About coreydaley-dev Theme

coreydaley-dev is a clean, modern Hugo theme designed for developers and technical bloggers who want a professional online presence without the bloat.

Features

Design & Layout

• Clean, distraction-free reading experience - Focus on your content with a minimalist design
• Responsive layout - Looks great on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices
• Customizable header and sidebar - Easy navigation and branding
• Avatar and cover image support - Personalize your site with custom imagery
• Special date avatars - Optional automatic avatar changes for holidays (Halloween, Christmas, etc.)

Content Management

• Post pagination - Clean browsing experience for blog archives
• Tag and category support - Organize your content effectively
• Draft management - Preview posts before publishing
• Markdown support - Write in the format you love
• Code syntax highlighting - Perfect for technical content

Search & Discovery

• Integrated search - Powered by Pagefind for fast, client-side search
• SEO optimized - Meta descriptions, summaries, and proper markup
• RSS feed support - Let readers subscribe to your content

Social & Analytics

• Social media integration - Connect your GitHub, LinkedIn, Twitter, Mastodon, Bluesky, and more
• Google Analytics ready - Track your site’s performance
• Email contact - Direct contact option for readers

Configuration

The theme is highly configurable through hugo.toml:

[params]
  avatar = '/images/avatar.jpg'
  coverImage = '/images/cover.jpg'
  description = 'A blog about some really cool stuff'
  tagline = 'Your Awesome Tagline'
  enableCheckSpecialDate = false

[params.social]
  github = 'https://github.com/yourusername'
  linkedin = 'https://linkedin.com/in/yourusername'
  # ... and many more

Getting Started

1. Install the theme in your Hugo site’s themes/ directory
2. Add your images to static/images/ (avatar and cover)
3. Configure your site in hugo.toml
4. Create content with hugo new posts/my-post.md
5. Run with hugo server -D

Technology Stack

• Hugo - Fast static site generator
• Pagefind - Client-side search
• Responsive CSS - Mobile-first design
• Markdown - Simple content authoring

License

This theme is open source and available under the MIT License.

About the Author

Created by Corey Daley for developers who want a straightforward, beautiful blog without unnecessary complexity.

Support

• Issues & Questions - GitHub Issues
• Source Code - GitHub Repository
• Documentation - Check the README.md files in the theme repository

This About page is part of the example site. Customize it to tell your own story!