How do you change the home-blob-text and home-blob-title parameters? Maybe add a way in the config.toml file?

[petitengineer]

Hello! I'm new to Hugo, so I apologize if this is a silly question. 😅

I was wondering how one goes about changing the blob title/text that goes beside the head shot. Is there any reason why parameters do not seem to exist in the config.toml for these two strings?

[josephhutch]

Hello 👋 Please see the Further Customization section of the README. I agree this could be implemented better. I'll think it over.

[petitengineer]

Indeed, adding a file named "_index.md" to the content folder of the project with the following code works like a charm:

---
title: "This is the main heading text in big letters"
date: the date
description: "This is the subtext below the main heading in smaller letters"
---

If for whatever reason this does not work for someone, and you need a temporary fix, you can modify the following lines in the home.html file in the layouts folder of the theme

{{ with .Title }}<h1 class="home-blob-title">{{ . | markdownify }}</h1>{{ end }}
{{ with .Description }}<p class="home-blob-text">{{ . }}</p>{{ end }} 

to

<h1 class="home-blob-title">Text</h1> 
<p class="home-blob-text">My text</p>

Though this is a temporary fix, and you should make a post regarding your specific problem.

Thanks for the help @josephhutch! 😅