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---
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template: overrides/main.html
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---
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# Customization
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Project documentation is as diverse as the projects themselves and Material for
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MkDocs is a good starting point for making it look great. However, as you write
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your documentation, you may reach a point where some small adjustments are
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necessary to preserve your brand's style.
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## Adding assets
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[MkDocs][1] provides several ways to customize a theme. In order to make a few
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tweaks to an existing theme, you can just add your stylesheets and JavaScript
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files to the `docs` directory.
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[1]: https://www.mkdocs.org
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### Additional stylesheets
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If you want to tweak some colors or change the spacing of certain elements,
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you can do this in a separate stylesheet. The easiest way is by creating a
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new stylesheet file in the `docs` directory:
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```
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mkdir docs/stylesheets
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touch docs/stylesheets/extra.css
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```
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Then, add the following line to `mkdocs.yml`:
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``` yaml
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extra_css:
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- stylesheets/extra.css
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```
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Spin up the [live preview server][2] and start typing your changes in your
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additional stylesheet file – you should see them almost instantly after saving.
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[2]: creating-your-site.md#previewing-as-you-write
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### Additional JavaScript
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The same is true for additional JavaScript. If you want to integrate another
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syntax highlighter or add some custom logic to your theme, create a new
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JavaScript file in the `docs` directory:
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```
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mkdir docs/javascripts
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touch docs/javascripts/extra.js
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```
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Then, add the following line to `mkdocs.yml`:
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``` yaml
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extra_javascript:
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- javascripts/extra.js
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```
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Further assistance can be found in the [MkDocs documentation][3].
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[3]: https://www.mkdocs.org/user-guide/styling-your-docs/#customizing-a-theme
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## Extending the theme
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If you want to alter the HTML source (e.g. add or remove some part), you can
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extend the theme. MkDocs supports [theme extension][4], an easy way to override
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parts of a theme without forking and changing the main theme.
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[4]: https://www.mkdocs.org/user-guide/styling-your-docs/#using-the-theme-custom_dir
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### Setup and theme structure
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Reference the original theme as usual in `mkdocs.yml`, and create a new folder
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for `overrides` which you reference using `custom_dir`:
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``` yaml
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theme:
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name: material
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custom_dir: overrides
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```
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!!! warning "Theme extension prerequisites"
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As the `custom_dir` variable is used for the theme extension process,
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Material for MkDocs needs to be installed via `pip` and referenced with the
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`name` parameter in `mkdocs.yml`. It will not work when cloning from `git`.
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The structure in the `overrides` directory must mirror the directory structure
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of the original theme, as any file in the `overrides` directory will replace the
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file with the same name which is part of the original theme. Besides, further
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assets may also be put in the `overrides` directory.
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The directory layout of the theme is as follows:
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``` sh
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.
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├─ .icons/ # Bundled icon sets
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├─ assets/
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│ ├─ images/ # Images and icons
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│ ├─ javascripts/ # JavaScript
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│ └─ stylesheets/ # Stylesheets
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├─ partials/
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│ ├─ integrations/ # Third-party integrations
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│ │ ├─ analytics.html # - Google Analytics
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│ │ └─ disqus.html # - Disqus
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│ ├─ language/ # Localized languages
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│ ├─ footer.html # Footer bar
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│ ├─ header.html # Header bar
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│ ├─ hero.html # Hero teaser
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│ ├─ language.html # Localized labels
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│ ├─ logo.html # Logo in header and sidebar
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│ ├─ nav.html # Main navigation
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│ ├─ nav-item.html # Main navigation item
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│ ├─ palette.html # Color palette
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│ ├─ search.html # Search box
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│ ├─ social.html # Social links
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│ ├─ source.html # Repository information
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│ ├─ source-date.html # Last updated date
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│ ├─ source-link.html # Link to source file
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│ ├─ tabs.html # Tabs navigation
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│ ├─ tabs-item.html # Tabs navigation item
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│ ├─ toc.html # Table of contents
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│ └─ toc-item.html # Table of contents item
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├─ 404.html # 404 error page
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├─ base.html # Base template
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└─ main.html # Default page
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```
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### Overriding partials
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In order to override the footer, we can replace the `footer.html` partial with
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our own partial. To do this, create the file `partials/footer.html` in the
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`overrides` directory. MkDocs will now use the new partial when rendering the
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theme. This can be done with any file.
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### Overriding blocks
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Besides overriding partials, it's also possible to override (and extend) so
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called _blocks_, which are defined inside the templates and wrap specific
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features. To override a block, create a `main.html` inside the `overrides`
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directory and define the block, e.g.:
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``` html
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{% extends "base.html" %}
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{% block htmltitle %}
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<title>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</title>
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{% endblock %}
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```
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Material for MkDocs provides the following template blocks:
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| Block name | Wrapped contents |
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| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
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| `analytics` | Wraps the Google Analytics integration |
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| `announce` | Wraps the announcement bar |
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| `config` | Wraps the JavaScript application config |
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| `content` | Wraps the main content |
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| `disqus` | Wraps the Disqus integration |
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| `extrahead` | Empty block to add custom meta tags |
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| `fonts` | Wraps the font definitions |
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| `footer` | Wraps the footer with navigation and copyright |
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| `header` | Wraps the fixed header bar |
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| `hero` | Wraps the hero teaser (if available) |
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| `htmltitle` | Wraps the `<title>` tag |
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| `libs` | Wraps the JavaScript libraries (header) |
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| `scripts` | Wraps the JavaScript application (footer) |
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| `source` | Wraps the linked source files |
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| `site_meta` | Wraps the meta tags in the document head |
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| `site_nav` | Wraps the site navigation and table of contents |
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| `styles` | Wraps the stylesheets (also extra sources) |
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| `tabs` | Wraps the tabs navigation (if available) |
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For more on this topic refer to the [MkDocs documentation][5].
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[5]: https://www.mkdocs.org/user-guide/styling-your-docs/#overriding-template-blocks
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## Theme development
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Material for MkDocs uses [Webpack][6] as a build tool to leverage modern web
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technologies like [TypeScript][7] and [SASS][8]. If you want to make more
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fundamental changes, it may be necessary to make the adjustments directly in
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the source of the theme and recompile it.
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[6]: https://webpack.js.org/
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[7]: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
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[8]: https://sass-lang.com
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### Environment setup
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In order to start development on Material for MkDocs, a [Node.js][9] version of
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at least 12 is required. First, clone the repository:
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```
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git clone https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material
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```
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Next, all dependencies need to be installed, which is done with:
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```
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cd mkdocs-material
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pip install -r requirements.txt
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pip install mkdocs-minify-plugin
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npm install
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```
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[9]: https://nodejs.org
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### Development mode
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Start the Webpack watchdog with:
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```
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npm start
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```
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Then, in a second session, start the MkDocs server with:
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```
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mkdocs serve
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```
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Point your browser to [localhost:8000][10] and you should see this documentation
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in front of you.
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!!! warning "Automatically generated files"
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Never make any changes in the `material` directory, as the contents of this
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directory are automatically generated from the `src` directory and will be
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overridden when the theme is built.
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[10]: http://localhost:8000
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### Building the theme
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When you're finished making your changes, you can build the theme by invoking:
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```
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npm run build
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```
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This triggers the production-level compilation and minification of all
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stylesheets and JavaScript sources. When the command exits, the final files are
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located in the `material` directory. Add the `theme_dir` variable pointing to
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the aforementioned directory in the original `mkdocs.yml`.
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Now you can run `mkdocs build` and you should see your documentation with your
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changes to the original theme.
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