Adapting the National Node template site

The following instructions are designed for the EHRI National Coordinators and National Consortia which build and administer the EHRI national websites which inform about the services and activities in the respective countries as well as trans-nationally. These websites will provide content in national language(s) and - where relevant - in English.

Developing web sites, especially multi-lingual ones, can be a complicated business and there are many ways to go about it. For example, you could use a WYSIWYG site builder like Squarespace or Wix, a CMS like Wordpress or Drupal, or even write a site by hand using HTML and CSS. In order to make it easier to get started, we have created a template site that can be used as a placeholder until a permanent solution is found, or adapted to the specific needs of different EHRI National Nodes. This template makes use of a static site generator called Hugo which is highly customisable, supports multiple languages, and is fast and straightforward to deploy.

• Walkthrough
  • Introduction
  • Step 1: Checkout or fork the template site
  • Step 2: Install Hugo (Extended Version)
  • Step 3: Run the site locally
  • Step 4: Edit the site
  • Step 5: Translate the site
  • Step 6: Add content
  • Step 7: Publish the site on Github Pages
  • Step 8: Generating a final static version for hosting on a web server
  • Fetching updates to the theme
  • Troubleshooting
• Installing Hugo on Windows
• Setting up a new NN page on Github
  • Customising your new NN page