# Hugo

The world’s fastest framework for building websites.

Repository: https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hugo
Homepage: https://gohugo.io
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: go, hugo, static-site-generator, blog-engine, cms, content-management-system, documentation-tool
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:34:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 85, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4808, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 21, "gap_med": 4, "n_releases_24m": 96}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 89556, forks 8348 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:23.174930+00:00)

## What it is
Hugo is a fast and flexible static site generator written in Go, featuring an advanced templating system and fast asset pipelines that render complete sites in seconds. It supports multilingual content, taxonomies, and an embedded development web server, and is backed by a large theme ecosystem.

## Use cases
- build a fast personal or business blog
- generate a documentation site from markdown
- create a corporate or project landing page
- publish an image portfolio
- make a multilingual static website
- build a resume or CV site
- generate a static news or event site

## When to choose
- you need extremely fast static site builds
- you want a single binary with no runtime dependencies
- you need multilingual support and flexible taxonomies
- you want a large theme ecosystem for blogs or docs

## When to avoid
- you need server-side dynamic functionality or user accounts
- you prefer JavaScript-based tooling and React/Vue components
- you need a database-backed CMS with live editing for non-technical users

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: static-site-generator, templating, ssr
- domain: web-development, documentation, cms
- platform: windows, bsd, cross-platform, cli
- tags: blog-engine, go, content-management, multilingual, asset-pipeline, themes, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- gohugoio/hugo (main) score 94
- gohugoio/hugoThemes (plugin) score 10
- gohugoio/hugoDocs (docs) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:23.174930+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:13:52.087451+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:23.174930+00:00, sha cfb48cdcba08)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.