+++ title = "Academic: the website builder for Hugo" subtitle = "Create a beautifully simple website in under 10 minutes :rocket:" date = 2016-04-20T00:00:00 # Schedule a publish date lastmod = 2019-04-17T00:00:00 # Date last modified draft = false # Display this post? (true/false) # Authors. Comma separated list, e.g. `["Bob Smith", "David Jones"]`. authors = ["admin"] tags = ["Academic"] summary = "Create a beautifully simple website in under 10 minutes." # Projects (optional). # Associate this post with one or more of your projects. # Simply enter your project's folder or file name without extension. # E.g. `projects = ["deep-learning"]` references # `content/project/deep-learning/index.md`. # Otherwise, set `projects = []`. # projects = ["internal-project"] # Featured image # To use, add an image named `featured.jpg/png` to your project's folder. [image] # Caption (optional) caption = "Image credit: [**Unsplash**](https://unsplash.com/photos/CpkOjOcXdUY)" # Focal point (optional) # Options: Smart, Center, TopLeft, Top, TopRight, Left, Right, BottomLeft, Bottom, BottomRight focal_point = "" # Show image only in page previews? preview_only = false # Set captions for image gallery. [[gallery_item]] album = "gallery" image = "theme-default.png" caption = "Default" [[gallery_item]] album = "gallery" image = "theme-ocean.png" caption = "Ocean" [[gallery_item]] album = "gallery" image = "theme-forest.png" caption = "Forest" [[gallery_item]] album = "gallery" image = "theme-dark.png" caption = "Dark" [[gallery_item]] album = "gallery" image = "theme-apogee.png" caption = "Apogee" [[gallery_item]] album = "gallery" image = "theme-1950s.png" caption = "1950s" [[gallery_item]] album = "gallery" image = "theme-coffee-playfair.png" caption = "Coffee theme with Playfair font" [[gallery_item]] album = "gallery" image = "theme-cupcake.png" caption = "Cupcake" +++ **Create a free website with Academic using Markdown, Jupyter, or RStudio. Choose a beautiful color theme and build anything with the Page Builder - over 40 _widgets_, _themes_, and _language packs_ included!** [Check out the latest **demo**](https://academic-demo.netlify.com/) of what you'll get in less than 10 minutes, or [view the **showcase**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/#expo) of personal, project, and business sites. - [**Setup Academic**](#install) - [**Get Started**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/get-started/) - [View the documentation](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/) - [Ask a question](http://discuss.gohugo.io/) - [Request a feature or report a bug](https://github.com/gcushen/hugo-academic/issues) - Updating? View the [Update Guide](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/update/) and [Release Notes](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/updates/) - Support development of Academic: - [Donate a coffee](https://paypal.me/cushen) - [Become a backer on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/cushen) - [Decorate your laptop or journal with an Academic sticker](https://www.redbubble.com/people/neutreno/works/34387919-academic) - [Wear the T-shirt](https://academic.threadless.com/) [![Screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gcushen/hugo-academic/master/academic.png)](https://github.com/gcushen/hugo-academic/) **Key features:** - **Page builder** - Create *anything* with [**widgets**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/page-builder/) and [**elements**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/writing-markdown-latex/) - **Edit any type of content** - Blog posts, publications, talks, slides, projects, and more! - **Create content** in [**Markdown**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/writing-markdown-latex/), [**Jupyter**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/jupyter/), or [**RStudio**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/install/#install-with-rstudio) - **Plugin System** - Fully customizable [**color** and **font themes**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/themes/) - **Display Code and Math** - Code highlighting and [LaTeX math](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Mathematics) supported - **Integrations** - [Google Analytics](https://analytics.google.com), [Disqus commenting](https://disqus.com), Maps, Contact Forms, and more! - **Beautiful Site** - Simple and refreshing one page design - **Industry-Leading SEO** - Help get your website found on search engines and social media - **Media Galleries** - Display your images and videos with captions in a customizable gallery - **Mobile Friendly** - Look amazing on every screen with a mobile friendly version of your site - **Multi-language** - 15+ language packs including English, 中文, and Português - **Multi-user** - Each author gets their own profile page - **Privacy Pack** - Assists with GDPR - **Stand Out** - Bring your site to life with animation, parallax backgrounds, and scroll effects - **One-Click Deployment** - No servers. No databases. Only files. ## Color Themes Academic comes with **day (light) and night (dark) mode** built-in. Click the sun/moon icon in the top right of the [Demo](https://academic-demo.netlify.com/) to see it in action! Choose a stunning color and font theme for your site. Themes are fully customizable and include: {{< gallery >}} ## Ecosystem * **[Academic Admin](https://github.com/sourcethemes/academic-admin):** An admin tool to import publications from BibTeX or import assets for an offline site * **[Academic Scripts](https://github.com/sourcethemes/academic-scripts):** Scripts to help migrate content to new versions of Academic ## Install You can choose from one of the following four methods to install: * [**one-click install using your web browser (recommended)**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/install/#install-with-web-browser) * [install on your computer using **Git** with the Command Prompt/Terminal app](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/install/#install-with-git) * [install on your computer by downloading the **ZIP files**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/install/#install-with-zip) * [install on your computer with **RStudio**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/install/#install-with-rstudio) Then [personalize and deploy your new site](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/get-started/). ## Updating [View the Update Guide](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/update/). Feel free to *star* the project on [Github](https://github.com/gcushen/hugo-academic/) to help keep track of [updates](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/updates). ## License Copyright 2016-present [George Cushen](https://georgecushen.com). Released under the [MIT](https://github.com/gcushen/hugo-academic/blob/master/LICENSE.md) license.