Alpha Theme

Support Alpha

Alpha began as a personal solo project.
A small theme built to meet personal needs for focused writing.
But over time, it evolved into something bigger, something that can serve other creators, and even more readers.

If you’ve used Alpha. If you found it useful, inspiring (do I dare to say?), or even just intriguing, here’s how you can support its ongoing development.

Report Bugs & Issues

Alpha has been tested for months, but no theme is flawless and the enemy of good is better.
If something doesn’t work as expected:

  • Open an issue on GitHub
  • Include clear steps to reproduce the bug
  • Mention your Hugo version and system setup (if relevant)

Clarity helps. A minimal reproducible example helps more.

Contribute Translations

Alpha is built for words. It would be unthinkable not to support many languages.

If you’d like to help translate Alpha:

  • Copy the themes/alpha/i18n/en.toml file.
  • Translate the values.
  • Open a pull request.

Even partial translations are welcome. For full instructions, see the Translating Alpha guide

Suggest Improvements

Your suggestions are valuable! Feel free to share if you have:

  • Feature ideas
  • Content structure feedback
  • Accessibility or performance thoughts
  • Design critique or layout concerns
  • Something that I can’t think of right now

Please share them through GitHub Issues or directly through my contact page.
Constructive criticism is always welcome.

Show Your Support

If you are really an Alpha enthusiast:

  • Star the repo on GitHub
  • Use Alpha in your projects and share the result
  • Spread the word (a blog post, tweet, or mention means a lot)
  • Help others with Alpha or writing issues

I hope Alpha has saved you time or helped your focus on your content more. It’s been a labor of love, taking a lot of time and effort to develop and maintain.

If you’d like to support financially its ongoing development, you can do so from:

No pressure at all. Every little bit truly helps and is greatly appreciated!

Alpha is a continuous work in progress. With your support, it grows better not just for you, but for everyone who writes to be read.