Hugo theme aimed at personal blog use cases
styx — Hugo Blog Template
By xfgusta
Styx is a Hugo theme for personal blogs. The repository describes it as simple in style, and the author explicitly notes that the theme is still under development, with unfinished or missing parts.
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Repository describes it as simple in style, with only a one-sentence README description
Author marks it in the README as a work in progress, with some content unfinished or missing
Uses the MIT license, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution
Provides a GitHub Pages demo site so you can assess the appearance before deciding whether to use it
Template Details
Styx is a Hugo theme published on GitHub, positioned for personal blogs, with the repository description "A simple Hugo theme for personal blogs." The README begins with an important notice stating that the theme is a work in progress, with much content not yet polished or outright missing. It is therefore better suited as a starting point for learning, further development, or early experimentation rather than a mature, ready-to-use product.
The theme uses the MIT license, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version of the code; when distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice must be retained. The author has deployed a demo site on GitHub Pages, which can serve as a visual reference.
The materials do not provide a specific feature list, configuration options, dependency versions, or content organization for the theme. The README body contains only the single description above, so its template structure, shortcodes, multilingual support, comments, search, and other capabilities cannot be confirmed. The licensing of third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- People looking for a lightweight Hugo theme as a starting point for a personal blog
- Developers willing to read the source code and fill in missing parts themselves
- Situations requiring a Hugo theme under the MIT license that can be freely modified and distributed
- Using the theme as a reference for learning Hugo templates or for further development
Suitable For
- Developers building personal blogs with Hugo
- Users who can accept that the theme is not yet complete and requires their own adjustments
- Projects that need a permissive open-source license for modification and distribution
- People who want to evaluate the appearance via the demo site before deciding
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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The theme is still under development; the README explicitly warns that much content is unfinished or missing. Before use, review the source code and demo site to confirm its current state.
- 2
The repository does not provide installation or configuration instructions. You will need to refer to the usual Hugo theme integration approach and check the template files yourself.
- 3
The licensing of third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately and cannot be assumed from the code's MIT license.
- 4
When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice.
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 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 full 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 author explicitly states that the theme is still under development, with much content unfinished or outright missing. It is incomplete and not a finished product, so you must fill in and adjust it yourself before use.
- 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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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
Original License Text
https://github.com/xfgusta/styx/blob/main/LICENSEhttps://github.com/xfgusta/styx/blob/main/README.mdThis theme is a work in progress. Many things are unpolished or simply missing.
Original README
Compiled by DeepSeek based on repository license and README ·2026-10-03. Results only cover the materials read; dependencies, images, fonts, and subsequent term changes are subject to their respective original texts.
Project checks & description sources
Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 77 / 100
- Technologies
- Hugo
- Website type
- Blog
How this score is calculated
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What to verify for this project
- Repository update recorded
- 2025-07-01
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-03
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Review declaration: [email protected] · 2026-10-04
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Source file / repository# Styx > [!IMPORTANT] > This theme is a work in progress. Many things are unpolished or simply missing. A simple Hugo theme for personal blogs.
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