diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 6c3e49d..921b418 100755
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ title: ABLeS
 topnav_title: ABLeS
 description: ABLeS
 remote_theme: ELIXIR-Belgium/elixir-toolkit-theme
-permalink: pretty
 gtag: G-T8GWK081T9
 
 theme_variables:
@@ -15,12 +14,17 @@ theme_variables:
     brand_logo: assets/img/Australian-Biocommons-Logo-Horizontal-RGB.png
     github: true
 
+exclude:
+  - README.md
+  - vendor
+  
 defaults:
   -
     scope:
       path: ""
       type: "pages"
     values:
+      permalink: /:basename
       layout: "page"
       sidebar: main
 
diff --git a/if89.md b/if89.md
index c2c9723..b45f1c4 100755
--- a/if89.md
+++ b/if89.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The list of tools available through the Australian BioCommons Shared Tools and W
                 </h2>
                 <div id="collapse-if89-tool-3" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-if89-tool-3" data-bs-parent="#accordion-if89-tool">
                   <div class="accordion-body">
-                   Please see <a href="/if89-technical/">documentation</a> for more information.
+                   Please see <a href="if89-technical">documentation</a> for more information.
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
index 77c9ccc..19ea5c8 100755
--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ toc: false
             <li>Support for adopting best practices and effectively sharing outputs</li>
             <li>A community-driven repository of bioinformatics software</li>
         </ul>
-    <a class="emphasis" href="/eligibility/">Start here!</a>
+    <a class="emphasis" href="eligibility">Start here!</a>
   </aside>
   
   <main class="index-panel index-right-panel">