diff --git a/src/lib/assets/markdown/articles/connecting-bedrock.md b/src/lib/assets/markdown/articles/connecting-bedrock.md
index aa4dc4b..4163cd6 100644
--- a/src/lib/assets/markdown/articles/connecting-bedrock.md
+++ b/src/lib/assets/markdown/articles/connecting-bedrock.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description: ""
 date: "2025-07-01"
 image: "/articleImages/df.png"
 slug: "connecting-bedrock"
+disabled: "true"
 ---
 
 # Introducing: The Open Collaboration Discord
diff --git a/src/lib/assets/markdown/articles/eu-meetup.md b/src/lib/assets/markdown/articles/eu-meetup.md
index d653e07..ae96a88 100644
--- a/src/lib/assets/markdown/articles/eu-meetup.md
+++ b/src/lib/assets/markdown/articles/eu-meetup.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description: "It's nice to meet people you've only ever seen online!"
 date: "2025-11-09"
 image: "/articleImages/the-hague-canals.jpg"
 slug: "eu-meetup"
+disabled: "true"
 ---
 
 # Geyser and Cloudburst Meetup 2025
diff --git a/src/lib/assets/markdown/articles/geyser-tshirts.md b/src/lib/assets/markdown/articles/geyser-tshirts.md
index f95b691..23f57ab 100644
--- a/src/lib/assets/markdown/articles/geyser-tshirts.md
+++ b/src/lib/assets/markdown/articles/geyser-tshirts.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description: "For Geyser's 6th birthday: Time to code in style"
 date: "2025-11-20"
 image: "/articleImages/geyser-tshirts.jpg"
 slug: "geyser-tshirts" 
+disabled: "true"
 ---
 
 # Geyser T-Shirts
diff --git a/src/lib/components/ui/mini-blog/NewsTicker.svelte b/src/lib/components/ui/mini-blog/NewsTicker.svelte
index 345613c..50ad87d 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/ui/mini-blog/NewsTicker.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/ui/mini-blog/NewsTicker.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   import { fly, fade } from "svelte/transition";
 
   let { articles } = $props();
-  console.log(articles);
   const itemsPerPage = 4;
   let currentPage = $state(1);
 
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 3b29afe..95b0f2b 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
   import NewsTicker from "$lib/components/ui/mini-blog/NewsTicker.svelte";
 
   let { data } = $props();
+
+  const enabledArticles = [];
+
+  for (const article of data.articles) {
+    if (article.disabled !== "true") enabledArticles.push(article);
+  }
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>
@@ -13,7 +19,9 @@
 </svelte:head>
 
 <Hero />
-<!-- <NewsTicker articles={data.articles} /> -->
+{#if enabledArticles.length > 0}
+  <NewsTicker articles={enabledArticles} />
+{/if}
 <Mission />
 <Partners partners={data.partners} />
 <GetInvolved />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/articles/[slug]/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/articles/[slug]/+page.server.ts
index 59d754a..7e7abd1 100644
--- a/src/routes/articles/[slug]/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/articles/[slug]/+page.server.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ export function load({ params }) {
 
     const { attributes, body } = frontMatter(fileContent);
 
+    if (attributes.disabled === "true") throw error(404, "Article not found");
+
     const content = marked.parse(body);
 
     return {
diff --git a/src/routes/articles/[slug]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/articles/[slug]/+page.svelte
index 605ab21..921aab7 100644
--- a/src/routes/articles/[slug]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/articles/[slug]/+page.svelte
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
   let { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
 </script>
 
-<!--
-
 <svelte:head>
   <title>{data.post.title}</title>
   <meta name="description" content={data.post.description} />
@@ -43,26 +41,4 @@
       {@html data.post.content}
     </div>
   </article>
-</div>
-
--->
-
-<svelte:head>
-  <title>Coming soon!</title>
-  <meta name="description" content="We're working on this... please be patient." />
-</svelte:head>
-
-<div class="bg-white dark:bg-gray-900 py-8 mt-20">
-  <article class="max-w-3xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
-    <header class="mb-8">
-      <h1
-        class="text-4xl font-extrabold text-primary-900 dark:text-white leading-tight mb-2"
-      >
-        Coming soon!
-      </h1>
-      <p class="text-lg text-primary-500 dark:text-primary-400">
-        We're working on this... please be patient.
-      </p>
-    </header>
-  </article>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file