Overview
Hugo Boilerplate is an impressive starting point for developing modern websites, blending the speed and simplicity of Hugo with the extensive capabilities of Gulp. This setup significantly streamlines the development process, making it easy to compile, transpile, and manage your CSS and JavaScript assets. With built-in tools like BrowserSync and support for SVG management, developers can enjoy a fluid experience while building sites that look great on any device.
The combination of PostCSS and Webpack + Babel adds a powerful layer for handling modern web technologies, allowing for easy customization and optimization. If you’re looking to kickstart your web projects with a robust environment that keeps everything up to date and in sync, Hugo Boilerplate is worth exploring.
Features
- Gulp Integration: Harness Gulp as a build pipeline, making local development and automation seamless for your workflow.
- BrowserSync Support: Experience synchronized browsing across multiple devices, with automatic CSS updates and page reloads for rapid development.
- SVG Sprite Management: Automatically combine SVG files into a single sprite, reducing load times and simplifying image handling in your layouts.
- ESLint & StyleLint Configurations: Lint your JavaScript and CSS effortlessly to catch errors and enforce coding styles, keeping your codebase clean and maintainable.
- Self-Cleaning Mechanism: Automatically removes outdated production and temporary folders with each command, ensuring your development environment stays tidy.
- Customizable Build Paths: Easily configure build source and destination paths through a dedicated configuration file, providing flexibility tailored to your project needs.
- Easy Production Builds: Generate a fresh production build with ease, placing the final output in a designated dist/ directory, ready for deployment.
