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+<?php
+
+return [
+    // Active theme (can be overridden by user preference)
+    'active_theme' => 'default',
+
+    // Available themes with their display names
+    'available_themes' => [
+        'default' => 'Default built-in theme',
+        'modern' => 'Modern Theme'
+    ],
+
+    // Path configurations
+    'paths' => [
+        // Base directory for all external themes
+        'themes' => __DIR__ . '/../../themes',
+
+        // Default templates location (built-in fallback)
+        'templates' => __DIR__ . '/../templates',
+
+        // Public assets directory (built-in fallback)
+        'public' => __DIR__ . '/../../public_html'
+    ],
+
+    // Theme configuration defaults
+    'default_config' => [
+        'name' => 'Unnamed Theme',
+        'description' => 'A Jilo Web theme',
+        'version' => '1.0.0',
+        'author' => 'Lindeas Inc.',
+        'screenshot' => 'screenshot.png',
+        'options' => []
+    ]
+];