diff --git a/mkdocs.production.yml b/mkdocs.production.yml
index 15b8eab8..4c953f9c 100644
--- a/mkdocs.production.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.production.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ INHERIT: mkdocs.yml
 site_url: "https://www.privacyguides.org/"
 plugins:
   - search
-  - privacy
+  - privacy:
+      externals_exclude:
+        - cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@3/* 
+        - giscus.app/*
diff --git a/theme/overrides/blog.html b/theme/overrides/blog.html
index f858c7af..84eb0394 100644
--- a/theme/overrides/blog.html
+++ b/theme/overrides/blog.html
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     if (palette && typeof palette.color === "object")
       if (palette.color.scheme === "slate") {
         var giscus = document.querySelector("script[src*=giscus]")
-        giscus.setAttribute("data-theme", "dark") 
+        giscus.setAttribute("data-theme", "transparent_dark") 
 
 
       }
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
       ref.addEventListener("change", function() {
         var palette = __md_get("__palette")
         if (palette && typeof palette.color === "object") {
-          var theme = palette.color.scheme === "slate" ? "dark" : "light"
+          var theme = palette.color.scheme === "slate" ? "transparent_dark" : "light"
 
           /* Instruct Giscus to change theme */
           var frame = document.querySelector(".giscus-frame")