Minimalist design centered on reading, emphasizing information delivery first
HugoBlogDocumentation
hugo-yore — Hugo Blog Template
By ZhenShuo2021
Yore is a minimalist Hugo theme centered on reading, supporting blog, documentation, and gallery layouts, with features including multilingual support, multi-version content, article series, RTL, and accessibility.
Explore the design
Compare the page layouts and mobile experience. Open any screenshot for a closer look.
Desktop homepage1 / 3
Desktop captureTop of page
Actual screenshot captured by the server browser.
All pages & views 3
Screenshots show visual appearance; interactive behavior may differ.
Recorded 2026-10-03View source
What stands out
A quick read of the recorded project description.
Supports three content layouts: blog, documentation, and gallery
Provides multilingual support, multi-version content, and article series
Built-in Pagefind search, MathJax formulas, Mermaid diagrams, and ECharts charts
Integrates PhotoSwipe image galleries and SVG Toolbelt chart zooming
Includes RTL, accessibility support, and a GDPR cookie consent banner
Template Details
Yore is a Hugo theme hosted on GitHub, authored by ZhenShuo2021, and licensed under MIT. The theme is positioned as a minimalist style centered on reading, emphasizing information delivery first, with the repository description and README both built around this goal.
In terms of content organization, the theme supports three layouts: blog, documentation, and gallery, and includes multilingual support, multi-version content, and article series, covering content sites that require long-term maintenance or versioned releases. For styling, it offers 3 header options, 2 page hero styles, and a three-layer CSS structure, making it easy to adjust the visual presentation as needed.
For feature integration, the theme incorporates TailwindCSS as the styling framework and integrates PhotoSwipe image galleries, ECharts interactive charts, MathJax formulas, Mermaid diagrams, Pagefind site search, SVG Toolbelt chart zooming, and the iconoir and fontawesome icon sets. It also includes responsive image automation, a GDPR cookie consent banner, RTL, and accessibility support.
Installation involves adding the repository as a git submodule to the themes directory of a Hugo site and declaring the theme in hugo.yaml; the README recommends starting with its preconfigured hugo.yaml. Mentions in the README of high contrast, Lighthouse scores, etc., are the author's own statements and were not independently verified in this material.
HugoBlogDocumentation
Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building a personal blog focused on long-form reading
- Establishing a documentation site that requires versioned maintenance
- Creating illustrated content pages with image galleries and charts
- Publishing content for multilingual readers
Suitable For
- Developers building static sites with Hugo
- Content sites needing a mix of blog and documentation layouts
- Sites that value reading experience and accessibility
- Projects requiring multilingual or multi-version content organization
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
- 1
On Windows, use PowerShell instead of CMD to run installation commands
- 2
Add the theme to the themes/hugo-yore directory via git submodule
- 3
Declare the theme in hugo.yaml with theme: hugo-yore
- 4
The README recommends starting the project with the author's preconfigured hugo.yaml
- 5
Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately under their respective licenses
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 applies to that version's code and does not imply that 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 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
- 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 additional charges.
View Original Text Basis
https://github.com/ZhenShuo2021/hugo-yore/blob/main/LICENSEhttps://github.com/ZhenShuo2021/hugo-yore/blob/main/README.mdPermission is hereby granted, free of charge
Original License Text
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 · 85 / 100
- Technologies
- Hugo
- Website type
- Blog · Documentation
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.
What to verify for this project
- Repository update recorded
- 2026-10-02
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-03
A demo link is listed. Check it with your own content and viewport sizes; its presence does not confirm that forms, authentication or payments work.
The catalog identifies Hugo as the primary stack. Check the actual dependency manifest and lockfile for versions and hosting requirements. These notes use recorded metadata, not a code audit or a deployment test.
Use a selection guide →How this description was prepared
AI-assisted description based on catalog records and repository material. Repository authors are not automatically the reviewers of this description.
Automatically checked against source and license rules; no manual editorial review.
Inspect the recorded source material
SHA-256: e55b4072409e4a7143ac56d09a925657ba55b023243b8dfb8710c4ea37793f73
2026-10-03T00:53:56.824Z
Source file / repository## Yore Yore is a minimalist Hugo theme focused on reading. See [demo site](https://yore.zsl0621.cc/) here. ## Features - 17:1 ultra high text contrast ratios, far exceeding WCAG-AA 4.5:1 - 3 distinct header options - 2 page hero styles - 3-layered CSS structure for flexible styling - Prioritizes information delivery - Blog, documentation, and gallery layout support - Multilingual support - Multi-version content support - Article series support - Accessibility support - RTL support - Automated responsive image - Perfect Google Lighthouse scores on desktop and mobile - GDPR cookie consent banner - Semantic CSS layer for consistent visual customization - [TailwindCSS v4](https://tailwindcss.com/) lightweight CSS framework - [PhotoSwipe](https://photoswipe.com/) image galleries - [ECharts](https://echarts.apache.org/) interactive charts - [MathJax](https://www.mathjax.org/) LaTeX notation - [Pagefind](https://pagefind.app/) site search - [Mermaid](https://mermaid.ai/open-source/) diagram - [SVG Toolbelt](https://github.com/zakariaf/svg-toolbelt) diagram zooming - [iconoir](https://iconoir.com/) and [fontawesome](https://fontawesome.com/icons/packs/brands) SVG icon set ## Installation > [!NOTE] > On Windows, use PowerShell instead of CMD. Create a new site if you haven't already: ```sh hugo new site my-site --format yaml cd my-site ``` Install Yore: ```sh git init git submodule add https://github.com/ZhenShuo2021/hugo-yore themes/hugo-yore echo "theme: hugo-yore" >> hugo.yaml ``` Create contents: ```sh hugo new content/blog/_index.md hugo new content/blog/first/index.md hugo new content/blog/second/index.md ``` Start development: ```sh hugo server -D ``` It's recommended to start your project with our preconfigured [hugo.yaml](https://yore.zsl0621.cc/docs/configuration/preconfigured-setting/).
Explore similar templates
Compare previews and descriptions within the same stack and category.
hugo-PaperMod
A fast, clean, responsive Hugo theme for blogs and lightweight portfolios, with three layout modes (Regular, Home-Info, Profile), automatic and manual light/dark themes, Fuse.js client-side search, multilingual support, and built-in Open Graph, Twitter Cards, and Schema.org data.
Hugo · Portfolio
hugo-book
Hugo Book is a Hugo documentation theme that aims to make documentation sites as simple as a plain book. It emphasizes clean, lightweight, mobile-friendly, and zero initial configuration, and comes with an example site that doubles as documentation.
Hugo · Documentation
LoveIt
LoveIt is a clean, elegant, and feature-rich Hugo blog theme derived from LeaveIt and KeepIt, MIT-licensed. It offers light/dark modes, responsive layout, multilingual support, and search via Lunr.js or Algolia.
Hugo · Blog
hugo-coder
hugo-coder is a minimalist Hugo blog theme maintained by luizdepra under the MIT license. It provides a clean, text-focused blog appearance, configuration documentation in the docs directory, and a complete exampleSite with hugo.toml.
Hugo · Blog
docsy
Docsy is a Hugo theme for technical documentation sites, governed by the Linux Foundation and licensed under Apache-2.0. It provides simple navigation and site structure for open source project and product documentation.
Hugo · Documentation
blowfish
Blowfish is a Hugo personal website and blog theme built with Tailwind CSS 4, focused on lightness, simplicity, and content-first presentation.
Hugo · Blog