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Hugo Theme Nightfall

Author Avatar Theme by Lordmathis
Updated: 28 Aug 2025
133 Stars

Minimal dark theme for Hugo

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Overview

Nightfall is a minimal dark theme for Hugo, a popular static site generator. It offers a sleek and stylish design that is easy on the eyes. The theme is focused on simplicity, making it a great choice for blogs or personal websites.

Features

  • Minimal dark theme design
  • Easy installation and setup
  • Support for social links and icons
  • Customizable post metadata
  • Custom menu items
  • Customizable footer text

Installation

To install the Nightfall theme for Hugo, follow these steps:

  1. Import the theme as a Hugo module in your config.toml file using the following code snippet:
import:
  path: github.com/LordMathis/hugo-theme-nightfall
  module: nightfall

OR

  1. Alternatively, you can manually import the theme by cloning the GitHub repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/LordMathis/hugo-theme-nightfall themes/nightfall
  1. Add the theme name to your config.toml file:
theme = "nightfall"
  1. Customize the theme to fit your needs by modifying the files in the layouts, partials, and static directories of the theme.

  2. To add social links with icons, add the link to the icon font and the desired social link in the custom-head.html file located in the layouts/partials directory.

  3. Customize the text displayed in the footer by adding the desired content to the footerHtml parameter in the params section of your config.toml file.

Summary

Nightfall is a minimal dark theme for Hugo that offers a sleek and stylish design. It is easy to install and set up, with support for social links, customizable post metadata, and custom menu items. The theme also allows for customization of the footer text. Overall, Nightfall is a great choice for anyone looking to create a visually appealing and user-friendly blog or personal website.