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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 *Hacker is a Jekyll theme for GitHub Pages. You can [preview the theme to see what it looks like](http://pages-themes.github.io/hacker), or even [use it today](#usage).*
 
-![Thumbnail of hacker](thumbnail.png)
+![Thumbnail of Hacker](thumbnail.png)
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ To use the Hacker theme:
     gem "github-pages", group: :jekyll_plugins
     ```
 
-
-
 ## Customizing
 
 ### Configuration variables
@@ -56,6 +54,8 @@ If you'd like to add your own custom styles:
     ```
 3. Add any custom CSS (or Sass, including imports) you'd like immediately after the `@import` line
 
+*Note: If you'd like to change the theme's Sass variables, you must set new values before the `@import` line in your stylesheet.*
+
 ### Layouts
 
 If you'd like to change the theme's HTML layout:
@@ -65,6 +65,23 @@ If you'd like to change the theme's HTML layout:
 3. Paste the default layout content copied in the first step
 4. Customize the layout as you'd like
 
+### Overriding GitHub-generated URLs
+
+Templates often rely on URLs supplied by GitHub such as links to your repository or links to download your project. If you'd like to override one or more default URLs:
+
+1. Look at [the template source](https://github.com/pages-themes/hacker/blob/master/_layouts/default.html) to determine the name of the variable. It will be in the form of `{{ site.github.zip_url }}`.
+2. Specify the URL that you'd like the template to use in your site's `_config.yml`. For example, if the variable was `site.github.url`, you'd add the following:
+    ```yml
+    github:
+      zip_url: http://example.com/download.zip
+      another_url: another value
+    ```
+3. When your site is built, Jekyll will use the URL you specified, rather than the default one provided by GitHub.
+
+*Note: You must remove the `site.` prefix, and each variable name (after the `github.`) should be indent with two space below `github:`.*
+
+For more information, see [the Jekyll variables documentation](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/variables/).
+
 ## Roadmap
 
 See the [open issues](https://github.com/pages-themes/hacker/issues) for a list of proposed features (and known issues).
@@ -75,7 +92,7 @@ The Hacker theme is intended to make it quick and easy for GitHub Pages users to
 
 ## Contributing
 
-Interested in contributing to Hacker? We'd love your help. Hacker is an open source project, built one contribution at a time by users like you. See [the CONTRIBUTING file](CONTRIBUTING.md) for instructions on how to contribute.
+Interested in contributing to Hacker? We'd love your help. Hacker is an open source project, built one contribution at a time by users like you. See [the CONTRIBUTING file](docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) for instructions on how to contribute.
 
 ### Previewing the theme locally