From 1027c7fc62997f35e6a4e8d854b4bf0711bfd968 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aditya Telange <21258296+adityatelange@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 11:46:39 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 01/11] refactor(breadcrumbs): simplify breadcrumb generation
 using ancestors method

---
 layouts/_partials/breadcrumbs.html | 25 +++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/layouts/_partials/breadcrumbs.html b/layouts/_partials/breadcrumbs.html
index ba53824ed5..6aaa213453 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/breadcrumbs.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/breadcrumbs.html
@@ -1,23 +1,16 @@
 {{- if (.Param "ShowBreadCrumbs") -}}
 <nav class="breadcrumbs" role="navigation" aria-label="Breadcrumb">
-    <a href='{{ "" | absLangURL }}'>
-        {{- i18n "home" | default "Home" -}}
-    </a>
-    {{- $url := replace .Parent.Permalink (printf "%s" site.Home.Permalink) "" }}
-    {{- $lang_url := strings.TrimPrefix (printf "%s/" .Lang) $url -}}
-    {{- $scratch := newScratch }}
-    {{- range $index, $element := split $lang_url "/" }}
-        {{- $scratch.Add "path" (printf "%s/" $element )}}
-        {{- $bc_pg := site.GetPage ($scratch.Get "path") -}}
-        {{- if (and ($bc_pg) (gt (len . ) 0))}}
-            <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor"
-                stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-chevron-right">
+    {{- $ancestors := .Ancestors.Reverse -}}
+    {{- range $i, $bc := $ancestors }}
+        {{- if eq $i 0 }}
+            <a href="{{ $bc.RelPermalink }}">{{ i18n "home" | default "Home" }}</a>
+        {{- else }}
+            <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
+                stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-chevron-right">
                 <polyline points="9 18 15 12 9 6"></polyline>
             </svg>
-            <a href="{{ $bc_pg.Permalink }}">
-                {{- $bc_pg.Name -}}
-            </a>
+            <a href="{{ $bc.RelPermalink }}">{{ $bc.Title }}</a>
         {{- end }}
-    {{- end -}}
+    {{- end }}
 </nav>
 {{- end -}}

From 153ed24afed02889d2ce9512394eb120b2292178 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aditya Telange <21258296+adityatelange@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 11:48:56 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 02/11] style(breadcrumbs): add additional chevron icon for
 breadcrumb navigation

---
 layouts/_partials/breadcrumbs.html | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/layouts/_partials/breadcrumbs.html b/layouts/_partials/breadcrumbs.html
index 6aaa213453..bae40c9a52 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/breadcrumbs.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/breadcrumbs.html
@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@
             <a href="{{ $bc.RelPermalink }}">{{ $bc.Title }}</a>
         {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
+    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
+        stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-chevron-right">
+        <polyline points="9 18 15 12 9 6"></polyline>
+    </svg>
 </nav>
 {{- end -}}

From 1e01e41de0aa1d7bbfbbfff9a33ffba34e0e96ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aditya Telange <21258296+adityatelange@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 11:49:29 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 03/11] style(author): adjust indentation for better
 readability

---
 layouts/_partials/author.html | 15 ++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/layouts/_partials/author.html b/layouts/_partials/author.html
index 8f2758fa1d..e3a8617c0f 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/author.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/author.html
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 {{- if or .Params.author site.Params.author }}
-{{- $author := (.Params.author | default site.Params.author) }}
-{{- $author_type := (printf "%T" $author) }}
-{{- if (or (eq $author_type "[]string") (eq $author_type "[]interface {}")) }}
-{{- (delimit $author ", " ) }}
-{{- else }}
-{{- $author }}
-{{- end }}
+    {{- $author := (.Params.author | default site.Params.author) }}
+    {{- $author_type := (printf "%T" $author) }}
+
+    {{- if (or (eq $author_type "[]string") (eq $author_type "[]interface {}")) }}
+        {{- (delimit $author ", " ) }}
+    {{- else }}
+        {{- $author }}
+    {{- end }}
 {{- end -}}

