diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c75b1e..a084e50 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ already implemented:
 - Reply by email: if you supply an email address, the theme creates a "Reply to
   this post by email" button at the end of every post (see Kev Quirk's [original
   implementation](https://kevquirk.com/adding-the-post-title-to-my-reply-by-email-button)).
+  This button can be suppressed on a case-by-case by setting `hideReply: true`
+  in a post's [front matter](https://gohugo.io/content-management/front-matter/)
+  (see [PR #18](https://github.com/clente/hugo-bearcub/pull/18) by
+  [@chrsmutti](https://github.com/chrsmutti)).
 - `absfigure` shortcode: a shortcut to use the `figure` shortcode that also
   converts relative URLs into absolute URLs by using the `absURL` function.
 - Single-use CSS (EXPERIMENTAL): you can add some styles to a single page by
diff --git a/exampleSite/hugo.toml b/exampleSite/hugo.toml
index c037e60..04690c0 100644
--- a/exampleSite/hugo.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/hugo.toml
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ enableRobotsTXT = true
     facebook_admin = "0000000000" # Facebook Page Admin ID
 
   # Author metadata. This is mostly used for the RSS feed of your site, but the
-  # email is also added to the footer of each post
+  # email is also added to the footer of each post. You can hide the "reply to"
+  # link by using a `hideReply` param in front matter.
   [params.author]
     name = "John Doe" # Your name as shown in the RSS feed metadata
     email = "me@example.com" # Added to the footer so readers can reply to posts