Paige Hugo theme
Powerful, pliable pixel perfection. An advanced Hugo theme.

Paige is designed to put your content front and center,
avoiding the typical clutter.
The look is seamless and smooth, scalable and readable, portable and efficient.
The layout is minimal and responsive,
using verticality and white space to focus and delineate parts of the page.
The implementation is flexible and extensible.
It's a versatile canvas that serves most web needs.
Features
- Accessibility
- Analytics
- Automatic switching between light and dark color schemes
- Blog
- Bootstrap
- Comments
- Customizable
- Dark color scheme
- E-mail protection
- Facebook sharing
- Header links
- Landing page
- Light color scheme
- Math typesetting
- Menu
- Minimal design
- Multiple authors
- Multiple languages
- RSS with full content
- Responsive
- Right-to-left languages
- SEO
- Safari and Firefox Reader View support
- Search
- Sections
- Single column
- Social links
- Table of contents
- Twitter sharing
- Validated with PageSpeed and Validator
Community
Get started by starring
and watching the project.
If you find a problem or have a suggestion,
please share it by creating an issue.
If you have a fix or improvement,
please share it by creating a pull request.
If you make a customization or alteration,
please share it by posting code or screenshots.
Get started with Hugo
-
Install Hugo (the extended version is required).
For Homebrew on Mac:
$ brew install hugo
For Chocolatey on Windows:
$ choco install hugo-extended
For Snap on Linux:
$ sudo snap install hugo
-
For Homebrew on Mac:
$ brew install node
For Chocolatey on Windows:
$ choco install nodejs
For Snap on Linux:
$ sudo snap install node
-
For Homebrew on Mac:
$ brew install sass/sass/dart-sass-embedded
For Chocolatey on Windows:
$ choco install dart-sass-embedded
For Snap on Linux:
$ sudo snap install dart-sass-embedded
-
Create a site:
$ hugo new site yourproject
-
Create a post:
$ cd yourproject $ hugo new my-post.md
See Hugo's quick start guide for more information.
Install
Option 1: Use a Hugo module
Example config.yaml
:
module:
imports:
- path: "github.com/willfaught/paige"
Install:
$ cd yourproject
$ hugo mod init github.com/youraccount/yourproject
$ hugo mod get github.com/willfaught/paige
Update:
$ cd yourproject
$ hugo mod get -u
Option 2: Use a Git subtree
Example config.yaml
:
theme: "paige"
Install:
$ cd yourproject
$ git subtree add --prefix themes/paige --squash https://github.com/willfaught/paige master
Update:
$ cd yourproject
$ git subtree pull --prefix themes/paige --squash https://github.com/willfaught/paige master
Option 3: Use a Git submodule
Example config.yaml
:
theme: "paige"
Install:
$ cd yourproject
$ git submodule add https://github.com/willfaught/paige themes/paige
$ git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
Update:
$ cd yourproject
$ git submodule update --recursive --remote
Option 4: Use a copy
Example config.yaml
:
theme: "paige"
Install:
$ cd yourproject
$ git clone https://github.com/willfaught/paige themes/paige
$ rm -rf themes/paige/.git
Update:
$ cd yourproject
$ rm -rf themes/paige
$ git clone https://github.com/willfaught/paige themes/paige
$ rm -rf themes/paige/.git
Run
$ cd yourproject
$ hugo mod npm pack
$ npm install
$ hugo server -D
Configure
Parameters
There is a single parameter object with sensible defaults that can be overridden in site or page parameters:
paige:
analytics:
chartbeat: # See https://chartbeat.com
account_id: ""
domain: ""
disabled: false # Disable all analytics
clicky: # See https://clicky.com
account_id: ""
fathom: # See https://usefathom.com
account_id: ""
finteza: # See https://finteza.com
account_id: ""
script_url: ""
hotjar: # See https://hotjar.com
account_id: ""
matomo: # See https://matomo.org
account_id: ""
host_url: ""
mixpanel: # See https://mixpanel.com
token: ""
plausible: # See https://plausible.io
account_id: ""
woopra: # See https://woopra.com
domain: ""
yandex: # See https://metrica.yandex.com
account_id: ""
