commit 0e44f75ebd12106e7a2dc602f9d6c650fc356cf2
parent 690961ba02f6a993078d6fe07129592e8637fd30
Author: C. S. Samulski <caseysamulski@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:56:30 -0500
docs: Explain themes dir in quickstart guide
Themes is currently not included in the description that follows `tree -a` even
though it is autogenerated for you by `new site`.
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/content/overview/quickstart.md b/docs/content/overview/quickstart.md
@@ -78,12 +78,13 @@ $ tree -a
|-- content
|-- data
|-- layouts
-`-- static
+|-- static
+`-- themes
-5 directories, 1 file
+6 directories, 1 file
```
-As mentioned in the command output, `bookshelf` directory has 5 sub-directories and 1 file. Let's look at each of them one by one.
+As mentioned in the command output, `bookshelf` directory has 6 sub-directories and 1 file. Let's look at each of them one by one.
* **archetypes**: You can create new content files in Hugo using the `hugo new` command. When you run that command, it adds few configuration properties to the post like date and title. [Archetype]({{< relref "content/archetypes.md" >}}) allows you to define your own configuration properties that will be added to the post front matter whenever `hugo new` command is used.
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ You can write these files in YAML, JSON, or TOML format.
* **static**: This directory is used to store all the static content that your website will need like images, CSS, JavaScript or other static content.
+* **themes**: This is where you will create a theme for your site to use. Themes provide the layout and templates that renders content. There's a wide variety of open-source themes available to download and use but you can also create your own if you prefer.
+
## Step 3. Add content
Let's now add a post to our `bookshelf`. We will use the `hugo new` command to add a post. In January, I read [Good To Great](http://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996/) book so we will start with creating a post for it. **Make sure you are inside the `bookshelf` directory.**