From c5f7029fca64e3e5e401dc5c4f674086a89ac02a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: veradec <glitchmill.dyj3d@simplelogin.co>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 22:00:59 +0530
Subject: init: init blog

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+base_url = "https://veradec.xyz/"           # Your site URL
+title = "Venkata Rao Dechiraju"                     # Site title (shown in header)
+description = "made by a actual human"         # Meta description for SEO
+default_language = "en"                       # Site language code (en, ru, etc)
+
+compile_sass = true                           # Compile Sass to CSS
+minify_html = true                            # Minify HTML output for performance
+
+
+generate_feeds = true                         # RSS/Atom feed
+feed_filenames = ["atom.xml", "rss.xml"]      
+
+theme = "prism"
+
+# TAXONOMIES - Categories, tags, authors
+taxonomies = [
+    { name = "tags", feed = true },           # Enable tags with RSS feed
+    { name = "authors", feed = true },        # Enable authors with RSS feed
+    { name = "categories", feed = true }      # Enable categories with RSS feed
+]
+
+# MARKDOWN SETTINGS
+[markdown]
+render_emoji = true                           # Convert :smile: to 😊
+external_links_target_blank = true            # Open external links in new tab
+external_links_no_follow = true               # Add rel="nofollow" to external links
+external_links_no_referrer = true             # Add rel="noreferrer" for privacy
+smart_punctuation = true                      # Convert -- to em-dash, etc
+
+# Syntax highlighting, see https://github.com/getzola/giallo for options
+highlighting = { theme = "github-dark" }
+
+# THEME SETTINGS [extra]
+[extra]
+
+# Navigation
+home = "back"                                 # Text for home button (e.g., "home", "back", "←")
+
+# Background options (choose ONE):
+background_image = "Raja_Ravi_Varma,_Sakunthala_Pathralekhan.jpg"  # URL to background image
+# OR
+# background_gradient = "linear-gradient(135deg, #1e3a8a 0%, #7c3aed 50%, #ec4899 100%)"
+
+# Table of Contents
+show_toc = true                               # Show table of contents on posts
+
+# Main navigation menu
+sam_menu = [
+    { text = "about", link = "/about" },
+    { text = "projects", link = "/projects" },
+    { text = "git", link = "https://git.veradec.xyz" },
+    { text = "resume", link = "/resume" },
+    { text = "posts", link = "/posts" },
+    { text = "services", link = "https://services.veradec.xyz" }
+]
+
+sam_bottom_menu = true                        # Show navigation menu at page bottom
+
+# Post metadata display
+show_word_count = true                        # Display word count on posts
+show_reading_time = true                      # Display estimated reading time
+
+# Comments
+comments = true                               # Enable/disable Giscus comments globally
+
+# SEO & Meta
+keywords = "blog, tech, programming"          # Meta keywords (optional)
+banner = "static/banner.png"                  # OG:image for social media (optional)
+
+# GISCUS COMMENTS - GitHub-based comments system
+# [extra.giscus]
+# enabled = true                                # Enable Giscus comments
+# repo = "username/repo"                        # GitHub repo for comments
+# repo_id = "R_xxxxx"                           # GitHub repo ID (get from giscus.app)
+# category = "Announcements"                    # Discussion category
+# category_id = "DIC_xxxxx"                     # Category ID (get from giscus.app)
+# mapping = "pathname"                          # Map comments to: pathname, url, title, og:title
+# strict = "0"                                  # Strict title matching (0 or 1)
+# reactions_enabled = "1"                       # Enable reactions (0 or 1)
+# emit_metadata = "0"                           # Emit discussion metadata (0 or 1)
+# input_position = "bottom"                     # Comment input: top or bottom
+# theme = "catppuccin_frappe"                   # Giscus theme (see giscus.app for options)
+# lang = "en"                                   # Language code
+
+# FOOTER
+[extra.sam_footer]
+text = "Built using Zola & Prism theme"       # Footer text (supports HTML)
+
+# AUTHOR INFO - Used in meta tags and structured data
+[extra.author]
+name = "Venkata Rao Dechiraju"                            # Author name
+email = "venkatraodechiraju@gmail.com"                      # Author email (optional)
+url = "https://verade.xyz"                  # Author website (optional)
+
+# FEATURES - Toggle theme features on/off
+[extra.features]
+copy_code_button = true                       # Show copy button on code blocks
+reading_progress_bar = true                   # Show reading progress bar at top
+smooth_scroll = true                          # Enable smooth scrolling for anchor links
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