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