From 8a1d813d2ccd7f73ef1283714686c59854788ef3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aditya Telange <21258296+adityatelange@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 11:58:56 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 04/11] style(header): add separator styling for nav

---
 assets/css/common/header.css  | 4 ++++
 layouts/_partials/header.html | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/assets/css/common/header.css b/assets/css/common/header.css
index c9edb8fe09..14e36e35ec 100644
--- a/assets/css/common/header.css
+++ b/assets/css/common/header.css
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
     display: inline-flex;
 }
 
+.nav-sep {
+    color: var(--secondary);
+}
+
 .lang-menu * {
     display: inherit;
     min-height: inherit;
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/header.html b/layouts/_partials/header.html
index 64c3193c76..bc101701b6 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/header.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/header.html
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
                     {{- $lang := .Lang}}
                     {{- with site.Home.Translations }}
                     {{- $separator := or $label_text (not site.Params.disableThemeToggle)}}
-                    {{- if $separator }}<span>|</span>{{ end }}
+                    {{- if $separator }}<span class="nav-sep">|</span>{{ end }}
                     <ul class="lang-menu">
                         {{- range . -}}
                         {{- if ne $lang .Lang }}

From e15621f499e636508677c2eca9fef74ee0389f7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aditya Telange <21258296+adityatelange@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 11:59:11 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 05/11] style(header): reduce icon size for theme toggle
 buttons

---
 layouts/_partials/header.html | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/layouts/_partials/header.html b/layouts/_partials/header.html
index bc101701b6..1abc9f5a26 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/header.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/header.html
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@
             <div class="logo-switches">
                 {{- if (not site.Params.disableThemeToggle) }}
                 <button id="theme-toggle" class="theme-toggle" accesskey="t" title="(Alt + T)" aria-label="Toggle theme">
-                    <svg class="moon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+                    <svg class="moon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="17" height="17" viewBox="0 0 24 24"
                         fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round"
                         stroke-linejoin="round">
                         <path d="M21 12.79A9 9 0 1 1 11.21 3 7 7 0 0 0 21 12.79z"></path>
                     </svg>
-                    <svg class="sun" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+                    <svg class="sun" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="17" height="17" viewBox="0 0 24 24"
                         fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round"
                         stroke-linejoin="round">
                         <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="5"></circle>

From f82488f1f9040622bd7d70df55e4c9e8ea804666 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aditya Telange <21258296+adityatelange@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 12:47:11 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 06/11] style(anchored_headings): refactor for better
 readability

---
 layouts/_partials/anchored_headings.html | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/layouts/_partials/anchored_headings.html b/layouts/_partials/anchored_headings.html
index 377af89ddc..a4b0c6345f 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/anchored_headings.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/anchored_headings.html
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 {{- /* formats .Content headings by adding an anchor */ -}}
-{{ . | replaceRE "(<h[1-6] id=\"([^\"]+)\".+)(</h[1-6]+>)" "${1}<a hidden class=\"anchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"#${2}\">#</a>${3}" | safeHTML }}
+{{ . | replaceRE
+    "(<h[1-6] id=\"([^\"]+)\".+)(</h[1-6]+>)"
+    "${1}<a hidden class=\"anchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"#${2}\">#</a>${3}"
+    | safeHTML 
+}}

From 30f865ef21d6ba2113a41b33657c70d60334400c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aditya Telange <21258296+adityatelange@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 12:47:39 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 07/11] refactor(edit_post): improve edit post URL handling and
 readability

---
 layouts/_partials/edit_post.html | 26 ++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/layouts/_partials/edit_post.html b/layouts/_partials/edit_post.html
index d24f5b550b..b4bf44f4c0 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/edit_post.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/edit_post.html
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
-{{- if and (or .Params.editPost.URL site.Params.editPost.URL) (not (.Param "editPost.disabled")) -}}
-{{- $fileUrlPath := path.Join .File.Path }}
+{{- if and (.Param "editPost.URL") (not (.Param "editPost.disabled")) -}}
+    {{- if or (.Param "author") (.Param "ShowReadingTime") (not .Date.IsZero) .IsTranslated }}
+        {{- printf "&nbsp;|&nbsp;" | safeHTML -}}
+    {{- end -}}
 
