# Using Themes

**URL:** https://discourse.gohugo.io/c/themes/43.md?page=1

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## [When did hugo.yml become supported?](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/when-did-hugo-yml-become-supported/55879)

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**Author:** [@uh-zz](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/uh-zz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/when-did-hugo-yml-become-supported/55879 "2025-09-07T09:51:03Z")

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I learned from the following page that, in addition to config.yml, Hugo now supports hugo.ymlas a configuration file: Since when has this file name(hugo.yml) been supported? Also, will config.yml become unsupported i…

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## [PaperMod - increase width of specific page to display table](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/papermod-increase-width-of-specific-page-to-display-table/55808)

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**Author:** [@edzob](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/edzob)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/papermod-increase-width-of-specific-page-to-display-table/55808 "2025-08-28T18:19:50Z")

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Hi I want to increase the width of one specific page, where there is a wide Markdown Table. I think I need to add custom css to only this page. I do not have any experience in CSS or in PaperMod theme. And there are pro…

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## [Should I copy everything from /themes?](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/should-i-copy-everything-from-themes/55782)

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**Author:** [@mylost](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/mylost)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/should-i-copy-everything-from-themes/55782 "2025-08-26T12:09:58Z")

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Hi! When customizing a theme, should I copy the whole folder (even the unchanged files), or just what I needed? Examples /themes/\[theme-name\]/layouts/ to /layouts vs be more specific /themes/\[theme-name\]/layouts/partials…

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## [Where landed the menu bar in hugo-book?](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/where-landed-the-menu-bar-in-hugo-book/55687)

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**Author:** [@wehrend](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/wehrend)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/where-landed-the-menu-bar-in-hugo-book/55687 "2025-08-16T14:53:36Z")

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hey folk, I wanted to update my old hugo theme to the same one from the upstream. By doing that I noticed that I had used the theme wrong the whole time, instead of ’docs’ I used pages and that worked quite fine before…

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## [The lightbi theme doesn't like baseURLs with subdirectories](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/the-lightbi-theme-doesnt-like-baseurls-with-subdirectories/55498)

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**Author:** [@Kelda](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/Kelda)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/the-lightbi-theme-doesnt-like-baseurls-with-subdirectories/55498 "2025-07-31T05:14:56Z")

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Hi, I’ve looked through similar topics but none seem to be what I’m looking for. I’m using the lightbi template and somehow I got it to work the first time and uploaded it to my webserver. I’ve just created some new po…

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## [Need help with magnolia theme](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/need-help-with-magnolia-theme/55353)

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**Author:** [@CustomDesigned](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/CustomDesigned)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/need-help-with-magnolia-theme/55353 "2025-07-21T18:32:52Z")

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I modified the sample to have Español instead of Italiano. The Spanish overwrites the English, and selecting Espanñol from the menubar gets 404 for Contacts. I tried to make the url /contactos instead of /contatti - bu…

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## [Previous and Next buttons (Doks Theme)](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/previous-and-next-buttons-doks-theme/55300)

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**Author:** [@Mushroom\_Daemon](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/Mushroom_Daemon)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/previous-and-next-buttons-doks-theme/55300 "2025-07-15T17:42:26Z")

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Hello, Is there any way to remove the “Previous” button when I’m on the first page of a main section (persuasion playbook)? (See pic.) Similarly, when I get to the final page of that section, can I direct the the “Next…

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## [Theme not working on Github Pages (PaperMod theme)](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/theme-not-working-on-github-pages-papermod-theme/55276)

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**Author:** [@Alpensnow](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/Alpensnow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/theme-not-working-on-github-pages-papermod-theme/55276 "2025-07-10T16:08:37Z")

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The site works properly when I run it locally but when I deploy it to Github Pages it doesn’t display the theme for some reason. I’m using the PaperMod theme and I thought it was a problem with the theme submodule at fir…

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## [Theme recommendations for massage therapy site and blog](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/theme-recommendations-for-massage-therapy-site-and-blog/55187)

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**Author:** [@Biggaysanta](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/Biggaysanta)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2025, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/theme-recommendations-for-massage-therapy-site-and-blog/55187 "2025-07-05T02:46:12Z")

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Hi, I’m looking for ideas about which themes to try for a site for a massage therapist who also writes an award winning massage blog… something with good clean but sophisticated landing pages and forward thinking blog …

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## [Show videos in portrait mode](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/show-videos-in-portrait-mode/55209)

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**Author:** [@wobl42](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/wobl42)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/show-videos-in-portrait-mode/55209 "2025-07-03T00:12:25Z")

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Hi, I am using Bilberry theme - but maybe this problem is the same in other templates too. When trying to show a video in portrait mode (from mobile phone) the video is always shown in landscape mode - visible is only …

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## [Universal theme contact](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/universal-theme-contact/55175)

