Overview

Renga is a minimalist theme for Hugo, based on Bootstrap. It offers a balance between minimalism and flexibility, making it suitable for personal websites that feature both portfolio pages and a blog. Renga is inspired by and based on the Hugo themes alaGeek and Cocoa.

Features

• Minimalist: Renga follows a minimalist design approach, allowing users to focus on their content.
• Responsive & Mobile-first: Renga is built using Bootstrap 4, ensuring that the theme is responsive and mobile-friendly.
• Native font stack: The theme employs a native font stack to ensure optimal compatibility across different devices.
• High Contrast: Renga uses high contrast elements to enhance readability and visual aesthetics.
• Math typesetting: Renga supports MathJaX, allowing mathematical equations to be displayed on the website.
• Syntax highlighting: The theme incorporates highlight.js for syntax highlighting of code snippets.
• Progressive image loading: Renga utilizes progressively.js to enhance page load speed by progressively loading images.
• Disqus: Integration with Disqus allows visitors to comment on blog posts.
• Google Analytics: Renga supports integration with Google Analytics to track website traffic.
• Open Graph meta tags: The theme includes Open Graph meta tags for improved social media sharing.
• Twitter Cards meta tags: Renga incorporates Twitter Cards meta tags for more engaging Twitter sharing.

Installation

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

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

hugo mod init github.com/username/reponame # Replace with your GitHub username and repository name

2. Read the official setup guide of Hugo for more information on configuring your site.

To configure the theme:

1. Copy the config.toml file from the theme’s exampleSite directory to your Hugo site’s root directory.
2. Modify the copied config.toml file according to your preferences and site requirements.

Summary

Renga is a minimalist theme for Hugo that offers a balance between simplicity and flexibility. With its responsive design, native font stack, and high contrast elements, Renga ensures optimal readability and visual appeal. The theme also incorporates features like math typesetting, syntax highlighting, and progressive image loading to enhance the user experience. With its integration with Disqus and support for Google Analytics, Open Graph meta tags, and Twitter Cards meta tags, Renga provides a comprehensive solution for creating personal websites featuring both portfolio pages and a blog.