diff --git a/app/globals.css b/app/globals.css
index 5a4b2ed5..2a7a92fe 100644
--- a/app/globals.css
+++ b/app/globals.css
@@ -68,17 +68,6 @@ code, pre {
   display: none !important;
 }
 
-/* Hide ALL built-in nextra theme switches (we use our own ThemeToggle) */
-[title="Change theme"] {
-  display: none !important;
-}
-
-/* Hide the footer switchers row and its hr separator */
-.x\:bg-gray-100 > div:first-child,
-.x\:bg-gray-100 > hr.nextra-border {
-  display: none !important;
-}
-
 /* Hide hamburger menu on desktop */
 @media (min-width: 768px) {
   .nextra-hamburger {
@@ -86,38 +75,12 @@ code, pre {
   }
 }
 
-/* FIX: Hide Nextra's stray dash separators (–) in the navbar.
-   Nextra adds ::after pseudo-elements with "–" as separators
-   between nav sections. We hide them globally in the navbar
-   but preserve ::after on the hamburger (needed for animation). */
+/* Hide Nextra's stray dash separators (–) in the navbar */
 .nextra-navbar nav > div::after {
   content: none !important;
   display: none !important;
 }
 
-/* FIX: Ensure search bar sits inline in the navbar */
-.nextra-search {
-  position: relative !important;
-}
-
-/* Custom theme toggle button */
-.theme-toggle {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  width: 28px;
-  height: 28px;
-  border: none;
-  background: none;
-  color: currentColor;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  border-radius: 6px;
-  transition: background 0.15s;
-}
-.theme-toggle:hover {
-  background: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.15);
-}
-
 /* Hide nextra sidebar on pages that shouldn't have it */
 .nextra-sidebar {
   display: none !important;
@@ -132,7 +95,7 @@ code, pre {
   background-color: var(--bg-dark, #111) !important;
 }
 
-/* FIX: Mobile menu overlay should cover content completely */
+/* Mobile menu overlay should cover content completely */
 @media (max-width: 767px) {
   aside.nextra-mobile-nav {
     position: fixed !important;
@@ -148,7 +111,7 @@ code, pre {
   }
 }
 
-/* FIX: Mobile layout - prevent vertical text stacking */
+/* Mobile layout - prevent vertical text stacking */
 @media (max-width: 767px) {
   .nextra-content,
   article,
diff --git a/app/layout.jsx b/app/layout.jsx
index e2529ec5..b2d9b8a2 100644
--- a/app/layout.jsx
+++ b/app/layout.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { Footer, Layout, Navbar } from 'nextra-theme-docs'
-import { Head, Search } from 'nextra/components'
+import { Head } from 'nextra/components'
 import { getPageMap } from 'nextra/page-map'
 import { PostHogProvider } from '../components/PostHogProvider'
 import { CookieBanner } from '../components/CookieBanner'
-import { ThemeToggle } from '../components/ThemeToggle'
 import 'nextra-theme-docs/style.css'
 import './globals.css'
 
@@ -23,9 +22,7 @@ const navbar = (
       </span>
     }
     projectLink="https://github.com/fakela"
-  >
-    <ThemeToggle />
-  </Navbar>
+  />
 )
 
 const footer = (
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ export default async function RootLayout({ children }) {
             navbar={navbar}
             footer={footer}
             pageMap={await getPageMap()}
-            search={<Search placeholder="Search portfolio..." />}
+            search={null}
           >
             {children}
           </Layout>
diff --git a/content/portfolio/_meta.js b/content/portfolio/_meta.js
index 97208009..faa855e2 100644
--- a/content/portfolio/_meta.js
+++ b/content/portfolio/_meta.js
@@ -5,30 +5,30 @@ export default {
   },
   'rebuilding-orbital-docs': {
     title: "Rebuilding Orbital's Documentation",
-    theme: { toc: true }
+    theme: { sidebar: false, toc: true }
   },
   'ai-documentation-workflow': {
     title: 'AI-Integrated Documentation Workflow',
-    theme: { toc: true }
+    theme: { sidebar: false, toc: true }
   },
   'building-genlayer-docs': {
     title: "Building GenLayer's Docs from a Whitepaper",
-    theme: { toc: true }
+    theme: { sidebar: false, toc: true }
   },
   'documentation-acquisition-bacalhau': {
     title: 'Documentation That Helped an Acquisition',
-    theme: { toc: true }
+    theme: { sidebar: false, toc: true }
   },
   '25-issues-30-days-mindee': {
     title: '25 Issues in 30 Days at Mindee',
-    theme: { toc: true }
+    theme: { sidebar: false, toc: true }
   },
   'documenting-product-pivot-calimero': {
     title: 'Documenting Through a Product Pivot',
-    theme: { toc: true }
+    theme: { sidebar: false, toc: true }
   },
   'cloud-native-docs-glueops': {
     title: 'Cloud-Native Docs for GlueOps',
-    theme: { toc: true }
+    theme: { sidebar: false, toc: true }
   }
 }
diff --git a/content/posts/_meta.js b/content/posts/_meta.js
index d4cb0cfc..ac671f42 100644
--- a/content/posts/_meta.js
+++ b/content/posts/_meta.js
@@ -5,22 +5,22 @@ export default {
   },
   'ai-augmented-documentation-workflow': {
     title: 'What Actually Changes When You Add AI to a Documentation Workflow',
-    theme: { toc: true }
+    theme: { sidebar: false, toc: true }
   },
   'preventing-documentation-drift': {
     title: 'Three Ways to Stop Your Documentation from Going Stale',
-    theme: { toc: true }
+    theme: { sidebar: false, toc: true }
   },
   'building-docs-from-nothing': {
     title: 'The Pattern Behind Building Documentation from Nothing',
-    theme: { toc: true }
+    theme: { sidebar: false, toc: true }
   },
   'sole-technical-writer': {
     title: 'What Nobody Tells You About Being the Sole Technical Writer',
-    theme: { toc: true }
+    theme: { sidebar: false, toc: true }
   },
   'interviewing-as-a-technical-writer': {
     title: 'What I\'ve Learned from Interviewing as a Technical Writer in 2026',
-    theme: { toc: true }
+    theme: { sidebar: false, toc: true }
   }
 }