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**Author:** [@jhkeselman](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/jhkeselman)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/universal-theme-contact/55175 "2025-06-29T16:23:00Z")

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I’m attempting to set up a contact form through the universal theme (which has one on the example site) but the form is not appearing like in the demo. I have a new form link added. Similarly, the address on the right si…

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## [Facing error while setting up LoveIt theme](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/facing-error-while-setting-up-loveit-theme/55105)

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**Author:** [@thegenetic](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/thegenetic)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/facing-error-while-setting-up-loveit-theme/55105 "2025-06-20T15:34:04Z")

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Hello, I was trying to setup LoveIt theme. I followed the Hugo documentation as it is, but i am facing some errors when i am try to host the site. $ hugo server Error: html/template:\_markup/render-codeblock-goat.html:6…

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## [Design vs functionality in Hugo](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/design-vs-functionality-in-hugo/55099)

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**Author:** [@tyco](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/tyco)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/design-vs-functionality-in-hugo/55099 "2025-06-19T22:46:23Z")

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I saw this comment somewhere about design vs functionality in WP. WordPress themes are for layout and design while plugins are for functionality. You do not want to have functionality tied into themes because you will …

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## [Questions about the quick start guide](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/questions-about-the-quick-start-guide/55053)

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**Author:** [@sgharms](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/sgharms)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/questions-about-the-quick-start-guide/55053 "2025-06-16T09:00:52Z")

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I was consulting the quickstart and found that my memory serves me and we’re recommended thenewdynamic/gohugo-theme-ananke. But I also see that, per the maintainer, it’s in maintenance mode. I’m a huge fan of software …

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## [Specify a background image in the frontmatter in lightbi theme](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/specify-a-background-image-in-the-frontmatter-in-lightbi-theme/55042)

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**Author:** [@mrbalsi](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/mrbalsi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 10:24am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/specify-a-background-image-in-the-frontmatter-in-lightbi-theme/55042 "2025-06-13T10:24:46Z")

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Hello again. I am tinkering around with the lightbi-theme (Lightbi) It uses preview cards featuring images, which are specified in the frontmatter of the respective file in the content folder. What I am looking to do i…

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## [Hugo (LoveIt Theme): Lightgallery doesn't initialize; images open directly instead of using a gallery](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-loveit-theme-lightgallery-doesnt-initialize-images-open-directly-instead-of-using-a-gallery/54954)

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**Author:** [@kulturfenster](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/kulturfenster)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-loveit-theme-lightgallery-doesnt-initialize-images-open-directly-instead-of-using-a-gallery/54954 "2025-06-08T12:22:40Z")

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Issue: I’m using Hugo with the LoveIt theme. I’ve created a simple image gallery using the built-in gallery shortcode. Clicking on an image does not open it in a lightbox with navigation (previous/next, thumbnails, zoom…

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## [Why are categories and tags folders appearing in the public folder, and why do I need to manually save content files for them to appear?](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/why-are-categories-and-tags-folders-appearing-in-the-public-folder-and-why-do-i-need-to-manually-save-content-files-for-them-to-appear/54918)

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**Author:** [@tec\_rdx](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/tec_rdx)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 6:56am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/why-are-categories-and-tags-folders-appearing-in-the-public-folder-and-why-do-i-need-to-manually-save-content-files-for-them-to-appear/54918 "2025-05-30T06:56:52Z")

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Whenever I delete my public folder and run the hugo command again, the public folder is recreated. However, it contains categories and tags folders, which don’t exist in my content folder. Also, my content data (such as …

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## [Utilities layer in theme](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/utilities-layer-in-theme/54761)

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**Author:** [@bitNomad](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/bitNomad)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/utilities-layer-in-theme/54761 "2025-05-17T22:52:23Z")

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I am trying to use a tailwind library within my own theme. If I build the css from the root of the project it works fine, but when buried beneath themes/\[theme-name\] it comes up short by ~1200 lines. I have used both po…

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## [Issues with rendering of headlines that aren't front matter of .org files in the aafu theme](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/issues-with-rendering-of-headlines-that-arent-front-matter-of-org-files-in-the-aafu-theme/54484)

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**Author:** [@fritjof](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/fritjof)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/issues-with-rendering-of-headlines-that-arent-front-matter-of-org-files-in-the-aafu-theme/54484 "2025-04-25T19:16:32Z")

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I’m in the process of getting my website up and running with the aafu theme, but when I write blogposts in .org format, any headlines outside the front matter renders a frame around the content belonging to that headline…

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## [Beautiful Hugo theme: Getting no such template error](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/beautiful-hugo-theme-getting-no-such-template-error/54458)

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**Author:** [@jeffself66](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/jeffself66)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/beautiful-hugo-theme-getting-no-such-template-error/54458 "2025-04-21T16:01:22Z")

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My site has been running great. I tried adding a new post today, but I received this error: Error: error building site: html/template:single.html:94:24: no such template “\_internal/disqus.html” I’m using the BeautifulH…