-{{- if or .Params.author site.Params.author (.Param "ShowReadingTime") (not .Date.IsZero) .IsTranslated }}&nbsp;|&nbsp;{{- end -}}
-<span>
-    <a href="{{ .Params.editPost.URL | default site.Params.editPost.URL }}{{ if .Params.editPost.appendFilePath | default ( site.Params.editPost.appendFilePath | default false ) }}/{{ $fileUrlPath }}{{ end }}" rel="noopener noreferrer edit" target="_blank">
-        {{- .Params.editPost.Text | default (site.Params.editPost.Text | default (i18n "edit_post" | default "Edit")) -}}
-    </a>
-</span>
+    {{- $editURL := .Param "editPost.URL" }}
+    {{- $appendFilePath := .Param "editPost.appendFilePath" | default false }}
+    {{- $editText := .Param "editPost.Text" | default (i18n "edit_post" ) -}}
+
+    {{- if $appendFilePath -}}
+        {{- $fileUrlPath := path.Join .File.Path }}
+        {{- $editURL = printf "%s/%s" $editURL $fileUrlPath -}}
+    {{- end -}}
+
+    <span>
+        <a href="{{ $editURL }}" rel="noopener noreferrer edit" target="_blank">
+            {{- $editText -}}
+        </a>
+    </span>
 {{- end }}

From 4bf8893adcf65c69c2c85c544cdd9effb8fd7e78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aditya Telange <21258296+adityatelange@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 12:58:42 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 08/11] docs(footer): update credit message for Hugo and
 PaperMod in footer

---
 layouts/_partials/footer.html | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/layouts/_partials/footer.html b/layouts/_partials/footer.html
index d2a70c2fef..6378b10f2f 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/footer.html
@@ -14,9 +14,16 @@
         {{- print " · "}}
     {{- end }}
 
+    {{/*
+        - The "Powered by Hugo" text is intentionally left at the end of the footer to give it more prominence.
+        - We kindly encourage you to keep this line. Keeping this credit helps open source projects like PaperMod and Hugo reach more people, supports the open source ecosystem, and shows appreciation for the work that goes into these tools.
+        - If you choose to remove it, please consider adding a link to the PaperMod GitHub repository somewhere on your site to give credit to the project and its contributors.
+        - Support us by sponsoring the project on GitHub Sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/adityatelange
+    */}}
+    
     <span>
         Powered by
-        <a href="https://gohugo.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hugo</a> &
+        <a href="https://gohugo.io/?utm_source=papermod" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Hugo</a> &
         <a href="https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">PaperMod</a>
     </span>
 </footer>

From ecd0d4f8f47e3827018ed0edab494bc83e09feeb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aditya Telange <21258296+adityatelange@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 13:01:06 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 09/11] style(post_meta): adjust indentation for better
 readability

---
 layouts/_partials/post_meta.html | 16 +++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/layouts/_partials/post_meta.html b/layouts/_partials/post_meta.html
index ae996bad33..c7c2635d46 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/post_meta.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/post_meta.html
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
 {{- $scratch := newScratch }}
 
