diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index a24fcaf718..ca768b4469 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ sphinx:
   config:
     autodoc_mock_imports: ["wx", "matplotlib", "qtpy", "PySide6", "napari", "shiboken6"]
     mermaid_output_format: raw
+    exclude_patterns:
+      - ".venv/**"
+      - "venv/**"
+      - "**/site-packages/**"
+      - "**/_build/**"
   extra_extensions:
     - numpydoc
     - sphinxcontrib.mermaid
diff --git a/_toc.yml b/_toc.yml
index 35478006e0..561574d5f5 100644
--- a/_toc.yml
+++ b/_toc.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 format: jb-book
 root: README
+
 parts:
 - caption: Getting Started
   chapters:
   - file: docs/UseOverviewGuide
   - file: docs/course
+
 - caption: Installation
   chapters:
   - file: docs/installation
@@ -17,50 +19,52 @@ parts:
   - file: docs/maDLC_UserGuide
   - file: docs/Overviewof3D
   - file: docs/HelperFunctions
-  
+
 - caption: Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)
   chapters:
   - file: docs/gui/PROJECT_GUI
   - file: docs/gui/napari_GUI
+
 - caption: DLC3 PyTorch Specific Docs
   chapters:
   - file: docs/pytorch/user_guide.md
   - file: docs/pytorch/pytorch_config.md
   - file: docs/pytorch/architectures.md
+
 - caption: Quick Start Tutorials
   chapters:
   - file: docs/quick-start/single_animal_quick_guide
   - file: docs/quick-start/tutorial_maDLC
-- caption: 🚀 Beginner's Guide to DeepLabCut
+
+- caption: "🚀 Beginner's Guide to DeepLabCut"
   chapters:
   - file: docs/beginner-guides/beginners-guide
   - file: docs/beginner-guides/manage-project
   - file: docs/beginner-guides/labeling
   - file: docs/beginner-guides/Training-Evaluation
   - file: docs/beginner-guides/video-analysis
-- caption: 🚀 Main Demo Notebooks
+
+- caption: "🚀 Main Demo Notebooks"
   chapters:
   - file: examples/COLAB/COLAB_DEMO_SuperAnimal
   - file: examples/COLAB/COLAB_DEMO_mouse_openfield
   - file: examples/COLAB/COLAB_3miceDemo
   - file: examples/COLAB/COLAB_HumanPose_with_RTMPose
 
-
-  
-- caption: 🚀 Notebooks For Your Data
+- caption: "🚀 Notebooks For Your Data"
   chapters:
   - file: examples/COLAB/COLAB_YOURDATA_SuperAnimal
   - file: examples/COLAB/COLAB_YOURDATA_TrainNetwork_VideoAnalysis
   - file: examples/COLAB/COLAB_YOURDATA_maDLC_TrainNetwork_VideoAnalysis
 
-- caption: 🚀 Special Feature Demos
+- caption: "🚀 Special Feature Demos"
   chapters:
   - file: examples/COLAB/COLAB_transformer_reID
   - file: examples/COLAB/COLAB_BUCTD_and_CTD_tracking
   - file: examples/JUPYTER/Demo_3D_DeepLabCut
   - file: examples/COLAB/COLAB_DLC_ModelZoo
 
-- caption: 🧑‍🍳 Cookbook (detailed helper guides)
+- caption: "🧑‍🍳 Cookbook (detailed helper guides)"
   chapters:
   - file: docs/convert_maDLC
   - file: docs/recipes/OtherData
@@ -78,10 +82,12 @@ parts:
 - caption: Hardware Tips
   chapters:
   - file: docs/recipes/TechHardware
+
 - caption: DeepLabCut-Live!
   chapters:
   - file: docs/deeplabcutlive
-- caption: 🦄 DeepLabCut Model Zoo
+
+- caption: "🦄 DeepLabCut Model Zoo"
   chapters:
   - file: docs/ModelZoo
   - file: docs/recipes/UsingModelZooPupil
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ parts:
   - file: docs/benchmark
   - file: docs/pytorch/Benchmarking_shuffle_guide
 
-- caption: Mission & Contribute
+- caption: "Mission & Contribute"
   chapters:
   - file: docs/MISSION_AND_VALUES
   - file: docs/roadmap