# Hugo Bootstrap v4 Blog [](https://ci.mjanja.ch/alanorth/hugo-theme-bootstrap4-blog) [](https://builds.sr.ht/~alanorth/hugo-theme-bootstrap4-blog?)
A simple but opinionated [Hugo](https://gohugo.io) theme geared towards blog-style content. Based on the older two-column [Bootstrap blog example](https://v4-alpha.getbootstrap.com/examples/blog/) that was used for several Bootstrap versions, but has now been retired in favor of a "snarky" (their words) new example as of version [4.0.0's final release](https://blog.getbootstrap.com/2018/01/18/bootstrap-4/).
- Uses Bootstrap v4's [native system font stack](https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.0/content/reboot/#native-font-stack) to load quickly and look good on all platforms
- Basic support for [multi-lingual content](https://gohugo.io/content-management/multilingual/) (added in Hugo 0.17) and user interface translation (i18n), including RTL languages like Arabic and Farsi
- Supports GDPR-compliant Google Analytics (script is not even loaded until *after* the user agrees) with configurable consent banner, see [`exampleSite/config.toml`](https://github.com/alanorth/hugo-theme-bootstrap4-blog/blob/master/exampleSite/config.toml)
- Allow addition of custom `<head>` code in site's `layouts/partials/head-custom.html` (see [#17](https://github.com/alanorth/hugo-theme-bootstrap4-blog/pull/17))
- Supports automatic generation of `<img>` srcsets for images in [page bundles](https://gohugo.io/content-management/page-bundles/) using a [new figure shortcode](https://cpbotha.net/2020/05/02/drop-in-replacement-for-hugo-figure-shortcode-with-responsive-img-srcset/) (falls back to default Hugo behavior of looking up images in the static directory)
Clone the repository to your site's `themes` directory. Refer to [`exampleSite/config.toml`](https://github.com/alanorth/hugo-theme-bootstrap4-blog/blob/master/exampleSite/config.toml) for recommended configuration values.
- If you want an image to be shown when you share a post on social media, specify at least one image in the post's front matter, for example: `images: ["/2016/10/screenshot.png"]`
- If your content is stored in git, add `enableGitInfo = true` to your site config and Hugo will use git history to set a more accurate modification date in page metadata
This theme uses the [Bootstrap](https://getbootstrap.com/) framework. A static version of this is already included, but if you want to bump the version, tweak the style, etc, you'll need to rebuild the assets. Make sure you have Node.js >= v14 installed, and then run the following from inside the theme's directory:
- Fork [the repository](https://github.com/alanorth/hugo-theme-bootstrap4-blog) on GitHub, add features on a "feature" branch like `update-bootstrap`, and then send a [pull request](https://github.com/alanorth/hugo-theme-bootstrap4-blog/compare) with your changes
This repository contains SASS and HTML code from the [Bootstrap](https://getbootstrap.com) project, which is licensed under the [MIT license](https://tldrlegal.com/license/mit-license) and [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), and [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/), which uses [various licenses](https://fontawesome.com/license/).
