Will my own configuration in _config.yml be overrided after updating the fluid theme?

[erjiaxiao]

Make sure

• [x] Upgrade the latest release
• [x] No solution found in documentations

Describe the question

As mentioned in the title, if it will, how could I keep my own configuration while updating?

[zkqiang]

See override-configuration

[erjiaxiao]

Hello @zkqiang, sorry to disturb you, could I ask why we don't need to worry configuration override if we use npm to install and update fluid theme? Is there any mechanism which helps us keep custom configuration automatically?

[zkqiang]

@erjiaxiao Because _config.fluid.yml file should be in the blog directory after installation via npm (if you follow the guide), npm updating the fluid will not override it

[erjiaxiao]

@zkqiang I see.. So that also means if I store my own custom_avatar.png in the folder blog_dir/themes/fluid/source/img. Then it will be overrided after updating via npm. Is it right?

[zkqiang]

@erjiaxiao No, npm install in blog_dir/node_modules/hexo-theme-fluid, not in the blog_dir/themes/, which is two install ways, and you don't need to do them both.

If you want to update via npm, actually you can delete theme/fluid and place custom_avatar.png in blog_dir/source/

[erjiaxiao]

@zkqiang I see.. Thanks for your patience. The whole process is more clear to me. Do you think it is necessary to open a PR to add these messages in the docs of fluid theme, making it more informative?

[zkqiang]

@erjiaxiao In fact, these messages already exists in the docs, of course some of the messages belongs to Hexo docs

[erjiaxiao]

@zkqiang My bad.. next time I'll look through it more carefully. Thanks for so many explanations!