vuepress-theme-ououe is a blog theme for VuePress that turns standard VuePress Markdown content into a personal blog with dark and light theme support, now officially unmaintained and pointing users to its VitePress successor.
What is vuepress-theme-ououe?
vuepress-theme-ououe is a VuePress blog theme authored by tolking, distributed as an npm package, and activated in a VuePress project by setting theme: 'ououe' in the VuePress config. It accepts VuePress configuration and Markdown files as input and produces a static blog website output, with a live demo at ououe.com and documentation at tolking.github.io/vuepress-theme-ououe. The theme is released under the MIT license and has a companion starter template at vuepress-theme-ououe-template.
What makes vuepress-theme-ououe stand out?
- VuePress-native integration — Install it with Yarn or npm and enable it in config.js with
theme: 'ououe'; no extra build tooling needed. - Dark and light mode — Topics for the project list dark-theme and light-theme, indicating the theme ships with both color schemes.
- Starter template — vuepress-theme-ououe-template gives you a preconfigured scaffold to begin a new blog immediately.
- Documentation and live demo — The theme includes a full documentation site and a working demo at ououe.com to see the design in action.
- MIT licensed — Free to use, modify, and redistribute under the permissive MIT license.
- Explicit migration path — The repository warning directs users to vitepress-theme-ououe, making the unmaintained status clear and offering a concrete upgrade route.
Who should use vuepress-theme-ououe?
- VuePress bloggers who want a ready-made blog design without building a theme from scratch.
- Developers migrating to VitePress who need a familiar starting point, since vitepress-theme-ououe is the successor.
- Theme learners who want to study a small, MIT-licensed VuePress theme implementation.
What can you do with vuepress-theme-ououe?
- Set up a blog quickly: install the theme, add Markdown posts, and configure themeConfig; the theme renders a full blog layout.
- Scaffold a new site: use vuepress-theme-ououe-template to generate a new VuePress blog with the theme preconfigured.
- Customize via themeConfig: pass options in config.js to adjust theme behavior without modifying the theme source.
- Migrate to an active theme: follow the README warning and port content to vitepress-theme-ououe for continued maintenance.
How does vuepress-theme-ououe work?
The theme works with VuePress's standard static site pipeline. After installing the package, you set theme: 'ououe' in .vuepress/config.js and provide a themeConfig object for customization. VuePress then compiles your Markdown content into a static site using the theme's layouts and styles.
FAQ
Is vuepress-theme-ououe still maintained?
No. The repository carries a warning that the library is no longer maintained. Users are recommended to migrate to vitepress-theme-ououe, the VitePress successor.
How do I install vuepress-theme-ououe?
Run yarn add vuepress-theme-ououe or npm i vuepress-theme-ououe in your VuePress project, then set theme: 'ououe' in the config file.
What license does vuepress-theme-ououe use?
The theme is released under the MIT License, allowing free commercial and personal use.
Is there a starter template?
Yes, vuepress-theme-ououe-template is a starter repository that preconfigures the theme for a new blog.
Alternatives
- vitepress-theme-ououe — the actively maintained successor that the documentation explicitly names as the migration target.
