diff --git a/templates/basic.html b/templates/basic.html
index fbedadb..cddec7e 100644
--- a/templates/basic.html
+++ b/templates/basic.html
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
 {% block content %}
+{% if metadata.show_title %}
+<center><h1>{{ metadata.title }}</h1></center>
+{% endif %}
 {{ content | safe }}
 {% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/templates/page.html b/templates/page.html
index 91b2616..2f235dc 100644
--- a/templates/page.html
+++ b/templates/page.html
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
 {% block content %}
+{% if metadata.show_title %}
 <center><h1>{{ metadata.title }}</h1></center>
+{% endif %}
 {% if metadata.date %}
 <center><small><time datetime="{{ metadata.date | safe }}">{{ metadata.date | safe}}</time></small></center>
 {% endif %}