diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index e8d564a63..51411c016 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -165,19 +165,19 @@
     "use_edit_page_button": True,
     "show_toc_level": 1,
     "navbar_align": "left",  # [left, content, right] For testing that the navbar items align properly
-    "navbar_center": ["version-switcher", "navbar-nav"],
+    # "show_nav_level": 2,
     "announcement": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pydata/pydata-sphinx-theme/main/docs/_templates/custom-template.html",
     "show_version_warning_banner": True,
-    # "show_nav_level": 2,
+    "navbar_center": ["version-switcher", "navbar-nav"],
     # "navbar_start": ["navbar-logo"],
     # "navbar_end": ["theme-switcher", "navbar-icon-links"],
     # "navbar_persistent": ["search-button"],
-    # "primary_sidebar_end": ["custom-template.html", "sidebar-ethical-ads.html"],
-    # "article_footer_items": ["test.html", "test.html"],
-    # "content_footer_items": ["test.html", "test.html"],
-    "footer_start": ["copyright.html"],
-    "footer_center": ["sphinx-version.html"],
-    # "secondary_sidebar_items": ["page-toc.html"],  # Remove the source buttons
+    # "primary_sidebar_end": ["custom-template", "sidebar-ethical-ads"],
+    # "article_footer_items": ["test", "test"],
+    # "content_footer_items": ["test", "test"],
+    "footer_start": ["copyright"],
+    "footer_center": ["sphinx-version"],
+    # "secondary_sidebar_items": ["page-toc"],  # Remove the source buttons
     "switcher": {
         "json_url": json_url,
         "version_match": version_match,
diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme.conf b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme.conf
index de4b5ddc1..a8608fa96 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme.conf
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme.conf
@@ -38,19 +38,19 @@ pygment_dark_style = a11y-high-contrast-dark
 logo =
 
 # Template placement in theme layouts
-navbar_start = navbar-logo.html
-navbar_center = navbar-nav.html
-navbar_end = theme-switcher.html, navbar-icon-links.html
-navbar_persistent = search-button-field.html
-article_header_start = breadcrumbs.html
+navbar_start = navbar-logo
+navbar_center = navbar-nav
+navbar_end = theme-switcher, navbar-icon-links
+navbar_persistent = search-button-field
+article_header_start = breadcrumbs
 article_header_end =
 article_footer_items =
 content_footer_items =
-primary_sidebar_end = sidebar-ethical-ads.html
-footer_start = copyright.html, sphinx-version.html
+primary_sidebar_end = sidebar-ethical-ads
+footer_start = copyright, sphinx-version
 footer_center =
-footer_end = theme-version.html
-secondary_sidebar_items = page-toc.html, edit-this-page.html, sourcelink.html
+footer_end = theme-version
+secondary_sidebar_items = page-toc, edit-this-page, sourcelink
 show_version_warning_banner = False
 announcement =