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## [Poison theme: Problems displaying images both in the home page preview and in each post](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/poison-theme-problems-displaying-images-both-in-the-home-page-preview-and-in-each-post/54391)

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**Author:** [@aviron](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/aviron)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/poison-theme-problems-displaying-images-both-in-the-home-page-preview-and-in-each-post/54391 "2025-04-16T17:11:41Z")

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I’m using poison theme. My directory looks like - content - posts/ - post1.md - post1/ - image.png After running hugo and uploading all of the content of public/ I have an issue with my images. Let’s say t…

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## [Changing menu entries depending on current page?](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/changing-menu-entries-depending-on-current-page/54387)

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**Author:** [@James\_Blackwell](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/James_Blackwell)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/changing-menu-entries-depending-on-current-page/54387 "2025-04-16T14:47:52Z")

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Hello, I’m having some issues with my menu items using the Doks theme. Sometimes, depending on the current page I’m on, the menu items are not updating. I’m seeing this issue on my localhost and deployed site. For examp…

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## [Theme as a hugo module or theme as a git submodule?](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/theme-as-a-hugo-module-or-theme-as-a-git-submodule/54388)

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**Author:** [@ololiuhqui](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/ololiuhqui)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/theme-as-a-hugo-module-or-theme-as-a-git-submodule/54388 "2025-04-16T13:00:31Z")

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I’m working on my theme, and I was wondering whether starting to use hugo modules for it or not. The theme works because it provides an example site to work with, but I feel like importing the theme as a hugo module wit…

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## [Themes with author support](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/themes-with-author-support/54320)

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**Author:** [@mandaris](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/mandaris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/themes-with-author-support/54320 "2025-04-13T21:16:30Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to add authors to my theme. I’ve seen some examples but some of them have contradictory information or out of date. I’m currently looking at roadster because it was in the newsletter and bilberry. An…

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## [Hugo Ananke theme how to add hero images and custom CSS](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-ananke-theme-how-to-add-hero-images-and-custom-css/54325)

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**Author:** [@Linh\_Tran](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/Linh_Tran)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/hugo-ananke-theme-how-to-add-hero-images-and-custom-css/54325 "2025-04-12T22:22:53Z")

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Hi I’m using Ananke theme and having trouble with changing the hero image of the site and adding custom CSS. It seems like Hugo just had some updates and the Ananke have not updated the instructions accordingly. Like fo…

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## [Rearranging Side Bar Contents Order (Doks theme)](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/rearranging-side-bar-contents-order-doks-theme/54258)

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**Author:** [@James\_Blackwell](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/James_Blackwell)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/rearranging-side-bar-contents-order-doks-theme/54258 "2025-04-07T23:00:48Z")

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Hello, I’d like to rearrange the order of contents in my side bar. Currently, they’re all ordered alphabetically by title. Is there some way to change that so I can use a custom order of content without needing to numbe…

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## [Remove Auto-Generated Title (Doks theme)](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/remove-auto-generated-title-doks-theme/54206)

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**Author:** [@James\_Blackwell](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/James_Blackwell)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/remove-auto-generated-title-doks-theme/54206 "2025-04-02T16:39:32Z")

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Hello! Is there some way to remove the title generated automatically on each piece of content. Essentially, I don’t want to duplicate the sidebar title, and would prefer to create custom headings throughout the content b…

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## [Issues with installing Zen theme](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/issues-with-installing-zen-theme/54184)

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**Author:** [@Ndimby\_Ramaronera](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/Ndimby_Ramaronera)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/issues-with-installing-zen-theme/54184 "2025-04-01T14:17:25Z")

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Hello everyone, I’ve been trying to set up the Zen theme for my Hugo website, but I’m facing two main issues: Missing Content: After following the installation steps, some expected content sections are not appearing …

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## [Adding links in config.yaml Theme Fresh](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/adding-links-in-config-yaml-theme-fresh/54177)

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**Author:** [@saretto\_rain](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/saretto_rain)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/adding-links-in-config-yaml-theme-fresh/54177 "2025-04-01T13:34:25Z")

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I am building a website using theme fresh. So far so good. The website compiles correctly. Now, I have a folder “blog” with two posts inside (all provided in the example site). If I try to point the section “News” to the…

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## [Weird problem with hugo 'LoveIt' Theme: different view on posts](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/weird-problem-with-hugo-loveit-theme-different-view-on-posts/54117)

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**Author:** [@mor3dr3ad](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/mor3dr3ad)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/weird-problem-with-hugo-loveit-theme-different-view-on-posts/54117 "2025-03-30T20:29:41Z")

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Hey, I still don’t really understand the structure of Hugo files that well yet. However, I was able to install a theme (LoveIt: https://hugoloveit.com) and I am quite happy with it. I was able to add a menu item, that s…

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