color: "#0d6efd" # Bootstrap primary color; theme color for Safari and Windows
comments:
cactus: # See https://cactus.chat
account_id: ""
commento: # See https://commento.io
script_url: ""
disabled: false # Disable all comments
hyvor: # See https://hyvor.com
account_id: ""
intensedebate: # See https://intensedebate.com
account_id: ""
isso: # See https://isso-comments.de
script_url: ""
remark42: # See https://remark42.com
host_url: ""
site_id: ""
replybox: # See https://getreplybox.com
account_id: ""
utterances: # See https://utteranc.es
github_repo: ""
date:
format: ":date_long" # Hugo date format
source: "published" # Displayed date in single pages; must be "published" or "modified"
git:
commit_url_prefix: "" # Example is "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/commit/"
math: false # Enable math typesetting
max_width: "" # CSS unit; maximum width for the whole page
menu:
breakpoint: "sm" # Bootstrap breakpoint at which to display all menu items
style: "pills" # Must be "links" or "pills"
rss:
hide_page: false
managing_editor: ""
web_master: ""
search:
hide_page: false
section_pages:
full_pages: false # Display full pages in the list of pages
style: "" # CSS included at the end of the stylesheet, before style-last.css
The assigned values shown are the default values.
Site parameters
Optional site parameters:
authors:
will-faught:
name: "Will Faught"
default: false # Credit this author in pages that have no authors parameter
Page parameters
Optional page parameters:
authors:
- "will-faught" # Credit the corresponding author in the site parameters
- author: "will-faught" # Credit the corresponding author in the site parameters
- name: "Will Faught" # Credit this author
link: "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ" # The reference for an anchor around the title
paige:
alert: "Alert!" # Markdown displayed before the page body (defaults to primary alert type)
paige:
alert:
message: "Alert!" # Markdown displayed before the page body
type: "primary" # Bootstrap alert type
Layouts
Home
The paige/home
layout provides a home page.
Example content/_index.md
:
layout: "paige/home"
paige:
home:
blurb: "" # Displayed below the greeting
greeting: "" # Displayed below the image
image:
alt: "" # Image alt
height: "" # CSS unit; image height
stretch: false # Stretch the image fully horizontally if true; center the image otherwise
url: "" # Local or remote resource glob
width: "" # CSS unit; image width
social:
examplesite:
bootstrap_icon: "" # Example is "example-icon"
name: "" # Example is "Example"
url: "" # Example is "https://example.com/username"
The assigned values shown are the default values.
Search
The paige/search
layout provides a search page.
Example config.yaml
:
outputs:
home: ["html", "json", "rss"]
Example content/search.md
:
layout: "paige/search"
title: "Search"
Section
The paige/section
layout provides a section page.
Example content/_index.md
:
layout: "paige/section"
Shortcodes
Figure
The paige/figure
shortcode provides a figure with content.
{{< paige/figure
caption="My caption"
float="left"
height="10rem"
horizontal="center"
maxwidth="10rem"
number=0
numbered=false
vertical="center"
width="10rem"
>}}
My content
{{< /paige/figure >}}
Inner content: Required. String. Markdown. The content.
Parameters:
caption
- Optional. Position 0. String. Markdown. Descriptive text below the content.
float
- Optional. String. Float to one side of its container. Must be
start
orend
. height
- Optional. String. CSS value. Total height.
horizontal
- Optional. String. Horizontal alignment. Must be
start
,center
, orend
. Default iscenter
. maxwidth
- Optional. String. CSS value. Maximum total width.
number
- Optional. Integer or string. Figure number. Displayed with the caption.
numbered
- Optional. Boolean. Number the figure automatically. Displayed with the caption.
vertical
- Optional. String. Vertical alignment. Must be
start
,center
, orend
. Default iscenter
. width
- Optional. String. CSS value. Total width.
