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@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ summary = "Change the title, explorer, and footer strings first. Leave the rest
 weight = 12
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+## A few options are exposed
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 The fast path is to change four things in `hugo.toml`: `baseURL`, `title`, `params.sidebarFooter`, and `params.homeFooter`.

 Then adjust `title` and `weight` in your content files. The sidebar explorer follows the section tree, so you do not need a special data file or a block for each page.
@@ -11,3 +13,16 @@ Then adjust `title` and `weight` in your content files. The sidebar explorer fol
 If you want a different voice on the homepage, edit `content/_index.md`. If you want layout changes, start in `themes/starless/layouts/_default/baseof.html`.

 That is enough for most forks. The theme stays easier to live with if you change one obvious file at a time.
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+## but you can just modify the files directly...
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+The files that matter are not hard to find.
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+- `hugo.toml` sets the theme, site title, and footer text.
+- `content/` holds the homepage and this short guide. Its section tree also drives the sidebar.
+- `themes/starless/layouts/_default/baseof.html` builds the page shell and the shared styling.
+- `themes/starless/layouts/partials/sidebar.html` renders the left rail.
+- `themes/starless/layouts/partials/explorer-tree.html` renders the nested section and page links.
+- `themes/starless/layouts/_default/home.html`, `list.html`, and `single.html` handle the main content area.
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+If you are trying to understand the theme, read those files in that order. There is not much else hiding off to the side.