# Help a liberal arts major out \[custom theme assets not loading\]

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/help-a-liberal-arts-major-out-custom-theme-assets-not-loading/15656>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [December 4, 2018, 7:21am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/help-a-liberal-arts-major-out-custom-theme-assets-not-loading/15656 "2018-12-04T07:21:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![vfulco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3be4f8/32.png) [@vfulco](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/vfulco)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 7:21am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/help-a-liberal-arts-major-out-custom-theme-assets-not-loading/15656/1 "2018-12-04T07:21:10Z")

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Set up Hugo new site then git cloned into the ‘themes’ section, the example ‘[https://github.com/themefisher/meghna-hugo.git](https://github.com/themefisher/meghna-hugo.git)’. The config.toml in the root/parent folder has a line 'theme = “meghna-hugo” ’

When I try to serve on localhost, no custom css or images are found? New to hugo but I thought the whole idea was being able reference custom themes in their own folders?

I see some instructions to do that and other instructions to copy everything to root. Very confusing. Thanks in advance.

Addendum: I see some authors using git clone and others using git submodule. Any clarification would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Yudy\_Ananda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/yudy_ananda/32/5664_2.png) [@Yudy\_Ananda](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/Yudy_Ananda)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 7:44am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/help-a-liberal-arts-major-out-custom-theme-assets-not-loading/15656/2 "2018-12-04T07:44:02Z")

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Hi, the theme is works fine on my pc. You can try to copy all file inside the `exampleSite` folder then paste it to the root of your Hugo site.

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**Author:** ![vfulco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3be4f8/32.png) [@vfulco](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/vfulco)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 8:03am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/help-a-liberal-arts-major-out-custom-theme-assets-not-loading/15656/3 "2018-12-04T08:03:02Z")

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I did just that and everything renders now. Thanks for the clarification.