diff --git a/exampleSite/config/_default/hugo.toml b/exampleSite/config/_default/hugo.toml
index 3753cfd..87dd0a5 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config/_default/hugo.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config/_default/hugo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 baseURL = 'https://www.example.com/'
-title = 'My New Hugo Site'
 themesdir = '../..'
 theme = 'Bridget'
 disableKinds = ["section", "taxonomy", "term", "home"]
diff --git a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
index 8b13789..0dd73ad 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-
+# website title
+title = "Bridget"
diff --git a/layouts/_default/baseof.html b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
index 729a235..505b553 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/baseof.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
-    <title>{{ .Title }}</title>
+    <title>{{ .Site.Params.title }}</title>
     {{- partial "head/link.html" -}}
     {{- partial "head/meta.html" -}}
     {{- partial "head/seo.html" -}}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/nav.html b/layouts/partials/nav.html
index d1fb87d..ad2144d 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/nav.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/nav.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <nav>
   <div class="navArtist">
-    <a href="/">Bridget Baker</a>
+    <a href="/">{{ .Site.Params.title }}</a>
   </div>
   <div class="links">
     {{- $index := 0 -}}
