Overview

The Charlola Mode website theme is based on the Hugo framework and is a modification of the templates PaperMod and hugo-paper. It offers a quick and easy-to-use design with minimal features. Users can customize their home page with a title, their name, description, social icons, and buttons. The theme also allows users to change the colors of various elements. The theme supports the visualization of posts with images and the ability to link to external websites.

Features

• Customize home page with title, name, description, social icons, and buttons
• Change color of all elements such as background, text, and icons
• Visualize posts with images
• Link posts to external websites

Installation

To install the Charlola Mode theme, follow these steps:

1. Install Hugo and Git.
2. Open your terminal or command line.
3. Create a new folder named “quickstart” and navigate into it.
4. Initialize an empty Git repository in the current directory.
5. Clone the Charlola Mode repository into your folder.
6. Delete the “config.toml” file.
7. Add the theme in a new “config.yml” file.
8. Start Hugo’s development server to view the site locally.
9. Once the local server starts, you can view your site by entering http://localhost:1313 in your browser.
10. Open Visual Studio Code or your favorite editor to edit your blog.
11. Customize the “config.yml” file with your desired information such as title, name, description, social icons, and buttons.
12. Replace the default profile image with your own image by replacing the “profile.png” file in the “static/images” folder.
13. Add new tabs by modifying the “config.yml” file and creating new folders and Markdown files in the “content” directory.
14. Customize colors by editing the “theme-vars.css” file.
15. If desired, disable “Profile Mode” and display article content on the home page by modifying the “config.yml” file.

Summary

The Charlola Mode website theme is a minimalist and easy-to-use theme based on the Hugo framework. It allows users to customize their home page, visualize posts with images, and link posts to external websites. Installation is straightforward, requiring the installation of Hugo and Git, and customization can be done through the “config.yml” file and other specified files. Overall, the theme offers basic functionality with the ability to personalize certain elements.