Quote
The paige/quote
shortcode provides a figure with a quotation.
{{< paige/quote >}}
My content
{{< /paige/quote >}}
Inner content: Required. String. Markdown. The quotation.
Parameters: None.
Code
The paige/code
shortcode provides a figure with code.
{{< paige/code lang="html" options="linenos=true" >}}
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<body>
<p>Test</p>
</body>
</html>
{{< /paige/code >}}
Inner content: Required. String. The code.
Parameters:
lang
- Optional. Position 0. String. Chroma language code. Defaults to
plaintext
. See the codes. options
- Optional. String. Hugo highlight options. See the options.
Image
The paige/image
shortcode provides a figure with an image.
{{< paige/image
alt="My alt" >}}
height="10rem"
link="https://github.com/willfaught/paige"
maxheight="10rem"
maxwidth="10rem"
method="resize"
options="550x webp picture Lanczos"
src="me.jpg"
title="My title"
width="10rem"
>}}
Inner content: None.
Parameters:
alt
- Optional. String. Plain text. Image alt.
height
- Optional. String. CSS value. Image height.
link
- Optional. String. URL. Image link.
maxheight
- Optional. String. CSS value. Image maximum height.
maxwidth
- Optional. String. CSS value. Image maximum width.
method
- Optional. String. Hugo image processing method. Must be
crop
,fill
,fit
, orresize
. Must be specified withoptions
. See the methods. options
- Optional. String. Hugo image processing options. Must be specified with
method
. See the options. src
- Required. Position 0. String. URL. Image source.
title
- Optional. String. Plain text. Image title.
width
- Optional. String. CSS value. Image width.
Gallery
The paige/gallery
shortcode provides a figure with a collection of images.
{{< paige/gallery
align="center"
height="10rem"
images="*.jpg"
justify="center"
maxheight="10rem"
maxwidth="10rem"
method="resize"
options="550x webp picture Lanczos"
type="list"
width="10rem"
/>}}
{{< paige/gallery >}}
{{< paige/image src="1.jpg" >}}
{{< paige/image src="2.jpg" >}}
{{< paige/image src="3.jpg" >}}
{{< /paige/gallery >}}
Inner content: Optional. String. HTML.
Parameters:
align
- Optional. String. Cross axis alignment. Must be
baseline
,center
,end
,start
, orstretch
. Must not be used when nested. height
- Optional. String. CSS value. Image height.
images
- Optional. Position 0. String. Page, site, or remote images glob. Default is all image page resources.
justify
- Optional. String. Main axis space distribution. Must be
around
,between
,center
,end
,evenly
, orstart
. Must not be used when nested. maxheight
- Optional. String. CSS value. Maximum image height.
maxwidth
- Optional. String. CSS value. Maximum image width.
method
- Optional. String. Hugo image processing method. Must be
crop
,fill
,fit
, orresize
. Default isresize
. See the methods. options
- Optional. String. Hugo image processing options. Default is
550x webp picture Lanczos
. See the options. type
- Optional. String. Type of layout. Grid and list layouts use the horizontal axis as the main axis, and the vertical axis as the cross axis. Must be
grid
orlist
. Default islist
. width
- Optional. String. CSS value. Image width.
Vimeo
The paige/vimeo
shortcode provides a responsive Vimeo video.
{{< paige/vimeo
autopause=true
autoplay=false
background=false
byline=true
color="00adef"
controls=true
description="My description"
dnt=false
fullscreen=true
height="10rem"
keyboard=true
loop=false
maxheight="10rem"
maxwidth="10rem"
muted=false
pip=false
playsinline=true
portrait=true
quality="auto"
speed=false
texttrack=false
time="1m2s"
title=true
transparent=true
video="644036051"
width="10rem"
>}}
Inner content: None.
