diff --git a/layouts/custom/repository.html b/layouts/custom/repository.html
index fa2c6c54fc2285cfaf9a30c38f84ce6babe3bb32..8fd02419fefbe21b2dc85a734a97d8c78f1301f6 100644
--- a/layouts/custom/repository.html
+++ b/layouts/custom/repository.html
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 <div class="content">
     {{ .Content }}
 </div>
+<p> Hello testing </p>
 
-{{ partial "footer.html" . }}
+<!--{{ partial "footer.html" . }}--> <!-- cuts off anything after it-->
 
 <head>
- <link rel = "stylesheet"
-   type = "text/css"
-   href = "/static/css/sidenavRepository.css" />
- </head>
+  <link rel = "stylesheet" type = "text/css" href = "static/css/sidenavRepository.css">
+
+ <p>hello testing head </p>
+ 
 </head>
 
 <body>
@@ -62,3 +63,6 @@
 
 
 </body>
+
+{{ partial "footer.html" . }}
+