Hugo
The world's fastest framework for building static websites, with rich content management capabilities.
Summary
Pros
- Extremely fast build times
- No dependencies required
- Live reload for instant preview
- Flexible content management
Cons
- Steeper learning curve for templating
- Less plugins than older generators
- Requires command line usage
- Go templates can be challenging
Pricing
Free (open source)
Features
| Feature | Support |
|---|---|
| Core Features | |
| SEO | YesBuilt-in SEO features including meta tags, canonical URLs, Open Graph, and JSON-LD |
| Sitemap | YesBuilt-in sitemap generation without plugins |
| RSS Feed | YesBuilt-in RSS/Atom feed generation without plugins |
| Theming system | YesPowerful theming system with theme inheritance and module capabilities |
| Plugin system | PartialUses 'modules' rather than plugins, with a different architectural approach than traditional plugins |
| Content Management | |
| Emoji | YesNative emoji support with several rendering options |
| Image optimization | YesBuilt-in image processing with resize, crop, filter capabilities and image optimization |
| Taxonomies | YesPowerful built-in taxonomy system with support for custom taxonomies |
| Pagination | YesBuilt-in pagination for list pages with customizable options |
| Table of contents | YesBuilt-in table of contents generation for markdown content |
| Comments | Via integrationIntegration with Disqus, Commento, Utterances or other comment systems via templates |
| Integrations | |
| Social media integration | YesBuilt-in support for social cards, sharing, and integration via templates |
| Analytics | Via integrationEasy integration with most analytics platforms via themes or templates |
| Newsletter | Via integrationThird-party services can be integrated via templates or partials |
| Search | Via integrationOptions include built-in JSON index, Algolia, Lunr.js, or other client-side search solutions |
| Headless CMS integration | YesExcellent support for most headless CMS platforms including Contentful, Forestry, NetlifyCMS, Strapi |
| Advanced Features | |
| Multilingual | YesFirst-class support for multilingual sites with i18n capabilities |
| AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) | Via templatesCan be implemented using custom output formats and templates |
| PWA (Progressive Web App) | Via integrationRequires custom configuration or theme with PWA support |
| Specialized Content | |
| PlantUML | Via shortcodeCustomizable shortcodes can be created for PlantUML integration |
| Mermaid | Via shortcodeOfficial shortcode available for Mermaid diagrams |
| KaTeX (math) | Via integrationSupport through either KaTeX or MathJax via templates or theme integration |
| GitHub Gists integration | Via shortcodeCan be implemented via custom shortcodes |
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