Parameters:
autopause
- Optional. Boolean. Enable playing more than one Vimeo video on the same page. Default is
true
. autoplay
- Optional. Boolean. Autoplay the video. Default is
false
. background
- Optional. Boolean. Autoplay the video. Hide the controls. Loop the video. Mute the video. Default is
false
. byline
- Optional. Boolean. Show the author. Default is configured per video.
color
- Optional. String. Hex code. Control color. Default is
00adef
. controls
- Optional. Boolean. Show the controls. Default is
true
. description
- Optional. String. Plain text. Screen reader content. Default is
Vimeo video
. dnt
- Optional. Boolean. Do not track session data. Default is
false
. fullscreen
- Optional. Boolean. Enable full screen. Default is
true
. height
- Optional. String. CSS value. Video height.
keyboard
- Optional. Boolean. Enable keyboard input. Default is
true
. loop
- Optional. Boolean. Loop the video. Default is
false
. maxheight
- Optional. String. CSS value. Video maximum height.
maxwidth
- Optional. String. CSS value. Video maximum width.
muted
- Optional. Boolean. Mute the video. Default is
false
. pip
- Optional. Boolean. Show the picture-in-picture control. Default is
false
. playsinline
- Optional. Boolean. Play inline instead of full screen on mobile devices. Default is
true
. portrait
- Optional. Boolean. Show the author's profile image. Default is configured per video.
quality
- Optional. String. The resolution. Must be
auto
,240p
,360p
,540p
,720p
,1080p
,2k
, or4k
. Default isauto
. speed
- Optional. Boolean. Show the speed controls. Default is
false
. texttrack
- Optional. String. Language code and optionally a locale code (e.g.
en
,en-US
). Use the corresponding subtitles. Default isfalse
. time
- Optional. String. Duration (e.g.
0m
,1m2s
). Start time. Default is0m
. title
- Optional. Boolean. Show the title. Default is configured per video.
transparent
- Optional. Boolean. Use a transparent background instead of a black one. Default is
true
. video
- Optional. Position 0. String. Video ID.
width
- Optional. String. CSS value. Video width.
See Vimeo documentation for more detail.
YouTube
The paige/youtube
shortcode provides a responsive YouTube video.
{{< paige/youtube
autoplay=false
controls=true
description="YouTube video"
end=0
fullscreen=true
height="10rem"
list="PL2WkvfelorAFjpzGUWc4OWAWmiJpwL97L"
loop=false
maxheight="10rem"
maxwidth="10rem"
mute=false
start=0
video="dQw4w9WgXcQ"
width="10rem"
>}}
Inner content: None.
Parameters:
autoplay
- Optional. Boolean. Automatically play the video.
controls
- Optional. Boolean. Show video controls. Default is
true
. description
- Optional. String. Plain text. Screen reader content. Default is
YouTube video
. end
- Optional. Integer. Elapsed seconds. Stop the video here.
fullscreen
- Optional. Boolean. Enable full screen. Default is
true
. height
- Optional. String. CSS value. Video height.
list
- Optional. String. Playlist ID.
loop
- Optional. Boolean. Loop the video.
maxheight
- Optional. String. CSS value. Video maximum height.
maxwidth
- Optional. String. CSS value. Video maximum width.
mute
- Optional. Boolean. Mute the video.
start
- Optional. Integer. Elapsed seconds. Start the video here.
video
- Optional. Position 0. String. Video ID.
width
- Optional. String. CSS value. Video width.
Customize
Include
If this file exists in the site | It is included at |
---|---|
layouts/partials/paige/body-first.html |
The beginning of the body tag |
layouts/partials/paige/body-last.html |
The end of the body tag |
layouts/partials/paige/footer-first.html |
The beginning of the footer tag |
layouts/partials/paige/footer-last.html |
The end of the footer tag |
layouts/partials/paige/head-first.html |
The beginning of the head tag |
layouts/partials/paige/head-last.html |
The end of the head tag |
layouts/partials/paige/header-first.html |
The beginning of the header tag |
layouts/partials/paige/header-last.html |
The end of the header tag |
layouts/partials/paige/main-first.html |
The beginning of the main tag |
layouts/partials/paige/main-last.html |
The end of the main tag |
layouts/partials/paige/style-first.css |
The beginning of the style tag |
layouts/partials/paige/style-last.css |
The end of the style tag |
Override
Most code is in partials that are included by the layouts.
