Cactus is a minimalistic theme for bloggers based on the default theme of the same-named [Cactus static site generator](//github.com/koenbok/Cactus) written in Python and [Nick Balestra](//github.com/nickbalestra/kactus)'s Jekyll port. Noteworthy features of this Hugo theme are the integration of a comment-system powered by Disqus, a customizable about page, support for RSS feeds, syntax highlighting for source code and sharing options for blog posts.
Toasted Cactus is a really minimalistic theme for bloggers based on [Cactus for Hugo](https://github.com/digitalcraftsman/hugo-cactus-theme).
Tracking code, sharing, disqus and highlight.js were removed, resulting in a base design <5kbminifiedandgzipped.
For more information read the official [setup guide](//gohugo.io/overview/installing/) of Hugo.
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Pages can be hidden and don't appear in the post list on the homepage if you add the variable `hidden = true` to the frontmatter. This allows you to link from elsewhere, i.e. just the menu.
## Disqus
This theme features a comment system powered by Disqus too. Just add your Disqus-shortname to the [`config.toml`](//github.com/digitalcraftsman/hugo-cactus-theme/blob/dev/exampleSite/config.toml) and let readers respond to your blog posts.
## Social link icons
You can add a social link panel in the footer by adding entries to the `social` block in the [`config.toml`](//github.com/digitalcraftsman/hugo-cactus-theme/blob/dev/exampleSite/config.toml). You can choose between two icon fonts:
- [Font awesome](https://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/) or
- [Mono social icons](https://github.com/drinchev/monosocialiconsfont)
Assign either `font-awesome` or `mono-social` to the `iconFont` variable. The Mono social icons offer three styles of icons: -circle, rounded, or default (empty).
## Nearly finished
In order to see your site in action, run Hugo's built-in local server.
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Now enter [`localhost:1313`](http://localhost:1313) in the address bar of your browser.
## Contributing
Did you found a bug or got an idea for a new feature? Feel free to use the [issue tracker](//github.com/digitalcraftsman/hugo-cactus-theme/issues) to let me know. Or make directly a [pull request](//github.com/digitalcraftsman/hugo-cactus-theme/pulls).
Please create a separate branch for your pull request.
## License
This theme is released under the MIT license. For more information read the [license](//github.com/digitalcraftsman/hugo-cactus-theme/blob/dev/LICENSE.md).
This theme is released under the MIT license. For more information read the [license](https://git.webschneider.org/schneider/toasted-cactus/src/master/LICENSE.md).
## Acknowledgements
Thanks to
- [Nick Balestra](//github.com/nickbalestra/kactus) for creating the original theme
- [Steve Francia](//github.com/spf13) for creating Hugo and the awesome community around the project.
- [digitalcraftsman](https://github.com/digitalcraftsman) for porting the Cactus theme
- [Nick Balestra](https://github.com/nickbalestra/kactus) for creating the original theme
- [Steve Francia](https://github.com/spf13) for creating Hugo and the awesome community around the project.