A Hugo theme for young start-ups, product launches, and »coming soon-websites. Includes contact form & newsletter sign up via Netlify. Deploy with one click!
Overview
The Hugo Product Launch Test is a Hugo-theme specifically designed for young start-ups, product launches, and “coming soon” websites. It features a pretty, quick, and straightforward single-page design. It includes a ready-to-go contact form and newsletter sign-up feature via Netlify Forms. The theme is responsive, supports one-click deploy to Netlify, and offers a no-code content management solution through Forestry. It uses tailwindcss with PostCSS and PurgeCSS, resulting in a super tiny CSS file. The theme does not require any JavaScript.
Features
- Pretty, quick, and straightforward single-page design
- Contact form
- Newsletter sign-up
- Responsive
- One-click deploy to Netlify
- No-code content management via Forestry
- Utilizes tailwindcss with PostCSS and PurgeCSS for a super tiny CSS file
- No JavaScript required
Installation
- Deploy Hugo Product Launch to Netlify by clicking the “Deploy to Netlify” button or clone the kickstart-repo and follow the usage instructions.
- If you already have a Hugo site on your machine, add the theme by adjusting the config.toml file.
- Copy the contents of the exampleSite-directory included in the theme to your source directory.
- Have NodeJS installed, then copy the package.json and package-lock.json files to your site’s root. Run
npm install
and npm install postcss-cli postcss -g
to set up your PostCSS-Pipe. - Copy the main.css file from the theme repository’s assets/css folder into your local assets/css folder. Also, copy the tailwind.config.js file from the theme repository’s root to your site’s root. Customize the CSS and tailwind configuration as desired.
- Optionally, copy the postcss.config.js file from the theme repository to the root directory of your site for full control of the PostCSS-setup.
- For a no-code user interface for content management, connect your repository with Forestry using the exampleSite/.forestry folder.
- Customize the base configuration by checking out the config.toml file included in the exampleSite.
- Add your own content by starting with the contents provided in the _index.md file in the exampleSite/content directory.
- Customize branding, colors, and CSS by modifying the main.css file in the assets/css directory.
Summary
The Hugo Product Launch Test is a theme designed for young start-ups and product launches. It offers a visually appealing and quick-loading single-page design with features such as a contact form and newsletter sign-up. The theme is easy to install and customize, supports responsive design, and offers a no-code content management solution through Forestry. It utilizes tailwindcss with PostCSS and PurgeCSS, resulting in a compact CSS file. The theme does not require any JavaScript. Overall, the Hugo Product Launch Test provides a user-friendly and efficient solution for creating engaging landing pages for start-ups and product launches.