Elements can be added, changed, or removed easily by overriding the corresponding layout or partial.
For example, the layouts list.html
, single.html
, taxonomy.html
, and term.html
include the partial paige/article.html
.
paige/article.html
includes the partials paige/metadata.html
, paige/toc.html
, and paige/content.html
.
To change the page title for those layouts, change paige/metadata.html
.
To change the page title for single.html
,
replace the use of paige/article.html
in single.html
with the use of
paige/metadata.html
, paige/toc.html
, and paige/content.html
,
then replace that use of paige/metadata.html
with your own design.
Extend
Use these CSS selectors to extend the default styling:
.paige-article
- The page article.
.paige-authors
- The page authors.
.paige-content
- The page content.
.paige-date
- The page date.
.paige-date-header
- The date headers in list and term layouts.
.paige-description
- The page description.
.paige-draft
- Applied to the title of draft pages in the list and term layouts.
.paige-expired
- Applied to the title of expired pages in the list and term layouts.
.paige-future
- Applied to the title of future pages in the list and term layouts.
.paige-home
- Appears with
.paige-article
for a page with kind "home". .paige-metadata
- The page metadata section.
.paige-modified
- Applied to the title of modified pages in the list and term layouts.
.paige-page
- A page in the pages in the list and term layouts.
.paige-published
- Applied to the title of published pages in the list and term layouts.
.paige-quote
- On the root element of the `paige/quote` shortcode.
.paige-section
- Appears with
.paige-article
for a page with kind "section". .paige-single
- Appears with
.paige-article
for a page with kind "page". .paige-summary
- The page summary.
.paige-reading-time
- The page reading time.
.paige-taxonomy
- Appears with
.paige-article
for a page with kind "taxonomy". .paige-term
- Appears with
.paige-article
for a page with kind "term". .paige-term
- A page term.
.paige-terms
- The page terms.
.paige-title
- The page title.
.paige-toc
- The page table of contents.
.paige-unpublished
- Applied to the title of unpublished (draft, expired, future) pages in the list and term layouts.
#paige-comments
- The comments below the article.
#paige-copyright
- The copyright in the footer.
#paige-credit
- The credit in the footer.
#paige-footer
- The footer element in the container.
#paige-header
- The header element in the container.
#paige-main
- The main element in the container.
#paige-pages
- The page list in the list and term layouts.
#paige-pagination
- The pagination links in the list and term layouts.
#paige-root
- The outermost element in the body.
If you hide #paige-credit
, please credit this project in a post to help others find it.
Minimal look
By default, everything is shown.
If you want a more minimal look,
try the following in your layouts/partials/paige/style-first.css
:
#paige-authors,
#paige-credit,
#paige-reading-time,
#paige-terms,
#paige-toc,
#paige-pages .paige-authors,
#paige-pages .paige-date,
#paige-pages .paige-summary,
#paige-pages .paige-terms {
display: none;
}
Design
The HTML author is the page authors.
The HTML description is the page description.
The HTML keywords is a union of the page keywords, tags, and categories.
The HTML title is the page title, followed by a middle dot, followed by the site title.
If one is missing, the other is used without the middle dot.
For the home page, the title is the page title, or the site title otherwise.
The HTML body has a header, a body, and a footer.
The header has the menu.
The body has the page article.
The footer has the copyright notice and the theme link.
The article has the page metadata, table of contents, and content.
The metadata has the page title, description, terms, authors, date, and reading time.
The copyright notice, title, and description can be Markdown. Markup is stripped for HTML and RSS titles.
The page title is displayed in an h1
tag, so page content headers must start with h2
.
The page date is the publish date.