diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index f7b6c45..21f3538 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@
 <article class="blog-post">
   <header>
     <h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title | markdownify }}</a></h2>
+    {{ if ne .Params.showmeta false }}
     <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="{{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00" }}">{{ .Date.Format $dateFormat }}</time> by {{ .Params.author | default .Site.Params.author }}{{ if or (.Params.categories) (.Params.tags) }} in {{ partial "meta-terms.html" . }}{{ end }}</p>
+    {{ end }}
   </header>
   {{ .Content }}