Pros of PaperMod

• Lightweight and fast-loading theme with minimal dependencies
• Extensive customization options through configuration files
• Built-in search functionality without external services

Cons of PaperMod

• Less visually striking design compared to Stack's modern layout
• Fewer built-in widgets and social media integrations
• Limited support for image galleries and multimedia content

Code Comparison

PaperMod (config.yml):

params:
  homeInfoParams:
    Title: "Welcome to my blog"
    Content: "This is a simple blog using Hugo PaperMod theme"
  socialIcons:
    - name: "github"
      url: "https://github.com/username"

Stack (config.yaml):

params:
  sidebar:
    emoji: 🍥
    subtitle: "A clean, elegant Hugo theme"
    avatar:
      enabled: true
      local: true
      src: "img/avatar.png"

The code snippets demonstrate the different approaches to configuration. PaperMod uses a simpler structure for basic site information and social icons, while Stack offers more detailed customization options for the sidebar, including emoji and avatar settings.

Pros of hugo-coder

• Minimalist design, focusing on clean and simple layouts
• Extensive customization options through configuration files
• Multilingual support out of the box

Cons of hugo-coder

• Less visually striking compared to hugo-theme-stack's modern design
• Fewer built-in features for content organization and presentation
• Limited social media integration options

Code Comparison

hugo-coder:

<nav class="navigation">
  {{ range .Site.Menus.main }}
    <a href="{{ .URL }}">{{ .Name }}</a>
  {{ end }}
</nav>

hugo-theme-stack:

<nav class="menu">
  {{ range .Site.Menus.main }}
    <li class="menu-item">
      <a href="{{ .URL }}" title="{{ .Title }}">{{ .Name }}</a>
    </li>
  {{ end }}
</nav>

Both themes use similar Hugo templating for navigation, but hugo-theme-stack includes additional semantic markup and title attributes for improved accessibility and SEO.

hugo-coder is ideal for developers and writers who prefer a minimalist approach, while hugo-theme-stack offers a more feature-rich and visually appealing option for content-heavy websites and blogs.

Pros of Ananke

• Simpler and more lightweight, making it easier to customize and maintain
• Better documentation with detailed setup instructions and configuration options
• More language translations available out-of-the-box

Cons of Ananke

• Less feature-rich compared to Stack, with fewer built-in components and layouts
• Not as visually striking or modern in design as Stack
• Limited social media integration options

Code Comparison

Stack uses a more modular approach for layout components:

{{ define "main" }}
    <main class="main">
        {{ partial "article-list.html" . }}
    </main>
    {{ partial "sidebar.html" . }}
{{ end }}

Ananke uses a simpler, more traditional layout structure:

{{ define "main" }}
  <article class="cf ph3 ph5-l pv3 pv4-l f4 tc-l center measure-wide lh-copy mid-gray">
    {{ .Content }}
  </article>
  {{/* Define a section to pull recent posts from. For Hugo 0.20 this will default to the section with the most number of pages. */}}
  {{ $mainSections := .Site.Params.mainSections | default (slice "post") }}
  {{/* Create a variable with that section to use in multiple places. */}}
  {{ $section := where .Site.RegularPages "Section" "in" $mainSections }}
  {{/* Check to see if the section is defined for ranging through it */}}
  {{ $section_count := len $section }}
  {{ if ge $section_count 1 }}
    {{/* Derive the section name  */}}
    {{ $section_name := index (.Site.Params.mainSections) 0 }}
    <div class="pa3 pa4-ns w-100 w-70-ns center">
      {{/* Use $section_name to get the section title. Use "with" to only show it if it exists */}}
       {{ with .Site.GetPage "section" $section_name }}
          <h1 class="flex-none">
            {{ $.Param "recent_copy" | default (i18n "recentTitle" .) }}
          </h1>
        {{ end }}
      {{ $n_posts := $.Param "recent_posts_number" | default 3 }}
      <section class="w-100 mw8">
        {{/* Range through the first $n_posts items of the section */}}
        {{ range (first $n_posts $section) }}
          <div class="relative w-100 mb4">
            {{ partial "summary-with-image.html" . }}
          </div>
        {{ end }}
      </section>
      {{ if ge $section_count (add $n_posts 1) }}
      <section class="w-100">
        <h1 class="f3">{{ i18n "more" }}</h1>
        {{/* Now, range through the next four after the initial $n_posts items. Nest the requirements, "after" then "first" on the outside */}}
        {{ range (first 4 (after $n_posts $section))  }}
          <h2 class="f5 fw4 mb4 dib mr3">
            <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" class="link black dim">
              {{ .Title }}
            </a>
          </h2>
        {{ end }}
        {{/* As above, Use $section_name to get the section title, and URL. Use "with" to only show it if it exists */}}
        {{ with .Site.GetPage "section" $section_name }}
          <a href="{{ .Permalink }}" class="link db f6 pa2 br3 bg-mid-gray white dim w4 tc">{{ i18n "allTitle" . }}</a>
        {{ end }}
        </section>
      {{ end }}
    </div>
  {{ end }}
{{ end }}

Pros of hugo-theme-terminal

• Minimalist design with a focus on content and readability
• Customizable color schemes and easy theming options
• Lightweight and fast-loading, ideal for text-heavy blogs

Cons of hugo-theme-terminal

• Limited built-in features compared to hugo-theme-stack
• Less visually appealing for image-heavy or portfolio-style websites
• Fewer layout options and content organization possibilities

Code Comparison

hugo-theme-terminal:

<header class="header">
  <div class="header__inner">
    <div class="header__logo">
      {{ partial "logo.html" . }}
    </div>
    {{ partial "menu.html" . }}
  </div>
</header>

hugo-theme-stack:

<header class="site-header">
    {{ partial "header/site-name.html" . }}
    {{ partial "header/menu.html" . }}
    {{ partial "header/social-menu.html" . }}
    {{ partial "header/colorscheme-toggle.html" . }}
</header>

The code comparison shows that hugo-theme-stack has a more modular structure with separate partials for different header elements, while hugo-theme-terminal has a simpler, more compact header structure. This reflects the overall design philosophy of each theme, with hugo-theme-stack offering more features and customization options, and hugo-theme-terminal focusing on simplicity and minimalism.