diff --git a/docs/config/_default/params.toml b/docs/config/_default/params.toml
index 4cf433d2ac..99f3d9104e 100644
--- a/docs/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/docs/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ alwaysopen = ''
 # Default: false
 # If set to true, a submenu in the sidebar will be displayed in a collapsible
 # tree view and a clickable expander is set in front of the entry.
+# Note that if set to `true` can have a major performance impact on build
+# for sites with many pages.
 # This can be overridden in the page's frontmatter.
 collapsibleMenu = true
 
diff --git a/docs/config/performance/hugo.toml b/docs/config/performance/hugo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be994c65bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/config/performance/hugo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# This configuration file disables all performance intensive features.
+
+# The Piratish pages are slow due to the mechanism used to autotranslate
+# the original english content via the piratify shortcode. This is
+# only an issue with this showcase as your site should have the piratish
+# translations.
+disableLanguages = ['pir']
+
+# Usually the docs are built with the addition of the Relearn print
+# format. This can get costly for many pages and/or deeply nested sites.
+[outputs]
+  home = ['html', 'rss']
+  section = ['html', 'rss']
+  page = ['html', 'rss']
+
+[params]
+  # Generation of the search index is costly as all pages are indexed
+  # in a single file. Luckily due to caching, this is only done once
+  # per configured language.
+  disableSearch = true
+
+  # This option can have a major impact if you have many pages.
+  collapsibleMenu = false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/content/authoring/frontmatter/reference/frontmatter.toml b/docs/content/authoring/frontmatter/reference/frontmatter.toml
index 3451fb417e..53a45781bd 100644
--- a/docs/content/authoring/frontmatter/reference/frontmatter.toml
+++ b/docs/content/authoring/frontmatter/reference/frontmatter.toml
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ alwaysopen = ''
 # Default: false
 # If set to true, a submenu in the sidebar will be displayed in a collapsible
 # tree view and a clickable expander is set in front of the entry.
+# Note that if set to `true` can have a major performance impact on build
+# for sites with many pages.
 # If not set, the set value of your site's hugo.toml is used.
 collapsibleMenu = true
 
diff --git a/exampleSite/config/performance/hugo.toml b/exampleSite/config/performance/hugo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be994c65bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exampleSite/config/performance/hugo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# This configuration file disables all performance intensive features.
+
+# The Piratish pages are slow due to the mechanism used to autotranslate
+# the original english content via the piratify shortcode. This is
+# only an issue with this showcase as your site should have the piratish
+# translations.
+disableLanguages = ['pir']
+
+# Usually the docs are built with the addition of the Relearn print
+# format. This can get costly for many pages and/or deeply nested sites.
+[outputs]
+  home = ['html', 'rss']
+  section = ['html', 'rss']
+  page = ['html', 'rss']
+
+[params]
+  # Generation of the search index is costly as all pages are indexed
+  # in a single file. Luckily due to caching, this is only done once
+  # per configured language.
+  disableSearch = true
+
+  # This option can have a major impact if you have many pages.
+  collapsibleMenu = false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/layouts/partials/version.txt b/layouts/partials/version.txt
index a1fe327b45..5ce3f193cb 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/version.txt
+++ b/layouts/partials/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.4.0+a8d787c37e4fd3e417f868b5124b6820a944b170
\ No newline at end of file
+7.4.0+713531ec7d191694a7a939068b47329e204e6e1e
\ No newline at end of file