 {{- if not .Date.IsZero -}}
-{{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span title='%s'>%s</span>" (.Date) (.Date | time.Format (default ":date_long" site.Params.DateFormat)))) }}
+    {{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span title='%s'>%s</span>" (.Date) (.Date | time.Format (default ":date_long" site.Params.DateFormat)))) }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- if (.Param "ShowReadingTime") -}}
-{{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span>%s</span>" (i18n "read_time" .ReadingTime | default (printf "%d min" .ReadingTime)))) }}
+    {{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span>%s</span>" (i18n "read_time" .ReadingTime | default (printf "%d min" .ReadingTime)))) }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- if (.Param "ShowWordCount") -}}
-{{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span>%s</span>" (i18n "words" .WordCount | default (printf "%d words" .WordCount)))) }}
+    {{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span>%s</span>" (i18n "words" .WordCount | default (printf "%d words" .WordCount)))) }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- if not (.Param "hideAuthor") -}}
-{{- with (partial "author.html" .) }}
-{{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span>%s</span>" .)) }}
-{{- end }}
+    {{- with (partial "author.html" .) }}
+        {{- $scratch.Add "meta" (slice (printf "<span>%s</span>" .)) }}
+    {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
+{{/* Combine all meta information into a single string with separators and render it as HTML.*/}}
+
 {{- with ($scratch.Get "meta") }}
-{{- delimit . "&nbsp;·&nbsp;" | safeHTML -}}
+    {{- delimit . "&nbsp;·&nbsp;" | safeHTML -}}
 {{- end -}}

From 0d26c357e1b630d517b193628c0db75f45abde96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aditya Telange <21258296+adityatelange@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 13:03:23 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 10/11] style(translation_list): improve indentation and use
 .Param

---
 layouts/_partials/translation_list.html | 36 +++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/layouts/_partials/translation_list.html b/layouts/_partials/translation_list.html
index 01729cd9c9..bccdbe95af 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/translation_list.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/translation_list.html
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 {{- if .IsTranslated -}}
-{{- if (ne .Layout "search") }}
-{{- if or .Params.author site.Params.author (.Param "ShowReadingTime") (not .Date.IsZero) }}&nbsp;|&nbsp;{{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-<span>{{- i18n "translations" | default "Translations" }}:</span>
-<ul class="i18n_list">
-    {{- range .Translations }}
-    <li>
-        <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">
-            {{- if (and site.Params.displayFullLangName (.Language.LanguageName)) }}
-            {{- .Language.LanguageName | emojify -}}
-            {{- else }}
-            {{- .Lang | title -}}
-            {{- end -}}
-        </a>
-    </li>
-    {{- end }}
-</ul>
+    {{- if (ne .Layout "search") }}
+        {{- if or (.Param "author") (.Param "ShowReadingTime") (not .Date.IsZero) }}
+            {{- printf "&nbsp;|&nbsp;" | safeHTML -}}
+        {{- end -}}
+    {{- end -}}
+    <span>{{- i18n "translations" | default "Translations" }}:</span>
+    <ul class="i18n_list">
+        {{- range .Translations }}
+        <li>
+            <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">
+                {{- if (and site.Params.displayFullLangName (.Language.LanguageName)) }}
+                {{- .Language.LanguageName | emojify -}}
+                {{- else }}
+                {{- .Lang | title -}}
+                {{- end -}}
+            </a>
+        </li>
+        {{- end }}
+    </ul>
 {{- end -}}

From 2a980c81da0909619b8c6255324823bd8a4293b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aditya Telange <21258296+adityatelange@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 13:07:08 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 11/11] style(taxonomy): improve indentation for better
 readability

---
 layouts/taxonomy.html | 16 ++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/layouts/taxonomy.html b/layouts/taxonomy.html
index 2c723c5739..84fad521fc 100644
--- a/layouts/taxonomy.html
+++ b/layouts/taxonomy.html
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ <h1>{{ .Title }}</h1>
 
 <ul class="terms-tags">
     {{- $type := .Type }}
-    {{- range $key, $value := .Data.Terms.Alphabetical }}
-    {{- $name := .Name }}
-    {{- $count := .Count }}
-    {{- with site.GetPage (printf "/%s/%s" $type $name) }}
-    <li>
-        <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .LinkTitle }} <sup><strong><sup>{{ $count }}</sup></strong></sup> </a>
-    </li>
-    {{- end }}
+        {{- range $key, $value := .Data.Terms.Alphabetical }}
+            {{- $name := .Name }}
+            {{- $count := .Count }}
+            {{- with site.GetPage (printf "/%s/%s" $type $name) }}
+            <li>
+                <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .LinkTitle }} <sup><strong><sup>{{ $count }}</sup></strong></sup> </a>
+            </li>
+        {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
 </ul>