diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 91af10068..5e107fb1b 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -19,20 +19,3 @@ baseurl: /
 layout:
   header: false
   footer: false
-
-nav:
-  - label: Home
-    href: /
-    icon: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 576 512"><!--! Font Awesome Free 6.4.2 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license (Commercial License) Copyright 2023 Fonticons, Inc. --><path d="M575.8 255.5c0 18-15 32.1-32 32.1h-32l.7 160.2c0 2.7-.2 5.4-.5 8.1V472c0 22.1-17.9 40-40 40H456c-1.1 0-2.2 0-3.3-.1c-1.4 .1-2.8 .1-4.2 .1H416 392c-22.1 0-40-17.9-40-40V448 384c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32H256c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32v64 24c0 22.1-17.9 40-40 40H160 128.1c-1.5 0-3-.1-4.5-.2c-1.2 .1-2.4 .2-3.6 .2H104c-22.1 0-40-17.9-40-40V360c0-.9 0-1.9 .1-2.8V287.6H32c-18 0-32-14-32-32.1c0-9 3-17 10-24L266.4 8c7-7 15-8 22-8s15 2 21 7L564.8 231.5c8 7 12 15 11 24z"/></svg>
-  - label: About
-    href: /about
-    icon: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><!--! Font Awesome Free 6.4.2 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license (Commercial License) Copyright 2023 Fonticons, Inc. --><path d="M256 512A256 256 0 1 0 256 0a256 256 0 1 0 0 512zM216 336h24V272H216c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24s10.7-24 24-24h48c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24v88h8c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24s-10.7 24-24 24H216c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24s10.7-24 24-24zm40-208a32 32 0 1 1 0 64 32 32 0 1 1 0-64z"/></svg>
-  - label: Contributors
-    href: /contributors
-    icon: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 640 512"><!--! Font Awesome Free 6.4.2 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license (Commercial License) Copyright 2023 Fonticons, Inc. --><path d="M144 0a80 80 0 1 1 0 160A80 80 0 1 1 144 0zM512 0a80 80 0 1 1 0 160A80 80 0 1 1 512 0zM0 298.7C0 239.8 47.8 192 106.7 192h42.7c15.9 0 31 3.5 44.6 9.7c-1.3 7.2-1.9 14.7-1.9 22.3c0 38.2 16.8 72.5 43.3 96c-.2 0-.4 0-.7 0H21.3C9.6 320 0 310.4 0 298.7zM405.3 320c-.2 0-.4 0-.7 0c26.6-23.5 43.3-57.8 43.3-96c0-7.6-.7-15-1.9-22.3c13.6-6.3 28.7-9.7 44.6-9.7h42.7C592.2 192 640 239.8 640 298.7c0 11.8-9.6 21.3-21.3 21.3H405.3zM224 224a96 96 0 1 1 192 0 96 96 0 1 1 -192 0zM128 485.3C128 411.7 187.7 352 261.3 352H378.7C452.3 352 512 411.7 512 485.3c0 14.7-11.9 26.7-26.7 26.7H154.7c-14.7 0-26.7-11.9-26.7-26.7z"/></svg>
-  - label: Contact Us
-    href: /contact
-    icon: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><!--! Font Awesome Free 6.4.2 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license (Commercial License) Copyright 2023 Fonticons, Inc. --><path d="M48 64C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112c0 15.1 7.1 29.3 19.2 38.4L236.8 313.6c11.4 8.5 27 8.5 38.4 0L492.8 150.4c12.1-9.1 19.2-23.3 19.2-38.4c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48zM0 176V384c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64H448c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64V176L294.4 339.2c-22.8 17.1-54 17.1-76.8 0L0 176z"/></svg>
-  - label: Search
-    href: /search
-    icon: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><!--! Font Awesome Free 6.4.2 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license (Commercial License) Copyright 2023 Fonticons, Inc. --><path d="M416 208c0 45.9-14.9 88.3-40 122.7L502.6 457.4c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0L330.7 376c-34.4 25.2-76.8 40-122.7 40C93.1 416 0 322.9 0 208S93.1 0 208 0S416 93.1 416 208zM208 352a144 144 0 1 0 0-288 144 144 0 1 0 0 288z"/></svg>
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diff --git a/config.yml b/_extra_config.yml
similarity index 87%
rename from config.yml
rename to _extra_config.yml
index 91af10068..43eec66ef 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/_extra_config.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,3 @@
-title: Plant Humanities Lab
-author:
-  name: rsnyder
-  email: ron@snyderjr.com
-
-# The `>` after `description:` means to ignore line-breaks until next key.
-# If you want to omit the line-break after the end of text, use `>-` instead.
-description: >-
-  Quickly build websites using Github Pages, Markdown, and interactive viewers.
-
-github:
-  owner: jstor-labs
-  repo: plant-humanities
-  branch: gh-pages
-
-url: https://beta.plant-humanities.org/
-baseurl: /
-
-layout:
-  header: false
-  footer: false
-
 nav:
   - label: Home
     href: /
diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index d1c8043fa..c75eec326 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     {%- if site.layout.header == "true" -%}
       {%- include header.html -%}
     {%- endif -%}
-      <main class="page-content" aria-label="Content">
+    <main class="page-content" aria-label="Content">
       {{ content }}
     </main>
     {%- if site.layout.footer == "true" -%}
diff --git a/juncture/index.js b/juncture/index.js
index 017b45f15..45a075065 100644
--- a/juncture/index.js
+++ b/juncture/index.js
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ if (referrerUrl) {
 
 async function getConfig() {
   if (window._config) return window._config
-  let resp = await fetch('/config.yml')
-  if (resp.ok) window._config = window.jsyaml.load(await resp.text())
-
+  let resp = await fetch('/_extra_config.yml')
+  if (resp.ok) window._config = {
+    ...window.config,
+    ...window.jsyaml.load(await resp.text())
+  }
   return window._config
 }
 
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 03db42ec3..c62d63ad4 100755
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 html_template = html_template.replace('{{ site.github.owner }}', config['github']['owner'])
 html_template = html_template.replace('{{ site.github.repo }}', config['github']['repo'])
 html_template = html_template.replace('{{ site.github.branch }}', config['github']['branch'])
+html_template = html_template.replace('{{ site.nav }}', json.dumps(config['nav']))
 html_template = html_template.replace('{{ site.baseurl }}', '')
 html_template = html_template.replace('{%- if site.mode == "juncture" -%}', '')
 # html_template = re.sub(r'^\s*{%-\s+else\s+-%}\s*.*\s*{%-\s+endif\s+-%}', '', html_template, flags=re.MULTILINE)