About Modus Theme

About This Theme

The Modus theme is an opinionated Zola theme that brings the beautiful and accessible Modus color schemes to the Zola static site generator.

Features

This theme is designed with the following principles in mind:

Accessibility

• WCAG AAA compliant color contrast
• Readable typography optimized for long-form content
• Proper semantic HTML structure
• Keyboard navigation support

Performance

• Minimal JavaScript (none by default)
• Optimized CSS with Tailwind
• Fast page loads
• Static site generation with Zola

Design Philosophy

• Minimalist: Clean, distraction-free design
• Readable: Typography optimized for reading
• Responsive: Works beautifully on all screen sizes
• Dark Mode: Automatic theme switching based on system preferences

Technology Stack

• Zola: Fast static site generator written in Rust
• Tailwind CSS v4: Modern utility-first CSS framework
• Modus Colors: Accessible color schemes by Protesilaos Stavrou
• GitHub Pages: Free and reliable hosting

Credits

• Original Hugo Theme: hugo-modus by Yejun Su
• Modus Color Schemes: Designed by Protesilaos Stavrou
• Zola Port: EtoAl

Source Code

The theme is open source and available on GitHub:

• View on GitHub
• Report Issues
• Contribute

License

This theme is licensed under the MIT License, allowing you to use it freely in your projects.

• Original hugo-modus theme Copyright © 2024 Yejun Su
• Zola port Copyright © 2025 EtoAl