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@@ -1,5 +1,61 @@ Pelican themes ############## -This repository contains themes for pelican, feel free to clone, add you own -and make a pull request, it's community-managed! +This repository contains themes for Pelican. Feel free to clone, add you own +and make a pull request. It's community-managed! + + +How to install a new Pelican theme +############## + +These instructions assume you have already completed the Pelican Quick Start +guide at http://docs.getpelican.com/en/3.1.1/getting_started.html, have a +working blog, and would now like to apply a non-default theme. + +First, choose a directory to hold your themes. For this example, I'll use the +directory :code:`path_to_themes`, but yours could be different. Then clone +the :code:`pelican-themes` repository to your local machine. + +.. code-block:: none + + $ mkdir ~/path_to_themes # or whatever + $ cd ~/path_to_themes + $ git clone git://github.com/getpelican/pelican-themes.git + +Now you should have your :code:`pelican-themes` repository stored at +:code:`~/path_to_themes/pelican-themes/`. + +Next use :code:`cd` to move to the directory where you are storing your Pelican +site. To use one of the themes, you simply have to edit your +:code:`pelicanconf.py` file to include this line: + +.. code-block:: python + + # Add this to pelicanconf.py + THEME = '~/path_to_themes/pelican-themes/theme_folder' + +So, for instance, to use the :code:`mnmlst` theme, you would edit your config +file to include + +.. code-block:: python + + THEME = '~/path_to_themes/pelican-themes/mnmlst' + +Save :code:`pelicanconf.py`. To see the changes, regenerate your site by using +the Makefile you should already have set up using :code:`pelican-quickstart`: + +.. code-block:: none + + $ make html + +Themes can also be specified directly using the +:code:`pelican -t ~/path_to_themes/pelican-themes/theme_folder` option. If you +want to edit your theme, make sure that any edits you make are made to the copy +stored in :code:`~/path_to_themes/pelican-themes/theme_folder`. Any changes +made to files stored in your site's :code:`output` directory will be deleted +the next time you generate your site. + + + + + |