diff --git a/404.qmd b/404.qmd
index a40ac5b..bc49e7a 100644
--- a/404.qmd
+++ b/404.qmd
@@ -3,22 +3,8 @@ title: "Page Not Found"
 page-layout: full
 ---
 
-<script>
-// Redirect trailing slash URLs to .html for GitHub Pages compatibility
-(function() {
-  var path = window.location.pathname;
-
-  // If URL ends with trailing slash and it's not the homepage
-  if (path.endsWith('/') && path !== '/') {
-    // Remove trailing slash and add .html
-    var newPath = path.slice(0, -1) + '.html';
-    window.location.replace(newPath);
-  }
-})();
-</script>
-
 ## Page Not Found
 
-The page you're looking for doesn't exist. You'll be redirected shortly if this was caused by a trailing slash in the URL.
+The page you're looking for doesn't exist.
 
 [Return to homepage](/)
diff --git a/_quarto.yml b/_quarto.yml
index 2eb08fc..0189beb 100644
--- a/_quarto.yml
+++ b/_quarto.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ format:
     css: styles.css
     toc: false
     page-layout: article
+    ## link-external-newwindow: true
+    ## link-external-icon: false
     include-in-header:
       - _includes/analytics.html
       - _includes/fonts.html