diff --git a/config/_default/languages.en.toml b/config/_default/languages.en.toml
index c0a9918..f6abd1a 100644
--- a/config/_default/languages.en.toml
+++ b/config/_default/languages.en.toml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ copyright = "© 2025 Psychoinformatics group"
 [params]
   dateFormat = "2 January 2006"
 
-  mainSections = ["samples"]
-  description = "A powerful, lightweight theme for Hugo built with Tailwind CSS."
+  mainSections = ["posts", "projects"]
+  description = "Research in this lab focuses on the interface of computer and information sciences, neuroscience, and psychology."
 
 [params.author]
   name = "Congo"
diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index 8a637eb..c4582ce 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fingerprintAlgorithm = "sha256"
 
 [homepage]
   layout = "custom" # valid options: page, profile, custom
-  showRecent = true
+  showRecent = false
   recentLimit = 5
 
 [article]
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/recent-articles.html b/layouts/_partials/recent-articles.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3075037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/_partials/recent-articles.html
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{{ if .Site.Params.homepage.showRecent | default false }}
+  <h2 class="mt-8 text-2xl font-extrabold">{{ i18n "shortcode.recent_articles" | emojify }}</h2>
+  {{ range first .Site.Params.homepage.recentLimit (.Paginate (where .Site.Pages "Type" "in" .Site.Params.mainSections) .Site.Params.homepage.recentLimit).Pages }}
+    {{ partial "article-link.html" . }}
+  {{ end }}
+{{ end }}