Getting started with the Academic theme for Hugo

The Academic theme enables you to easily create a personal academic website using the Hugo static site generator.

Key features:

  • Designed for academic staff, students, or general personal use
  • Includes Biography, Publications, Projects, News/Blog, Teaching, and Contact sections
  • Write in Markdown for easy formatting and code highlighting, with LaTeX for mathematical expressions
  • Academic linking (Scholar etc.), Google Analytics, and Disqus comments
  • Responsive and mobile friendly
  • Simple and refreshing one page design
  • Easy to customize

Installation

  1. Install Hugo and create a new website:

Managing content

This is a brief guide to managing content with the Academic theme. Content can include homepage sections, publications, projects, and news/blog articles. After you have read this guide about creating and managing content, you may also be interested to learn about writing content with Markdown, LaTeX, and Shortcodes.