Hugo Michaelmallari is a Hugo theme for data science and engineering blogging, built by Michael Mallari to publish technical content in Julia, Python, and R.
What is Hugo Michaelmallari?
Hugo Michaelmallari is a custom Hugo theme that transforms Markdown content into a responsive website for data science and engineering writing. It runs on Hugo 0.80.0 or later, and its layout is tailored to the author's own sites: michaelmallari.com, a Columbia University academic page, and three other Hugo instances. The theme is a single repository with 2 GitHub stars, and it is not intended as a drop-in starter—it requires adaptation to your own content and structure.
Key Features
- Responsive web design — The theme is responsive across screen sizes, as listed among its features.
- Custom CSS/LESS — The theme uses custom CSS and LESS for its stylesheet, enabling site-specific theming.
- Custom JavaScript/jQuery — The theme includes custom JavaScript and jQuery code, which can be extended to add interactivity.
- Font Awesome iconography — The theme integrates Font Awesome icons, so you can use icon fonts instead of image files.
- RSS feed from external sources — The theme supports pulling in RSS feeds from outside sources, letting you aggregate content.
- Hugo 0.80.0+ compatibility — It works with Hugo builds from version 0.80.0 onward.
- Requires customization — The theme is not tested against the HugoBasicExample boilerplate, so you must configure it for your own Hugo project.
Who is it for?
Data scientists and engineers who write about their work in Julia, Python, or R will find this theme suited to technical blogging. It is also for Hugo developers who want a minimal, custom-built theme they can modify rather than a one-click install. The author, Michael Mallari, uses it across his personal blog, a Columbia University site, and a Bitbucket-hosted AI product management blog.
Use cases
- Data science bloggers: Publish tutorials and analyses in Julia, Python, and R, with responsive layout and Font Awesome icons.
- Engineering teams: Run an internal technical blog that pulls in RSS feeds from external sources into one Hugo site.
- Academics: Host course materials or research updates on a university subdomain, as Michael Mallari does at columbia.edu.
FAQ
What Hugo version is required?
Hugo 0.80.0 or higher is required to build this theme.
Is this theme compatible with HugoBasicExample?
No—the author states it requires customization and has not been tested against the HugoBasicExample repository.
Can I use it for a non-data-science site?
Yes, but the theme is designed for data science and engineering blogging, and it will need adjustment for other content types.
Where can I see it in production?
It powers several public sites: michaelmallari.com, michaelmallari.github.io, michaelmallari.bitbucket.io, michaelmallari.tumblr.com, and the Columbia University page at columbia.edu/~mm5470.
