📖 manual-portfolio (hugo-techManual-P)

"A precision technical documentation theme for Hugo."

manual-portfolio is a brutalist, monochrome Hugo theme designed for technical writers, engineers, and developers. It mimics the aesthetic of Bell System-era hardware reference manuals—dense, exact, and unapologetically industrial.

🛠️ Features

• Industrial Aesthetic: A unique monochrome design focused on typography and grid systems.
• Portfolio-First: Specialized portfolio cards to showcase technical projects and documentation.
• Responsive Design: Optimized for all screen sizes while maintaining its rigid manual-style layout.
• SEO Ready: Built-in support for structured data and search engine optimization.
• Customizable: Easy to extend and modify via Hugo's layout system.

🚀 Quick Start

As a Hugo Theme

1. Add the theme to your Hugo site:

   git submodule add https://github.com/lowcache/hugo-techManual-P.git themes/manual-portfolio

2. Update your hugo.toml (or config.toml):

   theme = "manual-portfolio"

Standalone Development

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/lowcache/hugo-techManual-P.git
   cd hugo-techManual-P

2. Run the example site:

   hugo server -s exampleSite --themesDir ../..

🎨 Configuration

Refer to hugo.toml.example for available configuration options, including portfolio card setups and custom manual-style branding.

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