Pure HTML, CSS, and JavaScript static pages, no build step required
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Minimal-Academic-Website — HTML Starter Template
By yuhui-zh15
A minimalist academic personal homepage template for researchers and doctoral students, built with pure HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with publication lists managed via a JSON file.
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What stands out
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Publication data stored separately in publications.json, easy to maintain in bulk
README states support for responsive layout and SEO meta tags
Placeholder content in index.html is marked with square brackets, replace to fill in personal information
Provides customizable section structures such as About, Research, and News
MIT license, allows modification, commercial use, and distribution, requires retaining copyright and license notice
Template Details
This template is a pure static academic personal homepage launcher, designed with a minimalist, academic-content-first approach. The repository states it is aimed at researchers and doctoral students, with design and source code from Yuhui Zhang's personal website.
The page structure is carried by index.html, styles are in styles.css, dynamic content logic is in scripts.js, publication data is stored separately in publications.json, and image assets are in the images directory (including the profile avatar). The README lists features including responsive layout, SEO meta tags, and support for displaying publications.
Usage involves starting a local static server for preview, then replacing the placeholder content marked with square brackets in index.html, swapping the avatar image, editing the publication entries in publications.json, and adjusting sections such as About, Research, and News as needed. The template declares no build tools or backend dependencies; it is the type that can be modified by directly editing files.
Limitations: the repository does not provide specific framework versions, browser compatibility ranges, or performance data, nor does it state whether it includes other data sources or backend management capabilities beyond the publication list; the demo site serves only as a reference for the effect.
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Use Cases
- Doctoral students or researchers building a personal academic homepage to showcase their bio, research directions, and publications
- Scenarios where the publication list needs frequent updates and content is maintained via JSON rather than hand-written HTML
- As teaching or practice material for learning to organize a multi-section personal website with static files
- Deploying a lightweight, backend-free academic page on existing static hosting
Suitable For
- Researchers with basic HTML editing skills who want to control page content themselves
- Doctoral students and scholars who need to display a publication list and personal bio
- Users who prefer static files and do not want to introduce build tools or a backend
- Maintainers who accept manually editing files to update website content
Getting started & customization
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- 1
After cloning the repository, enter the directory, run python -m http.server and visit http://localhost:8000 to preview
- 2
Replace all placeholder content marked with [square brackets] in index.html
- 3
Replace images/profile.jpeg with your own avatar image
- 4
Edit publications.json to fill in your own publication entries
- 5
Adjust sections such as About, Research, and News as needed; for a demo effect, refer to the online example given in the README
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 is the code of this version 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's code are permitted.
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 81 / 100
- Technologies
- HTML
- Website type
- Starter
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- 2025-02-20
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Source file / repository# Minimal Academic Website Template
A clean, minimal academic website template, designed for researchers and PhD students. The design and source code are from [Yuhui Zhang](https://cs.stanford.edu/~yuhuiz/).
## Features
- Minimalist, academic-focused design
- Responsive layout
- Easy to customize
- SEO-friendly meta tags
- Publication showcase support
## Quick Start
0. Clone this repository and `cd` into the directory
1. Run `python -m http.server` and visit `http://localhost:8000`
2. Replace placeholders marked with `[brackets]` in `index.html`
3. Update profile photo in `images/profile.jpeg`
4. Modify `publications.json` for your papers
5. Customize sections as needed (About, Research, News, etc.)
## File Structure
```
.
├── index.html # Main webpage
├── styles.css # CSS styling
├── scripts.js # JavaScript for dynamic content
├── publications.json # Publication data
└── images/ # Image assets
└── profile.jpg
```
## License
MIT License
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For a live example, visit [Yuhui Zhang's website](https://cs.stanford.edu/~yuhuiz/).
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