diff --git a/quartz.config.ts b/quartz.config.ts
index 35d0857..43419b1 100644
--- a/quartz.config.ts
+++ b/quartz.config.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const config: QuartzConfig = {
     analytics: null,
     locale: "en-US",
     baseUrl: "brain.ansonbiggs.com",
-    ignorePatterns: ["private", "templates", ".obsidian"],
+    ignorePatterns: ["private", "templates", ".obsidian", "**/archive", "**/private" ],
     defaultDateType: "modified",
     theme: {
       fontOrigin: "googleFonts",
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const config: QuartzConfig = {
       Plugin.Description(),
       Plugin.Latex({ renderEngine: "katex" }),
     ],
-    filters: [Plugin.RemoveDrafts(), Plugin.ExplicitPublish()],
+    filters: [Plugin.RemoveDrafts()],
     emitters: [
       Plugin.AliasRedirects(),
       Plugin.ComponentResources(),
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ const config: QuartzConfig = {
       Plugin.TagPage(),
       Plugin.ContentIndex({
         enableSiteMap: true,
-        enableRSS: true,
+        enableRSS: false,
+        includeEmptyFiles: false,
       }),
       Plugin.Assets(),
       Plugin.Static(),