diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index dd43b62c..12cefaf7 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ enableCodeCopy = true
 # mainSections = ["section1", "section2"]
 # robots = ""
 
+#defaultBackgroundImage = "IMAGE.jpg" # used as default for background images 
+
 [header]
   layout = "basic" # valid options: basic, fixed
 
@@ -85,8 +87,6 @@ enableCodeCopy = true
   showTermCount = true
   #showHero = true
   #heroStyle = "background" # valid options: basic, big, background, thumbAndBackground
-  #layoutBackgroundBlur = true # only used when heroStyle equals background
-  #layoutBackgroundHeaderSpace = false
   showBreadcrumbs = false
   #showViews = false
   #showLikes = false
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ enableCodeCopy = true
 [term]
   #showHero = true
   #heroStyle = "background" # valid options: basic, big, background, thumbAndBackground
-  #layoutBackgroundBlur = true # only used when heroStyle equals background
-  #layoutBackgroundHeaderSpace = false
   #showViews = false
   #showLikes = false
   #showTableOfContents = true
diff --git a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
index bd63ad47..a5aff927 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ enableCodeCopy = true
 mainSections = ["docs"]
 # robots = ""
 
+defaultBackgroundImage = "/img/iceland.jpg"
+
 [header]
   layout = "fixed" # valid options: basic, fixed
 
@@ -84,8 +86,6 @@ mainSections = ["docs"]
   showTermCount = true
   showHero = true
   heroStyle = "background" # valid options: basic, big, background, thumbAndBackground
-  layoutBackgroundBlur = true # only used when heroStyle equals background
-  layoutBackgroundHeaderSpace = false
   showBreadcrumbs = false
   showViews = true
   showLikes = true
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ mainSections = ["docs"]
 [term]
   showHero = true
   heroStyle = "background" # valid options: basic, big, background, thumbAndBackground
-  layoutBackgroundBlur = true # only used when heroStyle equals background
-  layoutBackgroundHeaderSpace = false
   showSummary = false
   showViews = true
   showLikes = true
diff --git a/exampleSite/resources/_gen/images/tags/featured_huc648350f543f5a6da75f60f86e4aecc9_625096_1200x0_resize_box_3.png b/exampleSite/resources/_gen/images/tags/featured_huc648350f543f5a6da75f60f86e4aecc9_625096_1200x0_resize_box_3.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1675d73b
Binary files /dev/null and b/exampleSite/resources/_gen/images/tags/featured_huc648350f543f5a6da75f60f86e4aecc9_625096_1200x0_resize_box_3.png differ
diff --git a/layouts/_default/taxonomy.html b/layouts/_default/taxonomy.html
index 8c523d1d..61cdc0d2 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/taxonomy.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/taxonomy.html
@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
+
+{{ .Scratch.Set "scope" "list" }}
+{{ if .Site.Params.taxonomy.showHero | default false }}
+{{ $heroStyle := print "partials/hero/" .Site.Params.taxonomy.heroStyle ".html" }}
+{{ if templates.Exists $heroStyle }}
+{{ partial $heroStyle . }}
+{{ else }}
+{{ partial "partials/hero/basic.html" . }}
+{{ end }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{ $toc := and (.Params.showTableOfContents | default (.Site.Params.taxonomy.showTableOfContents | default false)) (in
+.TableOfContents "<ul") }} 
+
   <header>
     {{ if .Params.showBreadcrumbs | default (.Site.Params.taxonomy.showBreadcrumbs | default false) }}
       {{ partial "breadcrumbs.html" . }}