Extending Shadowed Components
Extending components when using Component Shadowing can be a powerful pattern for making small changes.
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Extending components when using Component Shadowing can be a powerful pattern for making small changes.
Gatsby Themes introduce a concept called Component Shadowing. This feature allows users to override a component in order to customize its rendering.