Hugo Theme Lean Launch Page

Overview:

The Hugo Theme: Lean Launch Page is designed to help users build quick, single-page launch sites for validating business/startup/product ideas. It follows the principles of The Lean Startup Methodology. The theme allows users to announce their company or product, provide social media links, and include an email form for signups (connected to MailChimp).

Features:

• Single-page Launch Site: Create a quick and focused launch site for your business or product idea.
• Social Media Integration: Display social media icons and links on your launch page for Mastodon, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, GitHub, and Discord.
• MailChimp Integration: Collect signups from visitors using an email form on your launch page, which can be enabled by setting the mailchimpURL in the Hugo config.
• Google Analytics Tracking: Add your Google Analytics ID to the Hugo config to measure the effectiveness of your launch page.

Installation:

To use the Lean Launch Page theme, follow these steps:

1. Clone the theme repository or download the zip file.
2. Copy the theme’s files into your Hugo project’s themes directory.
3. Open your Hugo config file (config.toml) and customize the variables in the params section. You can find an example Hugo config in the ./exampleSite/ directory of the theme.
4. Set your Google Analytics ID in the Hugo config if you want to track your launch page’s effectiveness.
5. Set the social media URLs for your accounts in the Hugo config to display the associated icons and links on your launch page.
6. If you want to enable the email form for signups, set the mailchimpURL in the Hugo config. To obtain the MailChimp URL, go to your MailChimp Audience, navigate to “Signup forms” and select “Embedded forms”. The URL you need will be in the “Copy/paste onto your site” section.

Summary:

The Hugo Theme: Lean Launch Page is a useful tool for creating single-page launch sites that can help validate business ideas or products. With features like social media integration, MailChimp integration for collecting signups, and Google Analytics tracking, this theme provides the necessary components to create a focused and effective launch page. The theme is actively developed and welcomes bug reports and feedback on GitHub.