awesome-hugo-themes is a star-sorted directory of open-source Hugo themes, presenting each theme's author, license, GitHub star count, and last update date in a single README table.
What is awesome-hugo-themes?
awesome-hugo-themes is a curated list of themes for the Hugo static site generator, maintained as a markdown table that ranks themes by GitHub stars. The list takes no user input; instead, it displays a snapshot of theme metadata including the theme name, author GitHub profile, license, star count, and last-commit date. The snapshot shown in the source was automatically deployed on 2025-04-13, indicating the list is refreshed on a schedule rather than hand-edited.
Key Features
- Star-sorted ranking — The table orders themes from PaperMod (11,187 stars) down to recently-added zero-star themes, giving an at-a-glance popularity metric.
- License column — Each row lists the theme's license, such as MIT, GPL-3.0, Apache-2.0, or Creative Commons, allowing users to check compatibility before use.
- Author links — Every theme entry includes the author's GitHub handle with a direct profile link, making it easy to browse an author's other projects.
- Update dates — The last-commit date for each theme is shown, so users can spot stale themes (e.g., some last updated in 2023) versus actively maintained ones (e.g., Relearn updated 2025-03-20).
- Direct theme pages — Each theme name links to its official page on themes.gohugo.io; each GitHub link points to the theme repository, so users can jump straight to source code.
- Automated refresh — The header "Automated deployment @ 2025-04-13 16:40:13 Asia/Shanghai &sorted=stars" confirms the list is regenerated automatically and sorted by stars, keeping counts current.
Who is it for?
- Hugo developers — compare the most popular themes by star count and pick one with recent maintenance for a new blog or company site.
- Static-site designers — filter the list by license to find MIT or Apache-2.0 themes that fit their project's open-source obligations.
- Tech writers and documentation engineers — use the list to locate documentation-focused themes like Docsy, Book, Doks, or Geekdoc, all present in the ranking.
- Portfolio builders — scan for themes with high stars such as Toha or Hugo Profile to present personal projects or resumes.
Use cases
- Bloggers: identify high-star blog themes like PaperMod, LoveIt, or Hugo Bear Blog by scanning the star-sorted table.
- Documentation teams: shortlist docs-oriented themes such as Doks, Geekdoc, or Relearn directly from the ranked entries.
- Theme authors: gauge the competitive landscape by reviewing licenses and star counts of the top themes.
