diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ecd07fd..8d2d0db 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@ deps/src/
 *.ipynb
 
 pyenv/
+
+# these are all temporary files that will be generated during Quarto render
 /.quarto/
 /_freeze/
 /_site/
 /_output/
 *.html
+*.svg
 *.json
 /site_libs/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_quarto.yml b/_quarto.yml
index 3f08198..11ac774 100644
--- a/_quarto.yml
+++ b/_quarto.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project:
   type: website
   output-dir: _output
-  title: "Tutorials for Quantum Toolbox in Julia"
+  title: Tutorials for Quantum Toolbox in Julia
   render:
     - "*.md"
     - "*.qmd"
@@ -10,8 +10,27 @@ project:
     - "!tutorial_template.qmd" # ignore
 
 website:
-  title: "Tutorials for Quantum Toolbox in Julia"
+  title: Tutorials for Quantum Toolbox in Julia
+  site-url: https://qutip.org/qutip-julia-tutorials/
+  favicon: assets/favicon.ico
+
+  #announcement: 
+  #  icon: info-circle
+  #  dismissable: true
+  #  content: "**Alert** - this is some information that you should pay attention to"
+  #  type: primary # primary, secondary, success, danger, warning, info, light, dark
+  #  position: below-navbar
+
+  # GitHub links in the sidebar of each page
+  repo-url: https://github.com/qutip/qutip-julia-tutorials
+  repo-actions: [edit, source, issue]
+
+  page-footer: Copyright © 2025 <a href="https://qutip.org/" target="_blank"><strong>QuTiP.org</strong></a>.
+
   navbar:
+    logo: assets/logo.png
+    logo-alt: "QuantumToolbox logo."
+    title: Tutorials for Quantum Toolbox in Julia
     search: true
     left:
       - href: index.md
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