diff --git a/docs/settings.rst b/docs/settings.rst
index e606646..46658f2 100644
--- a/docs/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/settings.rst
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ behavior without touching the code:
         String. The full qualified hostname and path to the dpaste instance.
         This is used to generate a link in the API response. Default: ``https://dpaste.de``
 
+    ``DPASTE_SITE_NAME``
+        String. Site name to display in page titles. Default:
+        ``dpaste.de``
+
     ``DPASTE_LEXER_LIST``
         Choices. A tuple of choices of Pygments lexers used in the lexer
         dropdown. Here is the full `lexer list`_ which is currently used.
@@ -90,6 +94,10 @@ behavior without touching the code:
         The key of the default value of ``DPASTE_EXPIRE_CHOICES``. Default:
         ``3600 * 24 * 30 * 12 * 100`` or simpler: ``DPASTE_EXPIRE_CHOICES[2][0]``.
 
+    ``DPASTE_ENABLE_GIST``
+        Boolean. Whether to display the Gist button for re-pasting to GitHub.
+        Default: ``True``
+
     ``DPASTE_DEFAULT_GIST_NAME``
         String. The filename used when pasting a snippet on Github Gist.
         Default: ``dpaste.de_snippet.py``
@@ -98,4 +106,8 @@ behavior without touching the code:
         String. The filename used when pasting a snippet on Github Gist.
         Default: ``dpaste.de_snippet.py``
 
+    ``DPASTE_JQUERY_URL``
+        String. URL to use for jQuery.
+        Default: ``//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.js``
+
 .. _lexer list: https://github.com/bartTC/dpaste/blob/master/dpaste/highlight.py#L25
diff --git a/dpaste/templates/dpaste/about.html b/dpaste/templates/dpaste/about.html
index dd6551b..afb2b37 100644
--- a/dpaste/templates/dpaste/about.html
+++ b/dpaste/templates/dpaste/about.html
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load url from future %}
 
-{% block title %}About dpaste.de{% endblock %}
-{% block headline %}About dpaste.de{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}About {{ site_name }}{% endblock %}
+{% block headline %}About {{ site_name }}{% endblock %}
 {% block dpaste_nav_about %}active{% endblock %}
 
 {% block page %}
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
 <div class="row-fluid">
 
     <p>
-        dpaste is open source. You can find the source, contribute to it and
-        leave ideas on Github: <a href="https://github.com/bartTC/dpaste">github.com/bartTC/dpaste</a>
+        {{ site_name }} is powered by dpaste, which is open source. You can
+        find the source, contribute to it and leave ideas on Github:
+        <a href="https://github.com/bartTC/dpaste">github.com/bartTC/dpaste</a>
     </p>
 
     <h3>API</h3>
diff --git a/dpaste/templates/dpaste/base.html b/dpaste/templates/dpaste/base.html
index 0280bc7..da269da 100644
--- a/dpaste/templates/dpaste/base.html
+++ b/dpaste/templates/dpaste/base.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
 <head>
-    <title>dpaste.de: {% block title %}{% trans "New snippet" %}{% endblock %}</title>
+    <title>{{ site_name }}: {% block title %}{% trans "New snippet" %}{% endblock %}</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static "dpaste/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css" %}">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static "dpaste/theme.css" %}">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 </div>
 
 {% block script_footer %}
-<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.js"></script>
+<script src="{{ jquery_url }}"></script>
 <script>
 jQuery(function($) {
     $('.autofocus textarea:first').focus();
diff --git a/dpaste/templates/dpaste/snippet_details.html b/dpaste/templates/dpaste/snippet_details.html
index 1a64b1a..6397c68 100644
--- a/dpaste/templates/dpaste/snippet_details.html
+++ b/dpaste/templates/dpaste/snippet_details.html
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@
         {% if snippet.expire_type != 3 %}
         <a class="btn" href="{% url "snippet_details_raw" snippet.secret_id %}"><i class="icon-align-left"></i> {% trans "View Raw" %}</a>
         {% endif %}
+        {% if gist %}
         <a class="btn" href="{% url "snippet_gist" snippet.secret_id %}"
             rel="nofollow" title="Create a secret Gist"><i class="icon-share"></i> {% trans "Gist" %}</a>
+        {% endif %}
         {% if snippet.lexer != 'text' %}
         <a class="btn" href="#" id="toggleWordwrap">Wordwrap</a>
         {% endif %}
diff --git a/dpaste/views.py b/dpaste/views.py
index 6d1a478..8bd1c78 100644
--- a/dpaste/views.py
+++ b/dpaste/views.py
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ from dpaste.models import Snippet, ONETIME_LIMIT
 from dpaste.highlight import (LEXER_DEFAULT, LEXER_KEYS, LEXER_WORDWRAP,
     LEXER_LIST, PLAIN_CODE)
 
+template_globals = {
+    'site_name': getattr(settings, 'DPASTE_SITE_NAME', 'dpaste.de'),
+    'jquery_url': getattr(settings, 'DPASTE_JQUERY_URL',
+        '//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.js'),
+}
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Snippet Handling
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ def snippet_new(request, template_name='dpaste/snippet_new.html'):
     return render_to_response(
         template_name,
         template_context,
-        RequestContext(request)
+        RequestContext(request, template_globals)
     )
 
 
@@ -100,12 +106,13 @@ def snippet_details(request, snippet_id, template_name='dpaste/snippet_details.h
         'lines': range(snippet.get_linecount()),
         'tree': tree,
         'wordwrap': snippet.lexer in LEXER_WORDWRAP and 'True' or 'False',
+        'gist': getattr(settings, 'DPASTE_ENABLE_GIST', True),
     }
 
     response = render_to_response(
         template_name,
         template_context,
-        RequestContext(request)
+        RequestContext(request, template_globals)
     )
 
     if is_raw:
@@ -155,7 +162,7 @@ def snippet_history(request, template_name='dpaste/snippet_list.html'):
     return render_to_response(
         template_name,
         template_context,
-        RequestContext(request)
+        RequestContext(request, template_globals)
     )
 
 
@@ -202,7 +209,7 @@ def snippet_diff(request, template_name='dpaste/snippet_diff.html'):
     return render_to_response(
         template_name,
         template_context,
-        RequestContext(request)
+        RequestContext(request, template_globals)
     )
 
 
@@ -210,6 +217,9 @@ def snippet_gist(request, snippet_id): # pragma: no cover
     """
     Put a snippet on Github Gist.
     """
+    if not getattr(settings, 'DPASTE_ENABLE_GIST', True):
+        raise Http404('Gist creation is disabled on this installation.')
+
     snippet = get_object_or_404(Snippet, secret_id=snippet_id)
     data = {
         'description': getattr(settings, 'DPASTE_DEFAULT_GIST_DESCRIPTION', ''),
@@ -252,7 +262,7 @@ def about(request, template_name='dpaste/about.html'):
     return render_to_response(
         template_name,
         template_context,
-        RequestContext(request)
+        RequestContext(request, template_globals)
     )
 
 
