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Hugo PaperMod

A fast, clean, responsive Hugo theme.

From adityatelange·Updated June 17, 2026·View on GitHub·

**A fast, clean, and responsive theme for [Hugo](https://gohugo.io/).** The project is written primarily in HTML, distributed under the MIT License license, first published in 2020. It has gained significant community traction with 13,679 stars and 3,401 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: blog, blog-theme, clean, fast, feature-rich.

Latest release: v8.0Release v8.0 🎈
November 3, 2024View Changelog →

Hugo PaperMod

A fast, clean, and responsive theme for Hugo.

hugo-papermod
Minimum Hugo Version
Discord

Based on hugo-paper, with additional features and customization options.

<table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Live Demo</td> <td><a href="https://adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod/">adityatelange.github.io/hugo-PaperMod</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Documentation 📚</td> <td><a href="https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod/wiki">Github Wiki</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Example Site Source</td> <td><a href="https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod/tree/exampleSite">exampleSite branch</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.star-history.com/adityatelange/hugo-papermod"><img src="https://api.star-history.com/badge?repo=adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod&amp;theme=dark" alt="Star History Rank" /></a></td> <td><a href="https://ko-fi.com/H2H229ZWH"><img src="https://ko-fi.com/img/githubbutton_sm.svg" alt="ko-fi" /></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p align="center"> <img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/21258296/114303440-bfc0ae80-9aeb-11eb-8cfa-48a4bb385a6d.png" alt="Mockup image" title="Mockup"/> </p>

Features 💥

☄️ Fast | ☁️ Fluent | 🌙 Smooth | 📱 Responsive

  • Asset pipeline -- Hugo's built-in asset generator with fingerprinting, bundling, and minification.
  • Three layout modes -- Regular, Home-Info, and Profile.
  • Light and dark themes -- Automatic switching based on browser preference, plus a manual toggle.
  • Multilingual support -- Includes a built-in language selector.
  • Search -- Client-side search powered by Fuse.js.
  • SEO optimized -- Open Graph, Twitter Cards, and Schema.org structured data out of the box.
  • Cover images -- Per-post cover images with responsive image support.
  • Table of contents -- Auto-generated from heading structure.
  • Multiple authors -- Native support for multi-author sites.
  • Social icons and share buttons -- Configurable social links and per-post sharing.
  • Breadcrumb navigation
  • Post archives and taxonomies
  • Code block copy buttons -- One-click copying with Chroma syntax highlighting.
  • Related post suggestions
  • Zero JS build dependencies -- No webpack, Node.js, or other tooling required.
TopicDescription
Installation guideDetailed installation and update instructions
Features wiki pageIn-depth explanations of all features
FAQ wikiCommon questions and configuration walkthroughs
Icons wikiDocumentation for social icons and share icons
Variables wikiList of all available template variables
Overiding templatesGuide to customizing templates without forking
ReleasesDetailed history of releases

Performance ☄️

PaperMod consistently scores near-perfect results on Pagespeed Insights.

<img width="481" height="116" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/497d831b-d143-4a46-bc11-b1d7f8ef4a83" />

Support 🫶

  • Star this repository to show your support.
  • Share PaperMod with others who might find it useful.
  • Sponsor the project on GitHub Sponsors or Ko-Fi.

Special Thanks 🌟


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