Resto Hugo is a responsive Hugo theme for building restaurant, portfolio, business, and agency websites, with blog support and optional Disqus and Google Analytics integrations.
What is Resto Hugo?
Resto Hugo is a Hugo theme created by kskarthik and hosted on GitLab. It takes Hugo Markdown content as input and renders a fully responsive website built on the Bootstrap 4 CSS framework. The theme is designed for restaurant, portfolio, business, and agency sites, and includes blog capabilities, optional Disqus comments, and optional Google Analytics tracking, all controlled from the site configuration. It was last updated in May 2020 and is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.
Key Features
- Fully responsive design — the layout adapts to mobile and desktop viewports with no extra configuration.
- Bootstrap 4 CSS framework — the grid, components, and utilities are built on Bootstrap 4, giving a consistent cross-browser foundation.
- Multi-purpose templates — crafted specifically for restaurant, portfolio, business, and agency websites, with page sections that match those industries.
- Blog enabled — supports publishing posts through Hugo's standard content structure.
- Disqus comments — can be enabled or disabled from the config file, letting you add discussion threads to posts.
- Google Analytics — can be enabled or disabled from the config file for visitor tracking.
- Easy installation — clone the repository into your Hugo themes folder and update your site config to start using it.
- Open-source license — released under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 (CC-BY-3.0), so you can modify and reuse it with attribution.
Who should use Resto Hugo?
Restaurant owners who want a clean, responsive site to showcase menus, photos, and location information. Freelancers and small agencies that need a portfolio with a blog for case studies and updates. Hugo users who want a Bootstrap-based theme with built-in toggles for comments and analytics. Anyone building a business or agency site who prefers not to write front-end code from scratch.
What can you do with Resto Hugo?
- Restaurant owners: create a site with food photography, hours, and contact details using the prebuilt responsive sections.
- Freelance designers: display portfolio pieces and publish project write-ups through the blog layout.
- Agencies: present services and team information, and enable Google Analytics to measure visitor behavior.
- Hugo developers: use the theme as a starting point for custom Bootstrap 4 work, with Disqus already wired in.
How does Resto Hugo work?
Installation is straightforward: navigate to your Hugo site's themes folder and run git clone https://gitlab.com/kskarthik/resto-hugo.git. Then set the theme in your site configuration and add content as Markdown files. The theme reads standard Hugo archetypes and content files, and its layouts generate static HTML pages.
FAQ
Is Resto Hugo free?
Yes, the theme is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 (CC-BY-3.0) license, which allows free use, modification, and redistribution with attribution.
Can I enable or disable comments and analytics?
Yes, Disqus comments and Google Analytics can each be toggled on or off from the Hugo configuration file, so you can turn them on only when needed.
What CSS framework does Resto Hugo use?
Resto Hugo uses the Bootstrap 4 CSS framework for its grid, components, and responsive behavior.
Is Resto Hugo only for restaurants?
No, the README states it is well crafted for restaurant, portfolio, business, and agency websites, so it fits several content types.
