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How to Change Hexo Themes

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Change the current theme

Modify this option in _config.yml.

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theme: <theme-name>    # <- change the 'theme' option to the theme name you're using

Install a theme

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git clone <theme-repo-url> themes/<theme-name>

Remove a theme

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git rm -rf themes/<theme-name>

Install a theme as a submodule (recommended)

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git submodule add <theme-repo-url> themes/<theme-name>
  • Refer to this Tutorial for more details. (zh-CN)

Remove a theme as a submodule

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rm -rf themes/<theme-name>
git submodule deinit -f themes/<theme-name>
rm -rf .git/modules/themes/<theme-name>
git rm -f themes/<theme-name>

Cloning an existed project with submodules

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git clone --recursive <repo-url>

or

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git clone <repo-url>
git submodule init               # Initialize the submodules recorded in the index
git submodule update --remote    # Update the submodules to match what this project expects.

Catch up with the updates of the theme

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git submodule update --remote    # Update the submodules to match what this project expects.