How to Publish a Free Blog with GitHub Pages and Hugo: 2026 Edition

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0900

Introduction

Want to start a blog but worried about hosting and domain costs? The combination of GitHub Pages and Hugo offers the perfect solution. GitHub Pages provides free web hosting, while Hugo is a blazing-fast static site generator. Together, they let you run a professional-quality blog at zero cost.

This guide walks through the entire setup process, from installing Hugo to deploying your site on GitHub Pages.

What is Hugo?

Hugo is a static site generator written in Go. You write content in Markdown, and Hugo generates HTML files with a single command. Unlike WordPress, no database is required—just upload the generated HTML files and your site is live.

Goodbye WordPress: Why and How We Migrated to Hugo Static Site Generator

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0900

We have officially completed the transition of netguide.jp from WordPress to Hugo, a modern static site generator (SSG).

Operating a dynamic CMS like WordPress had become increasingly bottlenecked by page load delays, security updates, and hosting costs. Migrating to a static workflow resolved all of these issues. In this case study, we share our motivation, migration strategy, and the post-migration performance gains.

1. Three Reasons We Left WordPress

While WordPress remains a highly versatile CMS, its dynamic, database-driven architecture presented critical challenges as our content grew:

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How to Publish a Free Blog with GitHub Pages and Hugo: 2026 Edition

Introduction

What is Hugo?

Goodbye WordPress: Why and How We Migrated to Hugo Static Site Generator

1. Three Reasons We Left WordPress