commercial blog projects
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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After cloning the repository, run npm install first
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Enter the exampleSite directory and start the local service with hugo server --themesDir ../..
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The README indicates the minimum Hugo version; before use, confirm against the repository instructions
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If using Sitepins, you can clone from the repository via the button in the README and follow its instructions
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Demo images have separate licenses; replace them with your own assets before publishing
License & source material
Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version in the public repository under the MIT license; the free scope is the code of that version and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- 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 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
- The demo images are for display only, each has its own separate license, and the author has no right to share them; these images cannot be used under the MIT license along with the theme code, and must be replaced with your own assets before publishing.
- The template is preconfigured with Sitepins, a Git-based headless CMS; using the visual editing feature requires operating through the Sitepins service (app.sitepins.com), which is an external service dependency.
- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked against 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.
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
Original License Text
**Image license:** The images are only for demonstration purposes. They have their licenses. We don't have permission to share those images.
Original README
https://github.com/statichunt/hydrogen-hugo/blob/main/LICENSEhttps://github.com/statichunt/hydrogen-hugo/blob/main/readme.mdThis template comes pre-configured with [**Sitepins**](https://sitepins.com), a Git-based Headless CMS designed for seamless content management.
Original README
Compiled by DeepSeek based on repository license and README ·2026-10-02. Results only cover the materials read; dependencies, images, fonts, and subsequent term changes are subject to their respective original texts.
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 87 / 100
- Technologies
- Hugo
- Website type
- 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.
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- 2026-01-20
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-02
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Source file / repository# <h1 align=center>Hydrogen</h1>
<p align=center>Hydrogen Hugo is an excellent theme for creating a personal blog</p>
<h2 align="center"><a target="_blank" href="https://demo.statichunt.com/hydrogen-hugo/" rel="nofollow">Demo</a> |<a target="_blank" href="https://pagespeed.web.dev/report?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdemo.statichunt.com%2Fhydrogen-hugo%2F&form_factor=desktop" rel="nofollow"> Page Speed(99%)</a> </h2>
<p align=center>
<a href="https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/tag/v0.89.2" alt="Contributors">
<img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=min-HUGO-version&message=0.83.1&color=f00&logo=hugo" />
</a>
<a href="https://github.com/statichunt/hydrogen-hugo/blob/master/LICENSE">
<img src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/statichunt/hydrogen-hugo" alt="license"></a>
<img src="https://img.shields.io/github/languages/code-size/statichunt/hydrogen-hugo" alt="code size">
<a href="https://github.com/statichunt/hydrogen-hugo/graphs/contributors">
<img src="https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/statichunt/hydrogen-hugo" alt="contributors"></a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=heyStatichunt">
<img src="https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/heyStatichunt?style=social&logo=twitter" alt="follow on Twitter"></a>
</p>
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<p align="center">
<img src="https://assets.teamosis.com/thumbs/hydrogen.png?" alt="screenshot" width="100%">
</p>
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## Local development
```bash
# clone the repository
git clone [email protected]:statichunt/hydrogen-hugo.git
# cd in the project directory
$ npm install
# cd in the project directory
$ cd hydrogen-hugo/exampleSite/
# Start local dev server
$ hugo server --themesDir ../..
```
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## 📝 Edit Content with CMS
This template comes pre-configured with [**Sitepins**](https://sitepins.com), a Git-based Headless CMS designed for seamless content management. You can update your website’s text, images, and configuration without touching a single line of code.
**How to get started:**
Click the Edit with Sitepins button below and follow the on-screen instructions to start editing your content visually.
<a target="_blank" href="https://app.sitepins.com/new/clone?name=Hydrogen%20Hugo&repository=https://github.com/statichunt/hydrogen-hugo/">
<img src="https://sitepins.com/button.svg" alt="Edit with Sitepins">
</a>
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## Reporting Issues
We use GitHub Issues as the official bug tracker for the hydrogen theme. Please Search [existing
issues](https://github.com/statichunt/hydrogen-hugo/issues). Someone may have already reported the same problem.
If your problem or idea has not been addressed yet, feel free to [open a new
issue](https://github.com/statichunt/hydrogen-hugo/issues).
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## License
Copyright © Design and developed by [Statichunt](https://statichunt.com)
**Code License:** Released under the [MIT](https://github.com/statichunt/hydrogen-hugo/blob/master/LICENSE) license.
**Image license:** The images are only for demonstration purposes. They have their licenses. We don't have permission to
share those images.
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## Special Thanks
- [Bootstrap](https://getbootstrap.com)
- [Font awesome](https://fontawesome.com/)
- [Google Fonts](https://fonts.google.com)
- [All Contributors](https://github.com/statichunt/hydrogen-hugo/graphs/contributors)
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