diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index cc4699aab3b6..e65b08ca7a0f 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ footer_text: >
 lang: en # the language of your site (for example: en, fr, cn, ru, etc.)
 icon: # the emoji used as the favicon
 url: https://sergio-perilla.github.io # the base hostname & protocol for your site
-baseurl: /about/ # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog/
+baseurl: # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog/
 last_updated: false # set to true if you want to display last updated in the footer
 impressum_path:  # set to path to include impressum link in the footer, use the same path as permalink in a page, helps to conform with EU GDPR
 
@@ -74,21 +74,21 @@ rss_icon: false
 google_analytics: UA-XXXXXXXXX # out your google-analytics code
 panelbear_analytics: XXXXXXXXX # panelbear analytics site ID
 
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Blog
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# # Blog
+# # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-blog_name: al-folio  # your blog must have a name for it to show up in the nav bar
-blog_description: a simple whitespace theme for academics
-permalink: /blog/:year/:title/
+# blog_name: al-folio  # your blog must have a name for it to show up in the nav bar
+# blog_description: a simple whitespace theme for academics
+# permalink: /blog/:year/:title/
 
-# Pagination
-pagination:
-  enabled: true
+# # Pagination
+# pagination:
+#   enabled: true
 
-# Comments
-disqus_shortname: al-folio # put your disqus shortname
-# https://help.disqus.com/en/articles/1717111-what-s-a-shortname
+# # Comments
+# disqus_shortname: al-folio # put your disqus shortname
+# # https://help.disqus.com/en/articles/1717111-what-s-a-shortname
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Collections
diff --git a/_pages/research.md b/_pages/research.md
index d928467817c0..f264fe840873 100644
--- a/_pages/research.md
+++ b/_pages/research.md
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ nav: true
 **How Peace Saves Lives? Evidence from Colombia,** joint with [Mounu Prem](https://sites.google.com/site/fcomunozma/home?authuser=0), [Miguel E. Purroy](https://mglpurroy.github.io/), and [Juan F. Vargas](https://sites.google.com/site/juanfvargas/home?authuser=0). 
 
 
-[PDF](https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/cxuwg/)
+[[PDF]](https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/cxuwg/)
 
 **Trust, Collaboration, and Policy Attitudes in the Public Sector,** joint with [Philip Keefer](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QiKgZs0AAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1) and [Razvan Vlaicu](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IJ3nzXUAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1).
 
 
-[PDF](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3751514) 
+[[PDF]](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3751514) 
 
 **Internet Access and Electoral Participation in Colombia: Voter Apathy at the Polls.** 
 
 
-[PDF](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3759775) Featured in: [VoxLacea](http://vox.lacea.org/?q=blog/internet_participacion_electoral)
+[[PDF]](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3759775) Featured in: [VoxLacea](http://vox.lacea.org/?q=blog/internet_participacion_electoral)
 
 ## Book Chapters