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kong-htop — Hugo Blog Template

By yezihack

kong-htop is a Hugo blog theme based on the Poison theme, featuring frosted-glass visuals and a minimal layout, with support for dark mode, local search, tag cloud, timeline view, and KaTeX math formulas.

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Built on the Poison theme, featuring frosted-glass visuals and a minimal layout

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Supports automatic dark mode and responsive layout

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Includes JSON-based local full-text search without external search services

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Provides a tag cloud, a timeline view organized by year, and a random post entry

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Supports KaTeX math formulas and code blocks with one-click copy and line numbers

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The example site includes posts in 7 languages, useful as a reference for multilingual sites

Template Details

kong-htop is a Hugo blog theme developed by yezihack, built on Luke Orth's Poison theme. It adopts a glassmorphism visual style and a minimal layout, balancing readability with visual appeal. The theme is released under the MIT license, and a LICENSE file is provided in the repository.

In terms of features, the theme offers automatic dark mode, responsive layout, JSON-based local full-text search, a tag cloud with hover effects, a timeline view organized by year, and a random post entry. For content, it supports KaTeX math formula rendering, and code blocks come with one-click copy and line number enhancements. The example site includes posts in 7 languages: English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, and Spanish.

Configuration is done through hugo.toml, where you can set the site title, brand name, description, menus, social links, and link and text colors for light and dark modes. Visitor statistics use Busuanzi, which is disabled by default and must be explicitly enabled in the parameters. The search feature requires creating content/search/_index.md and declaring html and json outputs. Build with hugo --minify, and the generated public directory can be deployed to GitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel, or your own server.

Regarding limitations, the theme depends on Hugo and must be installed and configured according to the repository instructions before use. The licensing of third-party assets (demo images, fonts, icons, etc.) must be checked separately and cannot be determined solely by the code's MIT license. External services such as Busuanzi may have their own terms of use.

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Use Cases

  • Building a personal tech blog or writing site
  • Hugo sites that need dark mode and a frosted-glass visual style
  • Blogs that need local full-text search, tag cloud, and timeline archives
  • Technical content sites that need to render math formulas or enhance code block display
  • Hugo projects that need multilingual content examples as a reference

Suitable For

  • Developers building blogs with Hugo
  • Personal site authors who prefer a minimal and frosted-glass visual style
  • Writers who need local search and tag archiving features
  • Tech bloggers who need to display math formulas or code in articles

Getting started & customization

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    Add the theme to the themes/kong-htop directory via git submodule add or git clone

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    Copy themes/kong-htop/exampleSite/hugo.toml to the site root and modify fields such as baseURL, title, theme, and Author as needed

  3. 3

    Create posts with hugo new posts/xxx.md and fill in title, date, tags, categories, etc. in the front matter

  4. 4

    If search is needed, create content/search/_index.md and declare outputs as html and json

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    Visitor statistics are disabled by default; enable them by setting busuanzi_enable = true in the params of hugo.toml

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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 applies to that version's code and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.

Must comply with when using

  • You are allowed to use, modify, commercialize, and distribute this version's code for free.
  • 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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  • Visitor statistics are disabled by default and only enabled by setting busuanzi_enable = true in the params of hugo.toml; this feature relies on the third-party external service Busuanzi and may be subject to its own terms of use.
  • This theme is built on Luke Orth's Poison theme and is a derivative work; use requires complying with the upstream Poison theme's license and attribution requirements as well.
  • Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked against their respective licenses and cannot be determined 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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Enable Busuanzi visitor counting (disabled by default)

Original README

Based on [Poison](https://github.com/lukeorth/poison) theme.

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# Kong-Htop

[![Hugo](https://img.shields.io/badge/Hugo-0.101.0+-179BD7?style=flat&logo=hugo)](https://gohugo.io)

**[English](./README.md) | [简体中文](./README.cn.md)**

> An elegant and modern Hugo theme featuring glassmorphism design, based on Poison theme.

