Hugo

Static instead of functional code

A Content Management System (CMS) such as Wordpress or Drupal allows you to add content online and it will be nicely formated for the web. As with any software it needs to be updated frequently so as to prevent it from being hacked. This updating means extra costs for running the website.

A lot of the websites on the web are plain information giving sites, with not much functionality behind them. These sites could be hosted as static websites.

Over the last couple of years a new breed of open source software has appeared on the scene which allows web developers to rapidly program sites using markdown and templates. One of these is Hugo which is one of the fastest in generating static web pages.

The advantage is that complex sites can be rapidly built and be deployed, all without the overheads of the CMS ecosystem.

Experience

SensiOffice has been developing Hugo built websites over the last couple of years, from small business sites to complex taxonomy driven information sites.

Our experience covers:

• Planning, design, build
• Content migration from legacy CMSs
• Using taxonomy to its maximum effect for excellent SEO ratings
• Multilanguage
• Data silos representation
• Template design, CSS, Bootstrap
• Portable content interfaces
• Training

Developing solutions

Some of the solutions upon which we have worked are:

• Websites for companies, individuals and NPOs

Roles

Some of the roles which we have fulfilled in projects

• Site structure developer
• Sitebuilder
• System administration
• Project support
• Content creator
• Consulting