hugo/docs/content/about/features.md

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Hugo Features	Hugo Features	Hugo boasts blistering speed, robust content management, and a powerful templating language making it a great fit for all kinds of static websites.	2017-02-01	2017-02-01	2017-02-01	docs parent weight about 20	20	20	false	/about/features	true

General

• Extremely fast build times (< 1 ms per page)
• Completely cross platform, with easy installation on macOS, Linux, Windows, and more
• Renders changes on the fly with LiveReload as you develop
• Powerful theming
• Host your site anywhere

Organization

• Straightforward organization for your projects, including website sections
• Customizable URLs
• Support for configurable taxonomies, including categories and tags
• Sort content as you desire through powerful template functions
• Automatic table of contents generation
• Dynamic menu creation
• Pretty URLs support
• Permalink pattern support
• Redirects via aliases

Content

• Native Markdown and Emacs Org-Mode support, as well as other languages via external helpers (see supported formats)
• TOML, YAML, and JSON metadata support in front matter
• Customizable homepage
• Multiple content types
• Automatic and user defined content summaries
• Shortcodes to enable rich content inside of Markdown
• "Minutes to Read" functionality
• "Wordcount" functionality

Additional Features

• Integrated Disqus comment support
• Integrated Google Analytics support
• Automatic RSS creation
• Support for Go, Amber, and Ace HTML templates
• Syntax highlighting powered by Pygments

See what's coming next in the Hugo roadmap.