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Castanet

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Updated: 21 May 2025
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A podcast-oriented theme for Hugo

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Overview

Castanet is a Hugo theme designed specifically for podcast websites. It draws inspiration from the ado-hugo theme by Matt Stratton. The theme provides a sleek and professional design to showcase podcasts effectively. Sample site for Castanet can be viewed at http://sample-castanet.netlify.com/.

Features

  • Clean and professional design.
  • Configurable settings for episodes, guests, hosts, and sponsors.
  • Easy installation process.
  • Ability to add customizations and improvements.
  • Used by a number of popular podcast websites.

Installation

  1. Download the latest version of Castanet from the Releases page on GitHub (choose the zip file, not the source code).
  2. Extract the downloaded zip file to your local computer.
  3. Open your Hugo project folder.
  4. Navigate to the themes folder in your Hugo project.
  5. Copy the extracted Castanet folder and paste it into the themes folder.
  6. Open your Hugo project’s config.toml file.
  7. Add the following line to the file to enable the Castanet theme: theme = "castanet".
  8. Save the config.toml file.
  9. Your Castanet theme is now installed and ready to use.

Summary

Castanet is a Hugo theme designed specifically for podcast websites. It offers a clean and professional design, along with configurable settings for episodes, guests, hosts, and sponsors. The theme is easy to install and has been used by various popular podcast websites. With Castanet, podcast creators can effectively showcase their content and create a visually appealing online presence.