Publican v0.12.1 update and documentation theme

Publican v0.12.1 was released on March 3, 2026.

This was a third-party module update so there are no breaking changes.

Documentation theme #

A new Publican theme is available that’s designed for documentation websites.

• demonstration site:

  https://publican-theme-doc.pages.dev/

• code repository:

  github.com/craigbuckler/publican.theme.doc

The theme is fast, standards based, and uses best practise techniques. It features main menus, page menus, StaticSearch, a responsive layout, a light/dark switcher, sitemaps, security, and a 100% Lighthouse performance score.

The theme uses new CSS techniques to provide complimentary light and dark mode color schemes from a single hue value (0 to 360) set in the .env.dev file:

.env.dev

# default blue
SITE_THEMEHUE=270

If necessary, you can override this and specify your own CSS colors. The theme uses esbuild to bundle and minify client-side CSS and JavaScript files.

Please download and adapt the theme for your own purposes. Alternatives are available on the themes page.

Get started #

The Publican documentation provides a quick start guide, a detailed set-up guide, API references, and common recipes you can use and adapt for your own projects.

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