Get started
Build a bilingual OINK documentation site from scratch and deploy it.
v0.4.1
Welcome to the OINK user guide for version v0.4.1. This guide
covers the theme’s Hugo-only build, local-first runtime, multilingual framework,
content components, customization, and deployment.
OINK is an independent theme for the Hugo static site generator, designed for medium and large technical documentation sets. It evolves Docsy directly: Docsy’s mature content model and documentation features remain available, while OINK provides a new canonical shell, local dependencies, and reusable components drawn from production PGSTY sites.
A consuming site can build with Hugo Extended alone. It does not need Node.js, npm, PostCSS, Autoprefixer, or a CDN. Bootstrap, Font Awesome, fonts, local search, diagrams, API documentation runtimes, and content components ship with the theme and are loaded only when a page needs them.
OINK includes:
OINK itself does not provide source hosting or deploy your generated site. Keep your project in GitHub, GitLab, a private Git service, or a local repository, then publish Hugo’s static output with the platform of your choice.
OINK is most useful when a documentation project has many pages, several content types, multiple languages, or strict reproducibility and network isolation requirements. It is also a good fit when several sites should share a single maintained shell instead of copying layouts, scripts, and shortcodes.
For a project with only one or two pages and no structured navigation, a README or a smaller Hugo theme may be simpler. For a heavily application-driven portal, use OINK for the documentation surface and keep business-specific components in the site rather than forcing them into the theme.
If this is your first time, start with Get started — seven pages that end with a deployable bilingual site.
To go straight to something specific:
| What you want to do | Where |
|---|---|
| Install and run it | Get started |
| Configure menus, languages, versions | Site configuration |
| Write pages and organize the tree | Authoring |
| Look up a component | Components |
| Build a release, Landing page, or Book | Scenarios |
| Change fonts and colors | Appearance |
| Search, print, comments, AI support | Advanced |
| Publish it | Deployment |
| Upgrade or migrate from Docsy | Upgrade |
Build a bilingual OINK documentation site from scratch and deploy it.
Navigation menus, languages, versions, and repository links.
How the content tree is organized, writing conventions, media, and taxonomies.
Every component available for writing, ordered by how often you reach for it.
Configure complete reading, release, landing-page, and Book publishing workflows from local content and data.
Typography presets, colors, and style overrides.
Keyboard navigation, search and the Command Palette, print output, AI support, comments, and analytics.
Build once, publish to any static host.
Upgrade the OINK version, or migrate from Docsy.
Understand Oink’s examples, design principles, architecture, and open-source model.