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Hexo theme customization

Hexo theme customization allows developers to extend the functionality and appearance of their Hexo blogs beyond the default configuration. This process often involves modifying layout templates to integrate third-party services such as analytics and advertising platforms^[600-developer-frontend-google-google.md].

Modifying Layouts

To add custom scripts or services, users typically modify the Embedded JavaScript (EJS) templates located within the theme's directory^[600-developer-frontend-google-google.md].

For example, to integrate scripts that should run on every page, modifications can be made to the footer partial file^[600-developer-frontend-google-google.md].

  • Target Path: themes/landscape/layout/_partial/after-footer.ejs^[600-developer-frontend-google-google.md]

Analytics Integration

Google Analytics can be integrated into a Hexo theme by inserting the specific tracking script provided by the platform^[600-developer-frontend-google-google.md]. The integration process typically involves using the global site tag (gtag.js) with the specific tracking ID assigned to the property^[600-developer-frontend-google-google.md].

AdSense Integration

Similar to analytics, Google AdSense can be added by including the AdSense script in the theme's layout files^[600-developer-frontend-google-google.md]. This script initializes the ads and utilizes the specific publisher ID (e.g., ca-pub-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX) to serve advertisements^[600-developer-frontend-google-google.md].

  • [[Hexo]]
  • [[EJS]]
  • [[Google Analytics]]
  • [[Google AdSense]]

Sources

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