diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index 4d0a585..9afd9a3 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -48,6 +48,25 @@
           {{end}}
         {{ end }}
       {{ end }}
+    {{ else if .Site.Data.sections }}
+      {{ $background:= "bg-white"}}
+      {{ range sort .Site.Data.sections "section.weight" }}
+        {{ if .section.enable }}
+          <div class="container-fluid section-holder d-flex {{ $background }}">
+            {{ if .section.template }}
+              {{- partial .section.template . -}}
+            {{ else }}
+              {{- partial (printf "sections/%s.html" (replace (lower .section.name) " " "-")) . -}}
+            {{ end }}
+          </div>
+          <!--- alter background color for next section --->
+          {{ if eq $background "bg-white" }}
+            {{ $background = "bg-dimmed" }}
+          {{ else }}
+            {{ $background = "bg-white" }}
+          {{end}}
+        {{ end }}
+      {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
 
     <!--- ADD FOOTER ----------------------->
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index 1b857f3..1745f6f 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@
             {{ end }}
           {{- end }}
         </ul>
+        {{ else if .Site.Data.sections }}
+          <ul>
+            {{- range sort .Site.Data.sections "section.weight" }}
+              {{ if and (.section.enable) (.section.showOnNavbar)}}
+              <li class="nav-item">
+                <a class="smooth-scroll" href="/#{{ replace (lower .section.name) " " "-" }}">{{ .section.name }}</a>
+              </li>
+              {{ end }}
+            {{- end }}
+          </ul>
         {{ end }}
 
       </div>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/navigators/navbar.html b/layouts/partials/navigators/navbar.html
index d72fc74..1b89c2a 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/navigators/navbar.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/navigators/navbar.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     {{ if .Site.Params.logo.inverted }}
       {{ $invertedLogo = .Site.Params.logo.inverted }}
     {{ end }}
-    <a class="navbar-brand" href="{{ .Site.BaseURL }}/{{ .Site.Language.Lang }}">
+    <a class="navbar-brand" href="{{ .Site.BaseURL }}{{ if .IsTranslated }}/{{ .Site.Language.Lang }}{{end}}">
       <img src="{{ $invertedLogo }}" id="logo">
       {{- .Site.Title -}}
     </a>
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@
               </li>
             {{ end }}
           {{- end }}
+        {{ else if .Site.Data.sections }}
+          {{ range sort .Site.Data.sections "section.weight" }}
+            {{ if and (.section.enable) (.section.showOnNavbar)}}
+              <li class="nav-item">
+                <a class="nav-link" href="#{{ replace (lower .section.name) " " "-" }}">{{ .section.name }}</a>
+              </li>
+            {{ end }}
+          {{- end }}
         {{- end }}
         {{ $hasCustomMenus:= false }}
         {{ if and site.Params.customMenus }}