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<spanclass=mb-[2px]><ahref=https://github.com/jpanther/congo/tree/dev/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.mdclass="text-lg hover:text-primary-500"rel="noopener noreferrer"target=_blanktitle="Edit content"><spanclass="relative inline-block align-text-bottom icon"><svgxmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"viewBox="0 0 512 512"><pathfill="currentcolor"d="M490.3 40.4c21.9 21.87 21.9 57.33.0 79.2l-30 30.1-98-97.98 30.1-30.06C414.3-.2135 449.7-.2135 471.6 21.66L490.3 40.4zM172.4 241.7 339.7 74.34l98 97.96L270.3 339.6C264.2 345.8 256.7 350.4 248.4 353.2l-88.8 29.6C150.1 385.6 141.5 383.4 135 376.1 128.6 370.5 126.4 361 129.2 352.4l29.6-88.8C161.6 255.3 166.2 247.8 172.4 241.7v0zM192 63.1c17.7.0 32 15.23 32 32 0 18.6-14.3 32-32 32H96c-17.67.0-32 15.2-32 32V416c0 17.7 14.33 32 32 32H352c17.7.0 32-14.3 32-32V319.1c0-16.8 14.3-32 32-32s32 15.2 32 32V416c0 53-43 96-96 96H96c-53.02.0-96-43-96-96V159.1c0-53 42.98-96 96-96h96z"/></svg></span></a></span></div></div></header><sectionclass="flex flex-col max-w-full mt-0 prose lg:flex-row dark:prose-invert"><divclass="order-first px-0 lg:max-w-xs ltr:lg:pl-8 rtl:lg:pr-8 lg:order-last"><divclass="ltr:pl-5 rtl:pr-5 toc lg:sticky lg:top-10 print:hidden"><detailsopenclass="mt-0 overflow-hidden rounded-lg rtl:pr-5 ltr:pl-5 ltr:-ml-5 rtl:-mr-5 lg:mt-3"><summaryclass="block py-1 text-lg font-semibold cursor-pointer rtl:pr-5 ltr:pl-5 ltr:-ml-5 rtl:-mr-5 text-neutral-800 dark:text-neutral-100 lg:hidden bg-neutral-100 dark:bg-neutral-700">Table of Contents</summary><divclass="py-2 border-dotted ltr:border-l rtl:border-r rtl:pr-5 ltr:pl-5 ltr:-ml-5 rtl:-mr-5 border-neutral-300 dark:border-neutral-600"><navid=TableOfContents><ul><li><ahref=#site-configuration>Site configuration</a></li><li><ahref=#language-and-i18n>Language and i18n</a><ul><li><ahref=#configuration>Configuration</a></li><li><ahref=#menus>Menus</a></li></ul></li><li><ahref=#theme-parameters>Theme parameters</a></li></ul></nav></div></details></div></div><divclass="min-w-0 min-h-0 max-w-prose"><p>Congo is a highly customisable theme and uses some of the latest Hugo features to simplify how it is configured.</p><p>The theme ships with a default configuration that gets you up and running with a basic blog or static website.</p><blockquote><p>Configuration files bundled with the theme are provided in TOML format as this is the default Hugo syntax. Feel free to convert your config to YAML or JSON if you wish.</p></blockquote><p>The default theme configuration is documented in each file so you can freely adjust the settings to meet your needs.</p><divclass="flex px-4 py-3 rounded-md bg-primary-100 dark:bg-primary-900"><spanclass="ltr:pr-3 rtl:pl-3 text-primary-400"><spanclass="relative inline-block align-text-bottom icon"><svgxmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"viewBox="0 0 512 512"><pathfill="currentcolor"d="M506.3 417 293 53c-16.33-28-57.54-28-73.98.0l-213.2 364C-10.59 444.9 9.849 480 42.74 480h426.6c32.76.0 53.26-35 36.96-63zM232 168c0-13.25 10.75-24 24-24s24 10.8 24 24v128c0 13.25-10.75 24-23.1 24S232 309.3 232 296V168zm24 248c-17.36.0-31.44-14.08-31.44-31.44s14.07-31.44 31.44-31.44 31.44 14.08 31.44 31.44C287.4 401.9 273.4 416 256 416z"/></svg></span></span><spanclass=dark:text-neutral-300>As outlined in the <ahref=https://jpanther.github.io/congo/docs/installation/#set-up-theme-configuration-files>installation instructions</a>, you should adjust your theme configuration by modifying the files in the <code>config/_default/</code> folder of your Hugo project and delete the <code>config.toml</code> file in your project root.</span></div><h2id=site-configurationclass="relative group">Site configuration <spanclass="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 ltr:-left-6 rtl:-right-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"><aclass="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700"style=text-decoration-line:none!importanthref=#site-configurationaria-label=Anchor>#</a></span></h2><p>Standard Hugo configuration variables are respected throughout the theme, however there are some specific thing
