diff --git a/assets/js/zen-mode.js b/assets/js/zen-mode.js
index 9d6d4a82..ec6cabdb 100644
--- a/assets/js/zen-mode.js
+++ b/assets/js/zen-mode.js
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@ function _toogleZenMode(zendModeButton) {
 
     if (body.classList.contains('zen-mode-enable')) {
         // Persist configuration
-        localStorage.setItem('blowfish-zen-mode-enabled', 'true');
+        //localStorage.setItem('blowfish-zen-mode-enabled', 'true');
+        
         // Change title to enable
         zendModeButton.setAttribute('title', titleI18nEnable)
         // Auto-scroll to title article
         window.scrollTo(window.scrollX, header.getBoundingClientRect().top - 90);
     } else {
-        localStorage.setItem('blowfish-zen-mode-enabled', 'false');
+        //localStorage.setItem('blowfish-zen-mode-enabled', 'false');
         zendModeButton.setAttribute('title', titleI18nDisable);
         document.querySelector('body').scrollIntoView();
     }
@@ -56,10 +57,10 @@ function _registerZendModeButtonClick(zendModeButton) {
         }
 
         // Initialize localstorage option 'blowfish-zen-mode-enabled' to false, if it does not exist, otherwise enable it.
-        if (localStorage.getItem('blowfish-zen-mode-enabled') === null) {
-            localStorage.setItem('blowfish-zen-mode-enabled', 'false');
-        } else if (localStorage.getItem('blowfish-zen-mode-enabled') === 'true') {
-            _toogleZenMode(zendModeButton)
-        }
+        //if (localStorage.getItem('blowfish-zen-mode-enabled') === null) {
+        //    localStorage.setItem('blowfish-zen-mode-enabled', 'false');
+        //} else if (localStorage.getItem('blowfish-zen-mode-enabled') === 'true') {
+        //    _toogleZenMode(zendModeButton)
+        //}
     });
 })();
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diff --git a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
index 11319d68..daa8507d 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ smartTOCHideUnfocusedChildren = false
   showMoreLinkDest = "docs"
   cardView = false
   cardViewScreenWidth = false
-  layoutBackgroundBlur = true # only used when layout equals background
+  layoutBackgroundBlur = false # only used when layout equals background
 
 [article]
   showDate = false
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md
index 87b1e790..de661e7b 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ Many of the article defaults here can be overridden on a per article basis by sp
 | `article.showWordCount`               | `false`   | Whether or not article word counts are displayed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
 | `article.showComments`                | `false`   | Whether or not the [comments partial]({{< ref "partials#comments" >}}) is included after the article footer.                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
 | `article.sharingLinks`                | _Not set_ | Which sharing links to display at the end of each article. When not provided, or set to `false` no links will be displayed.  Available values are: "linkedin", "twitter", "reddit", "pinterest", "facebook", "email", "whatsapp", and "telegram"                                                                       |
+| `article.showZenMode`                 | `true`    | Flag to activate Zen Mode reading feature for articles.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 
 ### List