Hugo Whisper Theme
Whisper is a minimal documentation theme built for Hugo. The design and functionality are intentionally minimal, focusing on speed and ease of use.
Key features:
- Content Types: Supports documentation (Markdown) and a customizable homepage.
- Content Management: Generates documentation from Markdown files in the
content/docsdirectory. - SCSS: Uses Hugo Pipes for SCSS compilation, responsive design, and Bootstrap 5.3.
- Speed: Achieves a 100/100 Google Lighthouse speed score, with a minimal footprint of 21KB without images.
- Menu: Features a responsive mobile menu managed via
config.toml.
Installation:
- Install Hugo Extended.
- Create a new Hugo site:
hugo new site mynewsite. - Install the theme by cloning the repository into
mynewsite/themes. - Copy the contents of
exampleSite/to the root of your Hugo site. - Run Hugo:
hugo serverfor local development.
This theme is ideal for developers and technical writers who need a fast, lightweight solution for creating documentation websites.





