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Hugo Academic alternative

Tired of Hugo Academic breaking your site?

getScholarSite builds your academic website from your CV in 90 seconds. No Git. No Markdown. No Go templates. No breaking updates that leave you debugging at midnight before a tenure review.

Try getScholarSite Free — No Git Required

No terminal. No YAML frontmatter. Just your CV.

Sound familiar?

If you've used Hugo Academic (now HugoBlox, formerly Wowchemy), you've probably hit these walls.

Constant Rebranding
Hugo Academic became Wowchemy, then HugoBlox. Each rebrand broke links, changed documentation, and left users scrambling to figure out what moved where.
Breaking Updates
A Hugo version bump or theme update shouldn't destroy your site. But with Hugo Academic, it regularly does — and debugging Go template errors isn't what you signed up for.
Git, Markdown, and VS Code
You shouldn't need a terminal, a Git client, and a text editor just to update your publication list. Hugo Academic assumes you're a developer. Most researchers aren't.
Moving to Paid Features
Features that were free are now behind a paywall. The open-source spirit that attracted academics in the first place has been steadily eroding.
Pivoting Away from Academia
HugoBlox is increasingly focused on general-purpose websites, not academic profiles. The templates are becoming more generic and less useful for researchers.
Deployment Complexity
Setting up Netlify or GitHub Pages, configuring build pipelines, managing DNS — it's a full DevOps workflow for what should be a simple profile page.

Hugo Academic vs. getScholarSite

A side-by-side look at what changes when you switch.

Hugo Academic
getScholarSite
Setup time
Hours to days
90 seconds
Technical skill required
Git, Markdown, CLI, Go templates
None — upload a CV
Add a publication
Create a Markdown file with YAML frontmatter
Paste a DOI or import BibTeX
Theme updates
May break your site
One click, nothing breaks
Hosting
Self-managed (Netlify, GitHub Pages)
Managed — SSL and CDN included
Custom domain
Configure DNS manually
Add your domain in settings
Maintenance
You fix everything
We handle everything

What getScholarSite gives you instead

Everything Hugo Academic promised, without the complexity.

Upload your CV and get a complete site in 90 seconds
13 academic themes — switch anytime with one click
Import publications from BibTeX, ORCID, or your CV
Fully hosted and managed — SSL, CDN, backups included
Custom domain support with automatic SSL
No Git, no terminal, no Markdown, no YAML frontmatter
Analytics dashboard to track who visits your profile
Lab member pages, course listings, grant sections
SEO optimized with structured data out of the box
Free during early access — no credit card required

Switching from Hugo Academic? Here's how.

You don't need to migrate files or convert Markdown. Just bring your CV and your BibTeX.

01

Export BibTeX from Google Scholar

Go to your Google Scholar profile, select your publications, and export as BibTeX. This takes about 30 seconds.

02

Upload Your CV to getScholarSite

Upload your academic CV as a PDF. Our AI extracts your bio, education, positions, grants, awards, and publications automatically.

03

Import Publications via BibTeX

Upload your BibTeX file to add any publications the CV parser missed. Automatic deduplication ensures no duplicates.

04

Pick a Theme and Publish

Choose from 13 academic themes, customize your layout, and publish. Your site is live with a free subdomain or your own domain.

Try getScholarSite Free — No Git Required

Upload your CV, pick a theme, and publish. Your academic website should work for you, not the other way around.

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No Git or terminal needed90-second setup from your CVFree during early access