diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe77578d..a87619cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ date_format = ":date_long" # Hugo date format
 description = "" # Site description. Appears above the menu, below the site title, if set.
 edit = "" # File edit URL. Example: "https://github.com/account/project/edit/master/content/%s".
 external_link_new_tab = false # Open external links in new tabs
-file_history_url = "" # Example: "https://github.com/account/project/commits/master/content/%s"
+history = "" # File history URL. Example: "https://github.com/account/project/commits/master/content/%s".
 keyword_style = "text" # Must be "text" or "pills"
 license = "" # Example: "CC BY 4.0 License", "CC BY-NC 4.0 License", "MIT License"
 math = false # Enable math typesetting
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/customizations/_index.md b/exampleSite/content/customizations/_index.md
index 3c70dd00..f661b493 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/customizations/_index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/customizations/_index.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ title = "Customizations"
 [paige]
 credit = "Paige Theme"
 edit = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/edit/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
-file_history_url = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/commits/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
+history = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/commits/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
 license = "MIT License"
 [paige.list_page]
 hide_authors = false
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ This page has the following parameters:
 [paige]
 credit = "Paige Theme"
 edit = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/edit/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
-file_history_url = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/commits/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
+history = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/commits/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
 license = "MIT License"
 [paige.list_page]
 hide_authors = false
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/customizations/show.md b/exampleSite/content/customizations/show.md
index 9d913741..8bae509e 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/customizations/show.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/customizations/show.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ title = "Show Data"
 [paige]
 credit = "Paige Theme"
 edit = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/edit/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
-file_history_url = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/commits/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
+history = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/commits/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
 license = "MIT License"
 [paige.list_page]
 hide_authors = false
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ This page has the following parameters:
 [paige]
 credit = "Paige Theme"
 edit = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/edit/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
-file_history_url = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/commits/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
+history = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/commits/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
 license = "MIT License"
 [paige.list_page]
 hide_authors = false
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/customizations/style.md b/exampleSite/content/customizations/style.md
index c63d09ee..c9315f8d 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/customizations/style.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/customizations/style.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ title = "Style Data"
 [paige]
 credit = "Paige Theme"
 edit = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/edit/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
-file_history_url = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/commits/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
+history = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/commits/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
 license = "MIT License"
 style = """
 #paige-authors,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ This page has the following parameters:
 [paige]
 credit = "Paige Theme"
 edit = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/edit/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
-file_history_url = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/commits/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
+history = "https://github.com/willfaught/paige/commits/master/exampleSite/content/%s"
 license = "MIT License"
 style = """
 #paige-authors,
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/page-footer.html b/layouts/partials/paige/page-footer.html
index f44dd458..588fc8e5 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/page-footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/page-footer.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {{ $page := . }}
 
 {{ $edit := $page.Param "paige.edit" | and ($page.Param "paige.page.hide_edit" | not) }}
-{{ $filehistoryurl := $page.Param "paige.file_history_url" | and ($page.Param "paige.page.hide_history" | not) }}
 {{ $first := templates.Exists "partials/paige/page-footer-first.html" }}
+{{ $history := $page.Param "paige.history" | and ($page.Param "paige.page.hide_history" | not) }}
 {{ $last := templates.Exists "partials/paige/page-footer-last.html" }}
 {{ $next := $page.NextInSection | and ($page.Param "paige.page.hide_next" | not) }}
 {{ $prev := $page.PrevInSection | and ($page.Param "paige.page.hide_prev" | not) }}
@@ -12,18 +12,18 @@
         {{ $edit = printf $edit $page.File.Path }}
     {{ end }}
 
-    {{ if $filehistoryurl }}
-        {{ $filehistoryurl = printf $filehistoryurl $page.File.Path }}
+    {{ if $history }}
+        {{ $history = printf $history $page.File.Path }}
     {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
 
-{{ if or $edit $filehistoryurl $first $last $next $prev }}
+{{ if or $edit $history $first $last $next $prev }}
     <footer class="mw-100" id="paige-page-footer">
         {{ if $first }}
             {{ partial "paige/page-footer-first.html" . }}
         {{ end }}
 
-        {{ if or $edit $filehistoryurl }}
+        {{ if or $edit $history }}
             <div id="paige-file">
                 {{ if $edit }}
                     <div class="paige-row-narrow text-center text-secondary" id="paige-edit">
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
                     </div>
                 {{ end }}
 
-                {{ if $filehistoryurl }}
+                {{ if $history }}
                     <div class="paige-row-narrow text-center text-secondary" id="paige-history">
-                        <a class="link-secondary" href="{{ $filehistoryurl | safeURL }}">{{ i18n "paige_edit_history" }}</a>
+                        <a class="link-secondary" href="{{ $history | safeURL }}">{{ i18n "paige_edit_history" }}</a>
                     </div>
                 {{ end }}
             </div>