diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9950ec2b..405d56dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ The Quick Start shows how to run the theme directly. Next we will use abridge as
 ### 1: Create a new zola site
 
 ```bash
-zola init mysite
+yes "" | zola init mysite
 cd mysite
 ```
 
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ Add the theme as a git submodule:
 ```bash
 git init  # if your project is a git repository already, ignore this command
 git submodule add https://github.com/jieiku/abridge.git themes/abridge
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+git submodule update --remote --merge
 ```
 
 Or clone the theme into your themes directory:
@@ -95,16 +97,15 @@ git clone https://github.com/jieiku/abridge.git themes/abridge
 Copy some files from the theme directory to your project's root directory:
 
 ```bash
-touch templates/.gitkeep
+rsync themes/abridge/.gitignore .gitignore
 rsync themes/abridge/config.toml config.toml
 rsync themes/abridge/content/_index.md content/
-rsync themes/abridge/COPY-TO-ROOT-SASS/* sass/
+rsync -r themes/abridge/COPY-TO-ROOT-SASS/* sass/
 rsync themes/abridge/netlify.toml netlify.toml
 rsync themes/abridge/package_abridge.js package_abridge.js
 rsync themes/abridge/package.json package.json
 ```
 
-- `templates/.gitkeep` the templates directory is required in your base site. [#2150](https://github.com/getzola/zola/issues/2150)
 - `config.toml` base configuration with all config values.
 - `content/_index.md` required to set pagination.
 - `COPY-TO-ROOT-SASS/abridge.scss` overrides to customize Abridge variables.
diff --git a/content/overview-abridge/index.md b/content/overview-abridge/index.md
index 4739a14e..0a306ccd 100644
--- a/content/overview-abridge/index.md
+++ b/content/overview-abridge/index.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ The Quick Start shows how to run the theme directly. Next we will use abridge as
 ### 1: Create a new zola site
 
 ```bash
-zola init mysite
+yes "" | zola init mysite
 cd mysite
 ```
 
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ Add the theme as a git submodule:
 ```bash
 git init  # if your project is a git repository already, ignore this command
 git submodule add https://github.com/jieiku/abridge.git themes/abridge
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+git submodule update --remote --merge
 ```
 
 Or clone the theme into your themes directory:
@@ -90,16 +92,15 @@ git clone https://github.com/jieiku/abridge.git themes/abridge
 Copy some files from the theme directory to your project's root directory:
 
 ```bash
-touch templates/.gitkeep
+rsync themes/abridge/.gitignore .gitignore
 rsync themes/abridge/config.toml config.toml
 rsync themes/abridge/content/_index.md content/
-rsync themes/abridge/COPY-TO-ROOT-SASS/* sass/
+rsync -r themes/abridge/COPY-TO-ROOT-SASS/* sass/
 rsync themes/abridge/netlify.toml netlify.toml
 rsync themes/abridge/package_abridge.js package_abridge.js
 rsync themes/abridge/package.json package.json
 ```
 
-- `templates/.gitkeep` the templates directory is required in your base site. [#2150](https://github.com/getzola/zola/issues/2150)
 - `config.toml` base configuration with all config values.
 - `content/_index.md` required to set pagination.
 - `COPY-TO-ROOT-SASS/abridge.scss` overrides to customize Abridge variables.