Add minimal default theme to zola init#3139
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- Introduced .gitignore, README.md, and initial content files. - Added base, index, page, and section templates for rendering. - Included a default style.css for basic styling. - Updated tests to verify the creation of new files and directories.
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Apr 10, 2026
- Replaced hardcoded content in init.rs with includes for default theme files. - Added .gitignore, README.md, and initial content files for the default theme. - Introduced base, index, page, and section templates for rendering. - Included a default style.css for basic styling.
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Summary
Fixes #3137.
zola initcurrently creates empty directories, causing immediate errors when runningzola serve. This PR adds a minimal default theme so new users have a working site out of the box.What changes
Running
zola initnow generates:.gitignore(ignorespublic/,.DS_Store)README.mdwith basic commandscontent/_index.md- homepage contenttemplates/base.html,index.html,page.html,section.html- basic templatesstatic/style.css- ~150 lines of minimal CSS using system fontsThat's it. No dependencies, no JavaScript, no web fonts.
Why this approach
Per @Keats's guidance in #3137, following 11ty's minimal style: enough to look intentional and not broken, but easy to replace entirely.
Backward compatibility
Fully backward compatible. All existing tests pass. The
--forceflag works as before. Only adds files; no behavior changes.Note to @ReduxFlakes and @daudix: Sorry for the confusion earlier. The original description was way too verbose. Hope this version is clearer.