Development

(Hu)go Template Primer

April 2, 2014

Development, Golang

Go, Golang, Templates, Themes, Development

Hugo uses the excellent Go html/template library for its template engine. It is an extremely lightweight engine that provides a very small amount of logic. In our experience that it is just the right amount of logic to be able to create a good static website. If you have used other template systems from different languages or frameworks you will find a lot of similarities in Go templates. This document is a brief primer on using Go templates. ...

Getting Started with Hugo

April 2, 2014

Development, Golang

Go, Golang, Hugo, Development

Step 1. Install Hugo # Go to Hugo releases and download the appropriate version for your OS and architecture. Save it somewhere specific as we will be using it in the next step. More complete instructions are available at Install Hugo Step 2. Build the Docs # Hugo has its own example site which happens to also be the documentation site you are reading right now. Follow the following steps: ...