I have finally created a new Hugo theme, aptly named Blackout. As of now, my blog has been converted over to it. Consider it the spiritual successor to my blog’s previous theme, which was a clunky, hacked-together beast. Blackout, on the other hand, has clean and understandable code. On top of that, the CSS styling is all original!
I am putting the finishing touches on it now, with plans to submit it to the Hugo theme repository soon. Once the theme itself is done, I just need to take care of the theme submission requirements. The requirements are reasonable, with the only major ones being documentation and screenshots.
Creating a Hugo theme has been an interesting journey. It was worth every ounce of effort.