diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 11728ea..d8dbcc5 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ exclude:             ['_includes/notes_graph.json']
 # Pages deploys your repository (which is usually the repository name).
 baseurl:             /
 
+# If you are using a host that cannot resolve URLs that do
+# not end with .html (such as Neocities), set this to 'true'.
+use_html_extension:  false
+
 permalink:           pretty
 relative_permalinks: false
 
diff --git a/_layouts/note.html b/_layouts/note.html
index 26a9f3e..0edb519 100644
--- a/_layouts/note.html
+++ b/_layouts/note.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ layout: default
       <div style="display: grid; grid-gap: 1em; grid-template-columns: repeat(1fr);">
       {% for backlink in page.backlinks %}
         <div class="backlink-box">
-        <a class="internal-link" href="{{ backlink.url }}">{{ backlink.title }}</a><br>
+        <a class="internal-link" href="{{ backlink.url }}{%- if site.use_html_extension -%}.html{%- endif -%}">{{ backlink.title }}</a><br>
         <div style="font-size: 0.9em">{{ backlink.excerpt | strip_html | truncatewords: 20 }}</div>
         </div>
       {% endfor %}
diff --git a/_notes/consistency.md b/_notes/consistency.md
index e97fb5e..d0ff2fb 100644
--- a/_notes/consistency.md
+++ b/_notes/consistency.md
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ title: Consistency is key
 
 Show up. Do the work. Be consistent.
 
-Then go take a look at the [first note](/your-first-note){: .internal-link}.
+Then go take a look at the [[Your first note|first note]].
diff --git a/_notes/your-first-note.md b/_notes/your-first-note.md
index da18511..190a4cf 100644
--- a/_notes/your-first-note.md
+++ b/_notes/your-first-note.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Since the Web is all about HTML, you can always use plain HTML if you want, like
 
 Of course, you can also link to external websites, like this: [this is a link to Wikipedia](https://wikipedia.org/). Again, you can use plain HTML if you prefer.
 
+**Note about static hosts**: if you use a static host that doesn't support URLs that don't end with `.html` (such as Neocities), try changing the `use_html_extension` value to `true` in the `_config.yml` file and restart the Jekyll server (or re-build the site). This adds a `.html` extension to note URLs and may resolve issues with links. If you're still having trouble, I recommend using Netlify to host your digital garden: it's free, easy to use, and fully supports this template's features out of the box.
+
 ### Automatic bi-directional links
 
 Notice in the "Notes mentioning this note" section that there is another note linking to this note. This is a bi-directional link, and those are automatically created when you create links to other notes.
diff --git a/_plugins/bidirectional_links_generator.rb b/_plugins/bidirectional_links_generator.rb
index e0fee75..1efa1eb 100644
--- a/_plugins/bidirectional_links_generator.rb
+++ b/_plugins/bidirectional_links_generator.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ class BidirectionalLinksGenerator < Jekyll::Generator
 
     all_docs = all_notes + all_pages
 
+    link_extension = !!site.config["use_html_extension"] ? '.html' : ''
+
     # Convert all Wiki/Roam-style double-bracket link syntax to plain HTML
     # anchor tag elements (<a>) with "internal-link" CSS class
     all_docs.each do |current_note|
@@ -22,28 +24,28 @@ class BidirectionalLinksGenerator < Jekyll::Generator
         # [[A note about cats|this is a link to the note about cats]]
         current_note.content = current_note.content.gsub(
           /\[\[#{title_from_filename}\|(.+?)(?=\])\]\]/i,
-          "<a class='internal-link' href='#{note_potentially_linked_to.url}'>\\1</a>"
+          "<a class='internal-link' href='#{note_potentially_linked_to.url}#{link_extension}'>\\1</a>"
         )
 
         # Replace double-bracketed links with label using note filename
         # [[cats|this is a link to the note about cats]]
         current_note.content = current_note.content.gsub(
           /\[\[#{note_potentially_linked_to.data['title']}\|(.+?)(?=\])\]\]/i,
-          "<a class='internal-link' href='#{note_potentially_linked_to.url}'>\\1</a>"
+          "<a class='internal-link' href='#{note_potentially_linked_to.url}#{link_extension}'>\\1</a>"
         )
 
         # Replace double-bracketed links using note title
         # [[a note about cats]]
         current_note.content = current_note.content.gsub(
           /\[\[(#{note_potentially_linked_to.data['title']})\]\]/i,
-          "<a class='internal-link' href='#{note_potentially_linked_to.url}'>\\1</a>"
+          "<a class='internal-link' href='#{note_potentially_linked_to.url}#{link_extension}'>\\1</a>"
         )
 
         # Replace double-bracketed links using note filename
         # [[cats]]
         current_note.content = current_note.content.gsub(
           /\[\[(#{title_from_filename})\]\]/i,
-          "<a class='internal-link' href='#{note_potentially_linked_to.url}'>\\1</a>"
+          "<a class='internal-link' href='#{note_potentially_linked_to.url}#{link_extension}'>\\1</a>"
         )
       end
 
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ class BidirectionalLinksGenerator < Jekyll::Generator
       # Nodes: Graph
       graph_nodes << {
         id: note_id_from_note(current_note),
-        path: current_note.url,
+        path: "#{current_note.url}#{link_extension}",
         label: current_note.data['title'],
       } unless current_note.path.include?('_notes/index.html')