title: Welcome to Wowchemy, the website builder for Hugo
subtitle: Welcome 👋 We know that first impressions are important, so we've populated your new site with some initial content to help you get familiar with everything in no time.
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summary: Welcome 👋 We know that first impressions are important, so we've populated your new site with some initial content to help you get familiar with everything in no time.
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1. The Wowchemy website builder for Hugo, along with its starter templates, is designed for professional creators, educators, and teams/organizations - although it can be used to create any kind of site
2. The template can be modified and customised to suit your needs. It's a good platform for anyone looking to take control of their data and online identity whilst having the convenience to start off with a **no-code solution (write in Markdown and customize with YAML parameters)** and having **flexibility to later add even deeper personalization with HTML and CSS**
3. You can work with all your favourite tools and apps with hundreds of plugins and integrations to speed up your workflows, interact with your readers, and much more
{{<figuresrc="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wowchemy/wowchemy-hugo-modules/master/academic.png"title="The template is mobile first with a responsive design to ensure that your site looks stunning on every device.">}}
- 💡 [Request a **feature** or report a **bug** for _Wowchemy_](https://github.com/wowchemy/wowchemy-hugo-modules/issues)
- ⬆️ **Updating Wowchemy?** View the [Update Guide](https://wowchemy.com/docs/update/) and [Release Notes](https://wowchemy.com/updates/)
## Crowd-funded open-source software
To help us develop this template and software sustainably under the MIT license, we ask all individuals and businesses that use it to help support its ongoing maintenance and development via sponsorship.
### [❤️ Click here to become a sponsor and help support Wowchemy's future ❤️](https://wowchemy.com/plans/)
As a token of appreciation for sponsoring, you can **unlock [these](https://wowchemy.com/plans/) awesome rewards and extra features 🦄✨**
[Check out the latest **demo**](https://academic-demo.netlify.com/) of what you'll get in less than 10 minutes, or [view the **showcase**](https://wowchemy.com/user-stories/) of personal, project, and business sites.
## Features
- **Page builder** - Create *anything* with [**widgets**](https://wowchemy.com/docs/page-builder/) and [**elements**](https://wowchemy.com/docs/writing-markdown-latex/)
- **Create content** in [**Markdown**](https://wowchemy.com/docs/writing-markdown-latex/), [**Jupyter**](https://wowchemy.com/docs/import/jupyter/), or [**RStudio**](https://wowchemy.com/docs/install-locally/)
- **Plugin System** - Fully customizable [**color** and **font themes**](https://wowchemy.com/docs/customization/)
Wowchemy and its templates come with **automatic day (light) and night (dark) mode** built-in. Alternatively, visitors can choose their preferred mode - click the moon icon in the top right of the [Demo](https://academic-demo.netlify.com/) to see it in action! Day/night mode can also be disabled by the site admin in `params.toml`.