# How to import/convert Hugo theme? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [April 21, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/how-to-import-convert-hugo-theme/2110 "2024-04-21T14:21:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yitzhakbg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/zola.discourse.group/yitzhakbg/32/1203_2.png) [@yitzhakbg](https://zola.discourse.group/u/yitzhakbg)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/how-to-import-convert-hugo-theme/2110/1 "2024-04-21T14:21:20Z")
I’d like to use Zola for an English/Hebrew multilingual site. There is an excellent Hugo theme, see [Hugo-theme-Zen/multi-language](https://github.com/frjo/hugo-theme-zen?tab=readme-ov-file#make-external-links-open-in-a-new-tab), which has everything I need, especially including RTL with the **languageDirection** parameter. My question is: How does one go about converting a Hugo theme to use with Zola? ---
**Author:** ![jieiku](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/zola.discourse.group/jieiku/32/741_2.png) [@jieiku](https://zola.discourse.group/u/jieiku)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 6:44am UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/how-to-import-convert-hugo-theme/2110/2 "2024-04-29T06:44:59Z")
When I created the abridge theme for Zola, I used the large collection of available themes as a reference on how to accomplish certain things. The Abridge theme supports multi language, although I am not sure about RTL support. I will check on RTL support when I get a little free time and add it. I do believe that Tabi has RTL support: [Pull requests · welpo/tabi · GitHub](https://github.com/welpo/tabi/pulls?q=is%3Apr+rtl+is%3Aclosed) You can also take a look at the page I created here: [zola-themes-benchmarks/README.md at main · Jieiku/zola-themes-benchmarks · GitHub](https://github.com/Jieiku/zola-themes-benchmarks/blob/main/README.md) You can browse all of the themes and explore their documentation for features etc as well: [Themes | Zola](https://www.getzola.org/themes/) Once you dig into the code for a Zola theme you can slowly begin to understand how things works, the overall appearance of a given site is generally just css, and can be adjusted or modified as needed. You should be able to take the css or atleast a good portion of it from the theme you like, and work it into a new theme, assuming their licensing allows for that. ---
**Author:** ![yitzhakbg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/zola.discourse.group/yitzhakbg/32/1203_2.png) [@yitzhakbg](https://zola.discourse.group/u/yitzhakbg)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/how-to-import-convert-hugo-theme/2110/3 "2024-04-29T17:24:10Z")
Thanks, Greatly appreciated ---
**Author:** ![yitzhakbg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/zola.discourse.group/yitzhakbg/32/1203_2.png) [@yitzhakbg](https://zola.discourse.group/u/yitzhakbg)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://zola.discourse.group/t/how-to-import-convert-hugo-theme/2110/4 "2025-11-16T10:40:19Z")
Hi, Anything new on what would be a recommended theme with RTL?