Most of what you'll want to configure is demonstrated in the exampleSite `config.toml`. This is [Hugo's configuration file](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/configuration/). You can copy the `config.toml` in the `exampleSite/` to your site root get started.
Introduction allows the use of Hugo's rich built-in syntax highlighting capabilities. See [Syntax Highlighting](https://gohugo.io/content-management/syntax-highlighting/) in the Hugo docs.
Below is an example configuration for Highlight. See [Highlight in the Hugo docs](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/configuration-markup#highlight) for more.
```toml
[markup]
[markup.highlight]
codeFences = true
guessSyntax = false
hl_Lines = ""
lineNoStart = 1
lineNos = false
lineNumbersInTable = true
noClasses = true
# For styles, see https://xyproto.github.io/splash/docs/longer/all.html
[Custom shortcodes](https://gohugo.io/templates/shortcode-templates/) can be added to a `layouts/shortcodes/` directory in your site root. For example, I used a shortcode above to display the current configuration file for this site! You can see the shortcodes in the [raw Markdown for this page](https://github.com/victoriadrake/hugo-theme-introduction/blob/master/exampleSite/content/en/blog/configuration.md) to understand how they work.
To ensure Hugo renders any HTML that your shortcode or other additions like Font Awesome uses in posts, make sure these lines for [the Goldmark renderer](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/configuration-markup) are in your `config.toml`:
The easiest way to start adding content to your site is to copy the `exampleSite` folder to your site's root directory.
You can change the existing posts to see how it all works. Add new pages using [the `hugo new` command](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/quick-start/).
To understand how different pages are rendered by Hugo, read [Content Organization](https://gohugo.io/content-management/organization/) in the Hugo docs.