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Choose a skin


Apply a predefined design to your site

Use this guide for an already published site. In your repository’s Code tab, open _config.yml and click the pencil. Edit existing entries and preserve unrelated settings; do not add a second chulapa-skin section.

Set the skin name

Choose a design from the skin previews. Use its exact lowercase name, then change the existing entry, for example:

chulapa-skin:
  skin: journal

Keep other entries under chulapa-skin, including any vars overrides. Other choices include gitdev, lux and flatly. An unknown name prevents the site from building; selecting a preview in your browser does not save it to your site.

Publish and check

Save with Commit changes on your publishing branch. Wait for the latest run in Actions to succeed, then open your website from Settings > Pages. Check your home page and an article, including the menu on a narrow screen. Existing color/font overrides can keep parts of the previous appearance; see how skins and overrides interact before removing them. For local preview, restart Jekyll after changing _config.yml: these settings are compiled into CSS during the build. If changes are missing, use the publishing checks.

For an individual adjustment, use Change a color instead.