---
title: "Papermod - Installation"
summary: Read Install and Update instructions here
date: 2020-09-15T11:30:03+05:30
series: ["PaperMod"]
weight: 1
aliases: ["/papermod-installation"]
tags: ["PaperMod"]
author: "Aditya Telange"
showToc: true
TocOpen: true
---

## Guide

Follow [this](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/quick-start/) guide to setup hugo and create a new site.
Make sure you install latest version of `hugo`(>=0.74.0).

After you have created a new site, at [Step 3](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/quick-start/#step-3-add-a-theme) follow the steps:

Inside the folder of your Hugo site, run:

> ```console
> git clone https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod themes/hugo-PaperMod --depth=1
> ```
>
> > Updating theme :
> >
> > ```console
> > cd themes/hugo-PaperMod
> > git pull
> > ```

**or** you can use as [submodule](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/git-submodule) with

> ```console
> git submodule add https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod.git themes/hugo-PaperMod
> git submodule update --init --recursive
> ```
>
> > Updating theme with submodule :
> >
> > ```console
> > git submodule update --remote --merge
> > ```
> >
> > Then change in `config.yml`:

```yml
theme: "hugo-PaperMod"
```

Example Site Structure is present here: [exampleSite](https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod/tree/exampleSite/)

---

### Sample `config.yml`

```yml
baseURL: "https://examplesite.com"
title: ExampleSite
paginate: 5
theme: hugo-PaperMod

enableRobotsTXT: true
buildDrafts: false
buildFuture: false
buildExpired: false

googleAnalytics: UA-123-45

minify:
    disableXML: true
    minifyOutput: true

params:
    env: production # to enable google analytics, opengraph, twitter-cards and schema.
    title: ExampleSite
    description: "ExampleSite description"
    author: Me
    # author: ["Me", "You"] # multiple authors

    images: "<link or path of image for opengraph, twitter-cards>"

    ShowReadingTime: true
    ShowShareButtons: true
    comments: false
    defaultTheme: auto
    disableThemeToggle: false
    disableSpecial1stPost: false

    assets:
        favicon: "<link / abs url>"
        favicon16x16: "<link / abs url>"
        favicon32x32: "<link / abs url>"
        apple_touch_icon: "<link / abs url>"
        safari_pinned_tab: "<link / abs url>"

    label:
        text: "Home"
        icon: /apple-touch-icon.png
        iconHeight: 35

    # profile-mode
    profileMode:
        enabled: false # needs to be explicitly set
        title: ExampleSite
        # imageUrl: '<img location>'
        # imageTitle: my image
        buttons:
            - name: Posts
              url: posts
            - name: Tags
              url: tags

    # home-info mode
    homeInfoParams:
        Title: "Hi there \U0001F44B"
        Content: Welcome to my blog

    socialIcons:
        - name: twitter
          url: "https://twitter.com/"
        - name: stackoverflow
          url: "https://stackoverflow.com"
        - name: github
          url: "https://github.com/"

    analytics:
        google:
            SiteVerificationTag: "XYZabc"
```

---

### Sample `Page.md`

```yml
---
title: "My 1st post"
date: 2020-09-15T11:30:03+00:00
weight: 1
aliases: ["/first"]
tags: ["first"]
author: "Me"
# author: ["Me", "You"] # multiple authors
showToc: true
TocOpen: false
draft: false
hidemeta: false
disableShare: false
cover:
    image: "<image path/url>"
    alt: "<alt text>"
    caption: "<text>"
    relative: false
comments: false
---

```

---

### [Papermod - Features](../papermod-features)

### [Papermod - How to Guide](../papermod-how-to)

### [Papermod - Icons](../papermod-icons)