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@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@ If you'd like to add your own custom styles:
 
 If you'd like to change the theme's HTML layout:
 
-1. [Copy the original template](https://github.com/pages-themes/hacker/blob/master/_layouts/default.html) from the theme's repository<br />(*Pro-tip: click "raw" to make copying easier*)
-2. Create a file called `/_layouts/default.html` in your site
-3. Paste the default layout content copied in the first step
-4. Customize the layout as you'd like
+1. For some changes such as a custom `favicon`, you can add custom files in your local `_includes` folder. The files [provided with the theme](https://github.com/pages-themes/hacker/tree/master/_includes) provide a starting point and are included by the [original layout template](https://github.com/pages-themes/hacker/blob/master/_layouts/default.html).
+2. For more invasive changes, [copy the original template](https://github.com/pages-themes/hacker/blob/master/_layouts/default.html) from the theme's repository<br />(*Pro-tip: click "raw" to make copying easier*)
+3. Create a file called `/_layouts/default.html` in your site
+4. Paste the default layout content copied in the first step
+5. Customize the layout as you'd like
 
 ### Overriding GitHub-generated URLs