Lightbi is built on the shoulders of many excellent open source tools. Deep thanks to every contributor who has shared their work with the community.
Framework & Hosting
- Hugo — the static site generator that powers this theme. Incredibly fast, flexible, and a joy to build with.
- Netlify — hosting, continuous deployment, and free SSL via Let’s Encrypt.
Design & UI
- Bootstrap 5 — responsive grid, components, and utility classes.
- Bootstrap Icons — clean SVG icon set used throughout the theme.
- Inter — the main body typeface, a beautiful variable sans-serif by Rasmus Andersson.
- Playfair Display — the heading typeface, a transitional serif by Claus Eggers Sørensen.
Search
- Pagefind — fully static search with zero runtime dependencies. Replaces the previous Lunr.js integration.
Media
- GLightbox — accessible lightbox for images in posts.
- Medium Zoom — smooth image zoom on click.
- Unsplash — source of the demo cover images.
Tooling
- Claude Code — assisted with theme development, dark mode implementation, and layout improvements.