Link to documentation-theme-jekyll with submodules and update daily

.github/workflows/sync_theme.yml

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+name: sync theme submodules
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: gh-pages
+
+  schedule:
+     - cron: "00 14 * * *" 
+
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+
+jobs:
+  sync_theme_submodules:
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'MattGrossi-NOAA' # only run if I own repo (change if transferred to organization)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repo
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: submodule checkout
+      run: |
+           git submodule update --init
+    - name: check submodule status
+      run: |
+          git submodule status
+          
+    - name: Update theme from submodules
+      run: | 
+           git submodule update --remote --merge
+          
+    - name: check submodule status 2
+      run: |
+           git submodule status
+    - name: Commit and push if it changed
+      run: |
+           git config user.name "Automated"
+           git config user.email "[email protected]"
+           git add -A
+           timestamp=$(date -u)
+           git commit -m "Update theme on: ${timestamp}" || exit 0
+           git push

.gitmodules

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+[submodule "documentation-theme-jekyll"]
+	path = theme
+	url = https://github.com/MattGrossi-NOAA/documentation-theme-jekyll
+[submodule "_data/navbars_theme"]
+	path = _data/navbars
+	url = https://github.com/MattGrossi-NOAA/documentation-theme-jekyll
+	branch = navbars