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Document extending theme templates (#361)

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@ -33,11 +33,22 @@ Any file from the theme can be overriden by creating a file with the same path a
directory. Here are a few examples of that, assuming the theme name is `simple-blog`: directory. Here are a few examples of that, assuming the theme name is `simple-blog`:
```plain ```plain
templates/pages/post.html -> replace themes/simple-blog/pages/post.html templates/pages/post.html -> replace themes/simple-blog/templates/pages/post.html
templates/macros.html -> replace themes/simple-blog/macros.html templates/macros.html -> replace themes/simple-blog/templates/macros.html
static/js/site.js -> replace themes/simple-blog/static/js/site.js static/js/site.js -> replace themes/simple-blog/static/js/site.js
``` ```
You can also choose to only parts of a page if a theme define some blocks by extending it. If we wanted
to only change a single block from the `post.html` page in the example above, we could do the following:
```
{% extends "simple-blog/templates/pages/post.html" %}
{% block some_block %}
Some custom data
{% endblock %}
```
Most themes will also provide some variables that are meant to be overriden: this happens in the `extra` section Most themes will also provide some variables that are meant to be overriden: this happens in the `extra` section
of the [configuration file](./documentation/getting-started/configuration.md). of the [configuration file](./documentation/getting-started/configuration.md).
Let's say a theme uses a `show_twitter` variable and sets it to `false` by default. If you want to set it to `true`, Let's say a theme uses a `show_twitter` variable and sets it to `false` by default. If you want to set it to `true`,