Lotusdocs

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hugo
bootstrap

A free, lightweight, modern documentation theme for Hugo

Overview

Lotus Docs is a Hugo theme designed for creating documentation sites that are fast, secure, and SEO-friendly. It offers a modern documentation layout with responsive design and is built on Bootstrap 5. The theme is easily customizable and supports multiple languages. Lotus Docs also includes powerful syntax highlighting, dark mode, and options for custom fonts and icons. While it is currently in pre-release development and not recommended for production use, it is worth trying out.

Features

  • Modern documentation layout: Lotus Docs provides a sleek and modern layout for creating documentation sites.
  • Responsive design: The theme is designed to be fully responsive, ensuring a seamless experience across different devices.
  • Fast, Accessible, and SEO-Friendly: Lotus Docs has achieved perfect scores on Google Lighthouse, making it optimized for speed, accessibility, and search engine optimization.
  • Secure by default: The theme prioritizes security measures to ensure a secure environment for your documentation site.
  • Built on Bootstrap 5: Lotus Docs takes advantage of the powerful features and components provided by Bootstrap 5.
  • Deploy on Vercel with multiple options: Easily deploy your Lotus Docs site on Vercel using various deployment options.
  • Multilingual support (i18n): The theme supports multiple languages, allowing you to create documentation in different languages.
  • Powerful Syntax Highlighting via Prism.js: Lotus Docs includes Prism.js for robust syntax highlighting in code snippets.
  • Dark Mode: The theme offers a dark mode option for users who prefer a darker interface.
  • Custom fonts (via Google Fonts): Customize the typography of your documentation site by choosing from a wide range of Google Fonts.
  • Custom icons (via Google Material Symbols): Enhance the visual appeal of your site by utilizing custom icons from Google Material Symbols.
  • Landing page template included: Lotus Docs comes with a landing page template, providing a comprehensive overview of your documentation.
  • Documentation sidebar menu (with optional icons): Easily navigate through documentation sections using the sidebar menu, which can be customized with icons.
  • Table of Contents menu on each page (optional): Include a table of contents menu on each page to help users quickly navigate through the content.
  • Customizable theme accent color: Personalize your documentation site with a custom accent color that matches your brand or preference.
  • Social media links: Add links to your social media profiles, such as GitHub, Twitter, Instagram, and more.
hugo
Hugo

Hugo is an open-source static site generator that features fast build times, flexible themes, support for multiple content formats, multilingual websites, live reloading, and an active community. It allows developers to easily create and deploy SEO-friendly and mobile-responsive websites.

bootstrap
Bootstrap

Bootstrap is the most popular CSS Framework for developing responsive and mobile-first websites.

documentation
Documentation

Documentation themes are built specifically for writing technical and product documentation. They are normally written and maintained in Markdown. The often include a navigation menu, search bar, clear headings, semantic document structure and clean typography.

vercel
Vercel

Vercel offers built-in support for deploying and hosting Next.js applications, making it a popular choice among Next.js developers.