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Why Hugo Blox?

Launch in Minutes, Not Months: Pick a template, customize with drag-and-drop blocks, and deploy. Build anything from SaaS landing pages and online courses to academic resumés and lab sites.
Own Your Content & Brand: You get static files with no vendor lock-in, leading to 100/100 Lighthouse scores. Your content, your rules.
Built for a Technical Workflow: A modern stack with Hugo and Tailwind CSS. Write in Markdown, Jupyter, or BibTeX. Auto-sync publications.
Open & Extendable: Start with a generous MIT-licensed core. Upgrade with premium templates and blocks or extend with React "islands" for custom interactivity.

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Get started

Recommended (fastest, no install):
👉 Start free in your browser — pick a template, customize blocks, and publish to GitHub Pages.

Prefer the CLI?
Use the local quickstart:

# 1) Install Hugo Extended → https://docs.hugoblox.com/getting-started/install-hugo/#prerequisites

# 2) Clone a starter (example: Academic CV) - see https://hugoblox.com/templates
git clone https://github.com/HugoBlox/theme-academic-cv my-site
cd my-site

# 3) Run locally
pnpm install && hugo server -D

For more guides, visit our documentation at https://docs.hugoblox.com/.

Free vs. Pro

Hugo Blox ships with a library of free blocks for heroes, features, testimonials, FAQs, and more. Pro is a one-time donation that adds exclusive, professionally designed blocks and full site templates to help you launch even faster.

Free templates & blocks: Templates Catalog
Pro catalog & lifetime updates: Go Pro

What Creators Say

“Hugo Blox saved me 40+ hours on my lab site. Bibtex integration auto-updates publications — our citations are up 3×.” — Dr. Sarah Yang, AI Researcher

“We launched our documentation in 10 minutes. The block system is genius; onboarding time dropped by 60%.” — Alexandre Rodrigues, Founder

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