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_config.yml

@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 # Import the theme
 theme: jekyll-theme-chirpy
 
-sass: 
-  sass_dir: _sass
-  style: compressed
-
 # The language of the webpage › http://www.lingoes.net/en/translator/langcode.htm
 # If it has the same name as one of the files in folder `_data/locales`, the layout language will also be changed,
 # otherwise, the layout language will use the default value of 'en'.
@@ -91,7 +87,6 @@ pageviews:
 #     dark   - Use the dark color scheme
 #
 theme_mode: light
-layouts_dir: _layouts
 
 # The CDN endpoint for media resources.
 # Notice that once it is assigned, the CDN url
@@ -100,7 +95,7 @@ layouts_dir: _layouts
 # e.g. 'https://cdn.com'
 cdn:
 
-# the avatar on sidebar, support local or CORS resources
+# the avatar/profile pic on sidebar 
 avatar: assets/img/avatar/profile.png
 
 # The URL of the site-wide social preview image used in SEO `og:image` meta tag.
@@ -150,12 +145,12 @@ pwa:
     deny_paths:
       # - "/example"  # URLs match `<SITE_URL>/example/*` will not be cached by the PWA
 
-# paginate: 0
-# paginate_path: /page:num/
+paginate: 10
 
 # The base URL of your site not including a trailing slash.
 baseurl: "/SNWG-Participant-Dashboard"
 
+
 # ------------ The following options are not recommended to be modified ------------------
 
 kramdown:
@@ -187,36 +182,37 @@ defaults:
       toc: true # Display TOC column in posts.
       # DO NOT modify the following parameter unless you are confident enough
       # to update the code of all other post links in this project.
-      permalink: posts/:title/ # for blog posts
+      permalink: /posts/:title/ # for blog posts
   - scope: 
       path: ""
       type: tags
     values:
-      permalink: tags/:name/
+      permalink: /tags/:name/
 
   - scope:
       path: ""
       type: categories  
     values:
-      permalink: categories/:name/
+      permalink: /categories/:name/
 
   - scope:
       path: _drafts
     values:
       comments: false
   - scope:
       path: ""
-      type: tabs # see `site.collections`
+      type: /tabs # see `site.collections`
     values:
       layout: page
-      permalink: :title/
+      permalink: /:title/
   - scope:
-      path: assets/js/dist
+      path: /assets/js/dist
     values:
       swcache: true
 
 sass:
   style: compressed
+#  sass_dir: _sass
 
 compress_html:
   clippings: all
@@ -227,13 +223,6 @@ compress_html:
   ignore:
     envs: [development]
 
-plugins:
-  - jekyll-data # Ensure Jekyll processes _data files
-
-# Sidebar Settings
-sidebar:
-  enabled: true
-  data_source: navigation.yml # Points to the file in _data
 
 exclude:
   - "*.gem"
@@ -252,4 +241,19 @@ jekyll-archives:
     tag: tag
   permalinks:
     tag: tags/:name/
-    category: categories/:name/
+    category: /categories/:name/
+
+# added to customize the theme
+
+plugins:
+  - jekyll-data # Ensure Jekyll processes _data files
+
+# The directory to store the layouts.
+layouts_dir: _layouts
+
+# paginate_path: /page:num/
+
+# Sidebar Settings
+sidebar:
+  enabled: true
+  data_source: navigation.yml # Points to the file in _data