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Hugo Hikari Theme

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Updated: 8 Jun 2020
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Port of Mathieu Mayer-Mazzoli's Hikari theme to Hugo

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Overview

Hikari is a simple theme for bloggers that focuses on minimalism to draw attention to the content. It is a port of Mathieu Mayer-Mazzoli’s original Hikari theme for Jekyll. The theme includes features such as a comment system powered by Disqus, optional Google Analytics for statistics, support for RSS, and syntax highlighting for source code.

Please note that this theme is no longer maintained.

Features

  • Minimalistic Design: The theme aims to keep the focus on the content with a simple and clean design.
  • Comment System: Integration of a comment system powered by Disqus allows readers to engage and respond to blog posts.
  • Google Analytics: Optionally, track statistics about your blog and its visitors by adding your Google Analytics tracking code.
  • RSS Support: The theme supports generating RSS feeds for easy syndication.
  • Syntax Highlighting: Source code in blog posts can be highlighted for better readability.

Installation

To install the Hikari theme for your Hugo site, follow these steps:

  1. Inside the folder of your Hugo site, run the following command:

    $ git clone [theme-repo-url] themes/hikari

    Replace [theme-repo-url] with the actual URL of the Hikari theme repository.

  2. Copy the config.toml file from the exampleSite folder of the theme, and paste it into the root folder of your Hugo site.

  3. Customize the config.toml file to your liking, changing any strings as desired.

  4. If you want to enable the Disqus comment system, add your Disqus shortname to the config.toml file.

  5. Additionally, if you want to use Google Analytics, enter your tracking code in the corresponding field in the config.toml file. Remember that this is optional.

  6. Finally, to see your site in action, run Hugo’s built-in local server by entering the following command:

    $ hugo server

    Access your site by entering localhost:1313 in the address bar of your browser.

Summary

Hikari is a minimalistic theme for bloggers that focuses on content. It offers integration with Disqus for comments, optional Google Analytics for statistics, RSS support, and syntax highlighting for source code in blog posts. Although the theme is no longer maintained, it provides a simple and clean design for bloggers.