diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 03998fcdaf..fc641b7c74 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ exclude:
   - .gitignore
 layout: page
 avatar: /static/images/ethereum.png
+author:
+  name: The go-ethereum authors
 navbar-links:
   Home: "docs"
   Install and build:
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index bd5e2bf89a..69ec908079 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1,50 +1,12 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-  <head>
-    <meta charset="utf-8">
-    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
-    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
-
-    <title>Go Ethereum</title>
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="./static/images/favicon.png" />
-
-    <link href="./static/styles/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
-    <link href="./static/styles/flatly.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
-    <link href="./static/styles/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
-
-    <link href="./static/styles/custom/common.css" rel="stylesheet" />
-    <link href="./static/styles/custom/home.css" rel="stylesheet" />
-
-    <script src="./static/scripts/jquery.min.js"></script>
-    <script src="./static/scripts/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
-    <script src="./static/scripts/moment.min.js"></script>
-    <script src="./static/scripts/marked.min.js"></script>
-    <script src="./static/scripts/emojify.min.js"></script>
-
-    <script src="../static/scripts/custom/polyfills.js"></script>
-  </head>
-
-  <body>
-    <nav class="navbar navbar-default navbar-fixed-top">
-      <div class="container">
-        <div class="navbar-header">
-          <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="navbar">
-            <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
-            <span class="icon-bar"></span>
-            <span class="icon-bar"></span>
-            <span class="icon-bar"></span>
-          </button>
-          <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Go Ethereum</a>
-        </div>
-        <div id="navbar" class="navbar-collapse collapse">
-          <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
-            <li><a href="install/">Install</a></li>
-            <li><a href="downloads/">Downloads</a></li>
-            <li><a href="docs/">Documentation</a></li>
-          </ul>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </nav>
+---
+layout: base
+css:
+  - /static/styles/bootstrap.min.css
+  - /static/styles/flatly.min.css
+  - /static/styles/font-awesome.min.css
+  - /static/styles/custom/common.css
+  - /static/styles/custom/home.css
+---
 
     <div class="jumbotron">
       <div class="container mascot">
@@ -89,11 +51,4 @@
           <p class="lead">Go Ethereum is available either as a standalone client called Geth that you can install on pretty much any operating system, or as a library that you can embed in your Go, Android or iOS projects.</p>
           <p class="lead">See our <a href="./install">installation guide</a> or our <a href="https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki" target="_blank">wiki pages</a> for details!</p>
         </div>
-      </div>
-      <hr/>
-      <footer>
-        <p>&copy; 2013-2019. The go-ethereum Authors.</p>
-      </footer>
-    </div>
-  </body>
-</html>
+      </div>
\ No newline at end of file
