diff --git a/exampleSite/config.toml b/exampleSite/config.toml
index 36516b32bb..46c128f33d 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ relativeURLs = true
   author = "Sören Weber"
   showVisitedLinks = true
   disableBreadcrumb = false
-  disableToc = false
   disableNextPrev = false
   disableLandingPageButton = true
   disableMermaid = false
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/basics/configuration/_index.en.md b/exampleSite/content/basics/configuration/_index.en.md
index e99907a730..dae1071057 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/basics/configuration/_index.en.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/basics/configuration/_index.en.md
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ Note that some of these parameters are explained in details in other sections of
   disableLanguageSwitchingButton = false
   # Hide breadcrumbs in the header and only show the current page title
   disableBreadcrumb = true
-  # Hide table of contens menu in the header of all pages
-  disableToc = true
+  # If set to true, hide table of contents menu in the header of all pages
+  disableToc = false
   # If set to true, prevents Hugo from including the Mermaid module if not needed (will reduce load times and traffic)
   disableMermaid = false
   # Specifies the remote location of the Mermaid js
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/basics/history/_index.en.md b/exampleSite/content/basics/history/_index.en.md
index d238f412b2..736b1192e6 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/basics/history/_index.en.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/basics/history/_index.en.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 +++
+disableToc = false
 title = "History"
 weight = 30
 +++
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/basics/history/_index.pir.md b/exampleSite/content/basics/history/_index.pir.md
index 844a9c1881..bbedda944c 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/basics/history/_index.pir.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/basics/history/_index.pir.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 +++
+disableToc = false
 title = "Historrry"
 weight = 30
 +++
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.en.md b/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.en.md
index 12b6176957..589501ef93 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.en.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.en.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 +++
+disableToc = false
 title = "What's new"
 weight = 2
 +++
@@ -16,11 +17,17 @@ This document shows you what's new in the latest release. For a detailed list of
 ## 2.8.0
 
 - **New**: The theme now supports favicons served from `static/images/` named as `favicon` or `logo` in SVG, PNG or ICO format [out of the box]({{% relref "basics/customization/#change-the-favicon" %}}). An overridden partial `layouts/partials/favicon.html` may not be necessary anymore in most cases.
-- **New**: Parameter "disableToc" in config.toml in section [params]. Now you can disable the TOC feature globally for all Pages if you don't want use it.
+
+- **New**: You can hide the table of contents menu for the whole site by setting the `disableToc` option in your `config.toml`. For an example see [the example configuration]({{%relref "basics/configuration/#global-site-parameters" %}}).
+
+---
 
 ## 2.7.0
 
 - **New**: Optional second parameter for [`notice`]({{% relref "shortcodes/notice" %}}) shortcode to set title in box header.
+
+---
+
 ## 2.6.0
 
 - **New**: Your site can now be served from a subfolder if you set `baseURL` and `canonifyURLs=true` in your `config.toml`. See the [documentation]({{% relref "basics/configuration/#a-word-on-running-your-site-in-a-subfolder" %}}) for a detailed example.
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.pir.md b/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.pir.md
index 2b41b68f19..cfd18a2a5e 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.pir.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/basics/migration/_index.pir.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 +++
+disableToc = false
 title = "Migrrrat'n"
 weight = 17
 +++
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/cont/pages/_index.en.md b/exampleSite/content/cont/pages/_index.en.md
index b1a161bc22..ef2e917c27 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/cont/pages/_index.en.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/cont/pages/_index.en.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ The Relearn theme uses the following parameters on top of Hugo ones :
 +++
 # Table of contents (toc) is enabled by default. Set this parameter to true to disable it.
 # Note: Toc is always disabled for chapter pages
-disableToc = "false"
+disableToc = false
 # If set, this will be used for the page's menu entry (instead of the `title` attribute)
 menuTitle = ""
 # If set, this will explicitly override common rules for the expand state of a page's menu entry
diff --git a/layouts/partials/header.html b/layouts/partials/header.html
index 6e90d138e0..7cf29302ff 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/header.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/header.html
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@
           </div>
           {{- end }}
         {{- end }}
-        {{- $toc := (and (not .Params.disableToc) (not .Site.Params.disableToc) (not .Params.chapter)) }}
+        {{- $defaultDisableToc := .Site.Params.disableToc | default false }}
+        {{- $currentDisableToc := .Params.disableToc | default $defaultDisableToc }}
+        {{- $toc := (and (not $currentDisableToc) (not .Params.chapter)) }}
           <div id="breadcrumbs">
             <span id="sidebar-toggle-span">
               <a href="#" id="sidebar-toggle" data-sidebar-toggle="">