diff --git a/layouts/partials/menu.html b/layouts/partials/menu.html
index b028c459eb..8ca38a16bf 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/menu.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/menu.html
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
       var root_url="/";
       var baseUri=root_url.replace(/\/$/, '');
     </script>
-    <nav id="sidebar" class="default-animation {{ if $.Site.Params.showVisitedLinks }}showVisitedLinks{{ end }}">
+    {{- $showvisitedlinks := .Site.Params.showVisitedLinks }}
+    <nav id="sidebar" class="default-animation{{ if $showvisitedlinks }} showVisitedLinks{{ end }}">
       {{- $currentNode := . }}
-      {{- $showvisitedlinks := .Site.Params.showVisitedLinks }}
       <div id="header-wrapper" class="default-animation">
         <div id="header" class="default-animation">
 {{ partial "logo.html" . }}
diff --git a/static/css/theme.css b/static/css/theme.css
index bfedfeb945..ed8d1b8931 100644
--- a/static/css/theme.css
+++ b/static/css/theme.css
@@ -1435,6 +1435,20 @@ h6 a {
     clear: both;
 }
 
+.footerLangSwitch,
+.footerVariantSwitch,
+.footerVisitedLinks,
+.footerFooter {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.showLangSwitch,
+.showVariantSwitch,
+.showVisitedLinks,
+.showFooter {
+    display: initial;
+}
+
 @media only all and (max-width: 47.938em) {
   #breadcrumbs .links, #top-github-link-text {
       display: none;
@@ -1455,6 +1469,13 @@ h6 a {
     /* clears the 'X' from Internet Explorer's search input */
     input[type=search]::-ms-clear {  display: none; width : 0; height: 0; }
     input[type=search]::-ms-reveal {  display: none; width : 0; height: 0; }
+
+    .showLangSwitch,
+    .showVariantSwitch,
+    .showVisitedLinks,
+    .showFooter {
+        display: block;
+    }
 }
 
 /* clears the 'X' from Chrome's search input */
@@ -1462,17 +1483,3 @@ input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration,
 input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-cancel-button,
 input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-results-button,
 input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-results-decoration { display: none; }
-
-.footerLangSwitch,
-.footerVariantSwitch,
-.footerVisitedLinks,
-.footerFooter {
-    display: none;
-}
-
-.showLangSwitch,
-.showVariantSwitch,
-.showVisitedLinks,
-.showFooter {
-    display: initial;
-}