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date: 2014-05-12T10:09:34Z
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menu:
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main:
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parent: themes
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next: /themes/creation
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prev: /themes/usage
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title: Customizing a Theme
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weight: 40
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---
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2014-05-27 22:32:57 +00:00
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Hugo themes permit you to supplement or override any template or file
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from within your working directory.
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## Replacing Static files
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If you would like to include a different file than the theme ships
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with.. For example you would like to use a more recent version of jquery
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then the theme happens to include simply place an identically name file in the same
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relative location but in your working directory. For example if the
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theme has jquery 1.6 in /themes/themename/static/js/jQuery.min.js, simply place your file
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in the same relative path /static/js/jQuery.min.js.
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## Replace a single template file
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Anytime Hugo looks for a matching template it will first check the
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working directory before looking in the theme directory. If you would
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like to modify a template simply create that template in your local
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layouts directory. In the [template documentation](/templates/overview)
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each different template type explains the rules it uses to determine
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which template to use.
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2014-06-06 20:15:19 +00:00
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This is especially helpful when the theme creator used [partial
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templates](/templates/partials). These partial templates are perfect for easy
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injection into the theme with minimal maintenance to ensure future
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compatibility.
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2014-05-27 22:32:57 +00:00
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**warning.. This only works for templates that Hugo knows about. If the
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theme imports template files in a creatively named directory
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Hugo won’t know to look for the local /layouts first**
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## Replace an archetype
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If the archetype that ships with the theme for a given content type (or
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all content types) doesn’t fit with how you are using the theme, feel
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free to copy it to your /archetypes directory and make modifications as
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you see fit.
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## Beware of the default
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**Default** is a very powerful force in Hugo... Especially as it pertains to
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overwriting theme files. If a default is located in the local archetype
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directory or /layouts/\_default/ directory it will be used instead of
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any of the similar files in the theme.
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It is usually better to override specific files rather than using the
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default in your working directory.
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