https://c2thulhu.sh/tags/html/Recent content in Html on c2thulhu.shHugo -- 0.146.0en-usMon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://c2thulhu.sh/posts/adding-some-theming-and-aesthetics-to-this-blog-with-a-custom-theme/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://c2thulhu.sh/posts/adding-some-theming-and-aesthetics-to-this-blog-with-a-custom-theme/<p>Most Hugo theming guides will tell you to fork the theme and modify it directly. I am here to tell you that is not necessary and the solution I propose and utilize here in this blog is much simpler and more maintainable. First I will talk about why forking a theme and using that is not what I see as the ideal solution for this use-case:</p> <ol> <li>It&rsquo;s boring!</li> <li>Making your own theme is fun and will give your blog more personality.</li> <li>Having to cater your blog posts to upstream changes in the theme is a shortcut to becoming frustrated with maintaining your blog; it adds unnecessary friction to your life and workflow for blogging.</li> </ol> <p>So, for a site running PaperMod as a git submodule, that approach is a maintenance problem waiting to happen and most importantly, isn&rsquo;t fun. The cleaner solution is to use Hugo&rsquo;s override system to inject custom styles without touching the theme directory at all. This gives us full control over the theme and even allows for future post-specific customization.</p>