![screenshot.png](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yezihack/kong-htop/main/images/screenshot.png)

## ✨ Features

- 🎨 **Glassmorphism Design** - Modern frosted glass UI style
- 🌓 **Dark Mode** - Automatic theme switching with deep adaptation
- 📱 **Fully Responsive** - Perfect on desktop, tablet, and mobile
- 🔍 **Local Search** - Fast full-text search powered by JSON
- 🏷️ **Tag Cloud** - Dynamic tag visualization with hover effects
- 📝 **Timeline View** - Posts organized by year
- 🎲 **Random Posts** - Discover content randomly
- ⚡ **High Performance** - GPU-accelerated animations, optimized CSS
- 📖 **KaTeX Support** - Beautiful math formulas
- 💬 **Code Enhancements** - One-click copy, line numbers

## 🚀 Quick Start

### 1. Install Theme

```bash
# Add as Git submodule (recommended)
git submodule add https://github.com/yezihack/kong-htop.git themes/kong-htop

# Or clone directly
git clone https://github.com/yezihack/kong-htop.git themes/kong-htop
```

### 2. Configure

Copy the example configuration:

```bash
cp themes/kong-htop/exampleSite/hugo.toml ./
```

Edit `hugo.toml` with your site information:

```toml
baseURL = 'https://your-domain.com/'
title = "Your Blog"
theme = "kong-htop"

[Author]
name = "Your Name"

[params]
    brand = "Your Blog"
    description = "Your blog description"
```

### 3. Create Content

```bash
# Create your first post
hugo new posts/hello-world.md

# Create about page
hugo new about/_index.md
```

### 4. Preview

```bash
hugo server
```

Visit `http://localhost:1313` 🎉

## 📝 Writing Posts

Create posts with:

```bash
hugo new posts/my-post.md
```

Front matter example:

```yaml
---
title: "Post Title"
date: 2024-01-15
description: "Brief description"
tags: ["tag1", "tag2"]
categories: ["category"]
---

Your content here...
```

## 🎨 Customization

### Colors

Edit `hugo.toml`:

```toml
[params]
    # Light mode
    link_color = "#268bd2"
    text_color = "#222"
    
    # Dark mode
    link_color_dark = "#268bd2"
    text_color_dark = "#eee"
```

### Menu

```toml
[params]
    menu = [
        {Name = "Home", URL = "/", HasChildren = false},
        {Name = "Posts", URL = "/posts/", Pre = "Recent", HasChildren = true, Limit = 5},
        {Name = "About", URL = "/about/", HasChildren = false},
    ]
```

### Social Links

```toml
[params]
    github_url = "https://github.com/username"
    twitter_url = "https://twitter.com/handle"
```

### Visitor Statistics (Optional)

Enable Busuanzi visitor counting (disabled by default):

```toml
[params]
    busuanzi_enable = true  # Enable page views and visitor statistics
```

## 📁 Project Structure

```
your-site/
├── content/
│   ├── posts/          # Blog posts
│   └── about/          # About page
├── static/
│   └── images/         # Images
├── themes/
│   └── kong-htop/      # This theme
└── hugo.toml           # Configuration
```

## 🌍 Multilingual Support

The example site includes posts in 7 languages:

- 🇬🇧 English, 🇨🇳 Chinese, 🇯🇵 Japanese, 🇰🇷 Korean
- 🇩🇪 German, 🇫🇷 French, 🇪🇸 Spanish

See `exampleSite/content/posts/` for examples.

## 🔧 Advanced Features

### Search Function

Search is automatically enabled. Just create:

```markdown
---
title: "Search"
slug: "search"
outputs: ["html", "json"]
---
```

Save as `content/search/_index.md`.

### Math Formulas

Use KaTeX for math:

```markdown
Inline: $E = mc^2$

Block:
$$
\int_{a}^{b} f(x) dx
$$
```

### Code Blocks

Syntax highlighting with copy button:

````markdown
```go
package main

func main() {
    println("Hello!")
}
```
````

## 🚢 Deployment

Build your site:

```bash
hugo --minify
```

Deploy the `public/` folder to:
- **GitHub Pages**
- **Netlify**
- **Vercel**
- **Your own server**

## 📖 Documentation

- 📚 [Example Site](exampleSite/) - Live demo configuration
- 🌐 [Multilingual Posts](exampleSite/content/posts/) - 7 language examples
- ⚙️ [Full Configuration](exampleSite/hugo.toml) - All available options

## 🤝 Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome!

## 📄 License

MIT License. Based on [Poison](https://github.com/lukeorth/poison) theme.

## 🙏 Credits

- [Poison Theme](https://github.com/lukeorth/poison) by Luke Orth
- [Hyde](https://github.com/mdo/hyde) design inspiration
- Hugo community

## 💬 Support

- 📖 [Hugo Documentation](https://gohugo.io/documentation/)
- 🐛 [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/yezihack/kong-htop/issues)
- 💡 [Discussions](https://github.com/yezihack/kong-htop/discussions)

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**Created by**: [Yezihack](https://github.com/yezihack)  
**Version**: 1.0.0
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