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+# CET/CAT Website
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+
+## Posting Content
+We're using a platform called pelican to generate static websites. The main way to add content to the website is by making 'posts' in the folder `content`
+
+This can be done either locally or via the gitlab page by creating a new file.
+
+Make sure that each article contains at least the following at the top of the document:
+
+    Title: een nieuw initiatief
+    Date: 2017-07-07 18:32
+    Category: news
+    slug: the name of the html page
+    lang: nl or en
+
+Articles are written in a language called markdown. (Here)[https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax] is an overview of the syntax. You can also use the online editor in gitlab to help you. 
+
+## Editing templates
+todo
+
+## The 'theme'
+todo 
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+