Getting Started with Hugo Help Site Template

2026/06/03

A minimal Hugo template with i18n support, perfect for help sites, blogs, or content portals.

Welcome to the Hugo Help Site template! This is a minimal skeleton extracted from a real project, keeping only the essentials:

Features

i18n Support: Built-in Chinese and English configuration, easily extensible
xmin Theme: Based on Yihui Xie’s minimal theme, clean and simple
Responsive Design: Automatically adapts to desktop and mobile
Pure CSS: No JavaScript, lightweight and fast

Quick Start

Clone the repo and initialize submodules
Run hugo server -D to start the dev server
Add content in the content/ directory

Directory Structure

content/
├── zh-cn/          # Chinese content
│   └── post/       # Posts
└── en/             # English content
    └── post/       # Posts

Customization

Change baseURL and title in hugo.toml
Replace CSS variables in static/css/custom.css to change colors
Add more languages in the i18n/ directory

Happy writing!