diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a055e49..81c2c90 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -252,6 +252,16 @@ Ficurinia supports injecting custom content into the theme. There are several fi
 | `layouts/partials/inject/header-after.html` | Before closing the header |
 | `layouts/partials/inject/header-before.html` | At the beginning of the header |
 
+# Post parameters
+
+Every post can have various parameters in the frontmatter, here are some that you may find useful
+
+- `title`: the title of the article
+- `date`: usually automatically populated, holds the date and time of the post creation
+- `tags`: a list of tags for your post
+- `image`: a link to a feature image for the article, shown in the preview as well
+- `comments`: boolean, if true it enables comments for the current post, if false it disables them (default is true)
+
 # Does *Ficurinia* mean anything?
 
 It's Sicilian for Indian fig, also known as prickly pear cactus.
diff --git a/layouts/partials/cactus_chat.html b/layouts/partials/cactus_chat.html
index 187d9f1..12e9ee2 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/cactus_chat.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/cactus_chat.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{ if site.Params.cactusCommentsSiteName }}
+{{ if and site.Params.cactusCommentsSiteName (.Params.comments | default true) }}
 <script type="text/javascript" src="https://latest.cactus.chat/cactus.js"></script>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://latest.cactus.chat/style.css" type="text/css">
 
diff --git a/layouts/partials/commento.html b/layouts/partials/commento.html
index 6dd39cc..e425eac 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/commento.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/commento.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{ if .Site.Params.commento }}
+{{ if and .Site.Params.commento (.Params.comments | default true) }}
     <script
         defer
         src="{{ .Site.Params.commento }}"