Question 1

How do I customize the theme in Gatsby Theme Carbon?

Accepted Answer

Customize by overriding styles and components using Gatsby's shadowing feature; detailed guides are available on the project's website, but it requires knowledge of Carbon Design System and React.

Question 2

Is Gatsby Theme Carbon better than Docusaurus for documentation?

Accepted Answer

Gatsby Theme Carbon excels if you need Carbon Design integration and Gatsby's ecosystem, while Docusaurus offers more out-of-the-box features for general documentation. Choose based on design system alignment versus ease of setup.

Question 3

How to add search functionality to my Gatsby Theme Carbon site?

Accepted Answer

Search typically requires integrating third-party services like Algolia with Gatsby plugins; the theme may have pre-configured options, but setup involves additional configuration and potentially paid services.

Question 4

Can I use Gatsby Theme Carbon for a blog or portfolio?

Accepted Answer

While technically possible, it's optimized for documentation, so you might find it over-engineered for simple blogs; other Gatsby themes are better suited for non-documentation content types.

Question 5

What are the performance implications of using Gatsby Theme Carbon?

Accepted Answer

Performance depends on Gatsby's static site generation; build times can be slow for large sites, but the theme itself is designed to be efficient with optimized assets and code splitting.

Question 6

How active is the maintenance of Gatsby Theme Carbon?

Accepted Answer

Maintenance is community-driven since IBM stepped back, so updates may be slower and less predictable; check the GitHub issues and release history for current activity levels.

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