Hugo in Action: Static sites and dynamic Jamstack apps - Softcover

Jain, Atishay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617297003 ISBN 13: 9781617297007

Publisher: Manning, 2022

Synopsis

Build and deploy a live website in just 30 minutes using Hugo. The Hugo engine lets you rapidly deliver static sites that are low maintenance, high performance, and feature rich.

In Hugo in Action you will learn:

    Building web pages with Hugo and Jamstack
    Creating content using Markdown
    Content management with Hugo
    Designing new Hugo themes
    Using the Go template language
    Managing dependencies with Hugo modules
    Accessing APIs with Jamstack
    Adding a shopping cart using JavaScript
    Content tagging with markup

Sometimes, simple is better. Static websites—sites with fixed content—are easier to create and maintain, and inherently more secure than dynamic pages. Hugo in Action is a hands-on guide to using the Hugo static site engine to render these websites in milliseconds. Working with a complete example website and source code samples, you’ll learn how to build and host a site that will wow users and stay stable without a third-party server. Full coverage of the Jamstack (Javascript, APIs, Markdown) shows how easy it is to add complex features to super-simple sites, including eCommerce shopping carts, dynamic forms, and multilingual options.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the technology
Because they load pre-built pages, static websites are simple, secure, and incredibly fast. With the Hugo static site generator you can build and render a website in seconds without the grind of hand coding the pages. Hugo takes a directory of content and templates and renders it as a full HTML and CSS website—perfect for blogs, documentation, and other sites that don’t require real-time updates.

About the book
In Hugo in Action you’ll learn step-by-step how to build efficient, low-maintenance static web sites. You’ll use Hugo as a CMS and web development environment, create custom pages, and design your own Hugo themes. And you won’t stop there! Moving beyond the basics, you’ll incorporate the Jamstack model to add capabilities like eCommerce and your own APIs. The result: rich websites that are flexible and incredibly stable.

What's inside

    Building web pages with Hugo and Jamstack
    Using the Go template language
    Managing dependencies with Hugo modules
    Content tagging with markup

About the reader
For web developers with a basic knowledge of JavaScript.

About the author
Atishay Jain is a Senior Computer Scientist at Adobe. He has developed web-based software used by millions of Adobe Creative Cloud customers.

Table of Contents
PART 1 STATIC HUGO WEBSITES: LOADING FAST, BUILDING TO LAST
1 The Jamstack and Hugo
2 Live in 30 minutes: You now have a website
3 Using markup for content
4 Content management with Hugo
5 Custom pages and customized content with the Go template language
6 Structuring web pages
7 Creating your own theme
8 Hugo Modules: Plugins for everybody
PART 2 EXPANDING WITH THE JAMSTACK: DYNAMIC OUTSIDE, STATIC INSIDE
9 Accessing APIs to enhance functionality
10 The power of JavaScript
11 Breaking barriers with custom APIs and webhooks
12 Adding e-commerce capabilities using the Jamstack
13 Wrapping it up

About this title

About the Author

Static websites—sites with fixed content—are the simplest type of web pages. In addition to being easier to create and maintain, they’re inherently more secure that dynamic pages. And with the Hugo static site engine, you can render them in milliseconds.

Hugo in Action is a step-by-step guide to using Hugo to create static websites that really show off the advantages of simplicity. Working with a complete example website and source code samples, you’ll learn how to build and host a low-maintenance, high-performance site that will wow your users and stay stable without relying on a third-party server.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manning
• Publication date: 2022
• ISBN 10: 1617297003
• ISBN 13: 9781617297007
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 488