updated shell script to use right layout

sync_docs.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Ensure the submodules are updated
-git submodule update --remote --merge
+# Set layout type for README.md files (can be easily changed)
+LAYOUT_TYPE="page"
+
+# Force submodule update (set to true to force changes)
+FORCE_SUBMODULE_UPDATE=true
+
+# If FORCE_SUBMODULE_UPDATE is true, reinitialize and update submodules
+if [ "$FORCE_SUBMODULE_UPDATE" = true ]; then
+    echo "Forcing submodule update..."
+    git submodule update --init --recursive --force
+else
+    echo "Normal submodule update..."
+    git submodule update --remote --merge
+fi
 
 # Loop through each project in the _projects folder
 for project in _projects/*; do
@@ -15,21 +27,21 @@ for project in _projects/*; do
         if [ -f "$project/README.md" ]; then
             readme_file="$project/README.md"
             readme_title=$(basename "$project" | sed -e 's/-/ /g' -e 's/\b\(.\)/\u\1/g')
-            
+
             # Check if front matter exists in the README
             if ! grep -q "^---" "$readme_file"; then
-                # Add front matter with a proper permalink and title
-                echo -e "---\nlayout: project-index\ntitle: \"$readme_title\"\npermalink: /projects/$(basename "$project")/\n---\n$(cat "$readme_file")" > "$readme_file"
+                # Add front matter with the proper permalink, title, and layout type
+                echo -e "---\nlayout: $LAYOUT_TYPE\ntitle: \"$readme_title\"\npermalink: /projects/$(basename "$project")/\n---\n$(cat "$readme_file")" > "$readme_file"
             fi
         fi
-        
+
         # Process each markdown file in docs
         find "$project/docs" -name "*.md" | while read -r file; do
             # Extract relative path from the docs folder and generate a URL-friendly title
             relative_path=${file#"$project/docs/"}
             filename=$(basename "$relative_path" .md)
             title=$(echo "$filename" | sed -e 's/-/ /g' -e 's/\b\(.\)/\u\1/g')
-            
+
             # Check if front matter exists
             if ! grep -q "^---" "$file"; then
                 # Add front matter with a proper permalink and title