diff --git a/archetypes/external.md b/archetypes/external.md
index 80f16dc..965931f 100644
--- a/archetypes/external.md
+++ b/archetypes/external.md
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ externalUrl: ""
 summary: ""
 showReadingTime: false
 _build:
-  render: "false"
-  list: "local"
+  render: "never"
+  # list: "local"
 ---
diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index bef5754..2646a45 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ enableCodeCopy = true
   showHeadingAnchors = true
   showPagination = false
   invertPagination = false
-  showReadingTime = true
+  showReadingTime = false
   showTableOfContents = true
   showTaxonomies = true
   showWordCount = false