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yyx990803/hexo-util

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2015-09-16

★ 3JavaScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

TLDR

A small toolbox of helper functions for the Hexo blog generator, slugifying titles, syntax highlighting code, and parsing permalinks.

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  root((hexo-util))
    What it does
      Text cleanup
      Code highlighting
      Permalink parsing
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
      Hexo
    Use cases
      URL-safe titles
      Highlighted code blocks
      Permalink patterns
    Audience
      Blog plugin developers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Turn an accented or messy blog post title into a clean URL slug.

USE CASE 2

Add syntax-highlighted, line-numbered code blocks to blog posts.

USE CASE 3

Parse or generate permalinks from a pattern like :year/:month/:day/:title.

What is it built with?

JavaScriptHexo

How does it compare?

yyx990803/hexo-utilabhishek-kumar09/who-is-imposteramarjitjim/browserpilot
Stars333
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2015-09-162021-04-12—
MaintenanceDormantDormant—
Setup difficultyeasyeasymoderate
Complexity2/53/53/5
Audiencedevelopergeneraldeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to use hexo-util's slugize function to clean up a blog post title.
Prompt 2
Write a Hexo plugin that uses hexo-util to add syntax highlighting to code blocks.
Prompt 3
Explain how to parse a permalink pattern into year, month, day, and title using hexo-util.

Frequently asked questions

What is hexo-util?

A small toolbox of helper functions for the Hexo blog generator, slugifying titles, syntax highlighting code, and parsing permalinks.

What language is hexo-util written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, Hexo.

Is hexo-util actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2015-09-16).

How hard is hexo-util to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is hexo-util for?

Mainly developer.

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