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-# acmsigsoft.github.io
-SIGSOFT Website
+# Website of The ACM Special Interest Group on Software Engineering (SIGSOFT)
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+[![Deploy to Production](https://github.com/acmsigsoft/acmsigsoft.github.io/actions/workflows/production-deploy.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/acmsigsoft/acmsigsoft.github.io/actions/workflows/production-deploy.yml)
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+## Overview
+Welcome to the ACM SIGSOFT GitHub repository!
+
+This repository contains the source code for the [ACM SIGSOFT website](https://www2.sigsoft.org). 
+The website is built using [Hugo-Universal-Theme](https://github.com/devcows/hugo-universal-theme) and hosted on GitHub Pages.
+
+
+The website is maintained by the [ACM SIGSOFT Information Director](https://www2.sigsoft.org/contact/).
+If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact the Information Director.
+
+## Contributing
+If you would like to contribute to the website, please fork the repository and submit a pull request.
+We welcome contributions from anyone who is interested in improving the website.
+
+Most of the content on the website can be revised by modifying the Markdown files in the `content` directory.
+Images and other static files can be added to the `static` directory.
+Configuration of the website, including the top bar and index page, can be done in the `config.toml` file.
+
+### Development
+To editing the information on the website, you may fork this website repository and edit the content files in the `content` directory.
+Alternatively, you can also edit the content files directly on GitHub using the web interface.
+The content files are written in Markdown, and you can use any text editor to edit them.
+The website uses [Hugo](https://gohugo.io/) as the static site generator, so you will need to install Hugo to build the website locally.
+You can find the documentation for Hugo [here](https://gohugo.io/documentation/).
+
+
+
+### Testing
+To test the website locally, please clone this repository and run the following commands:
+
+```bash
+# Clone the repository and its submodules
+# you may have to change the URL to your forked repository
+git clone --recurse-submodules git@github.com:acmsigsoft/acmsigsoft.github.io.git
+
+# Install Hugo if you haven't already
+# See https://gohugo.io/installation/
+brew install hugo # For macOS users
+sudo snap install hugo # For linux users
+
+# Navigate to the repository directory
+cd acmsigsoft.github.io
+
+# Start the Hugo server
+hugo server
+```
+
+Alternatively, to test the website on GitHub, please create a pull request and the GitHub Actions workflow will automatically build and deploy the website to a staging environment.
+You can then review the changes on the staging environment before asking for reviewing the pull request.
+
+There are two GitHub Actions workflows defined in the `.github/workflows` directory:
+- `pr-preview.yml`: This workflow is triggered on pull requests and deploys the website to a temporary URL.
+- `production-deploy.yml`: This workflow is triggered on pushes to the main branch and deploys the website to the production URL.
+You can enable these workflows in your forked repository by going to the "Actions" tab and clicking on the "Enable workflow" button. 
 
-[![Deploy Hugo site to Pages](https://github.com/acmsigsoft/acmsigsoft.github.io/actions/workflows/main.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/acmsigsoft/acmsigsoft.github.io/actions/workflows/main.yml)