diff --git a/docs/_static/style.css b/docs/_static/style.css
index 4354344ec42b..abe6e0a54287 100644
--- a/docs/_static/style.css
+++ b/docs/_static/style.css
@@ -15,7 +15,15 @@ Historically however, thanks to:
 * {
   box-sizing: border-box;
 }
+/*Overriding undesired elements.*/
 
+nav.contents,
+aside.topic {
+  border: none;
+  padding: inherit!important;
+  margin: inherit!important;
+}
+/* root*/
 section {
   word-break: break-word;
 }
@@ -250,7 +258,10 @@ a:hover {
   text-decoration: underline;
   color: var(--link-hover-text);
 }
-
+a:visited {
+  text-decoration: none;
+  color: var(--link-text);
+}
 /* headers */
 
 header.grid-item {
@@ -273,7 +284,10 @@ header > nav {
 header > nav a {
   color: var(--white);
 }
-
+header > nav > a:visited {
+  color: var(--white);
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
 header > nav.mobile-only {
   width: 100%;
   position: absolute;
diff --git a/docs/_templates/layout.html b/docs/_templates/layout.html
index 925fda14b56d..e2342e69a31a 100644
--- a/docs/_templates/layout.html
+++ b/docs/_templates/layout.html
@@ -32,14 +32,19 @@
     {{ "}" }}
   </script>
   {%- for js in script_files %}
+  
+  {%- if js!="_static/documentation_options.js" %}
   {{ js_tag(js) }}
+  {%- else %}
+  <!-- Already imported documentation_options-->
+  {%-endif %}
   {%- endfor %}
   {%- endblock %}
   {%- if pageurl %}
   <link rel="canonical" href="{{ pageurl|e }}" />
   {%- endif %}
-  {%- if favicon %}
-  <link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ pathto('_static/' + favicon, 1)|e }}"/>
+  {%- if favicon_url %}
+  <link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ pathto(favicon_url, 1)|e }}"/>
   {%- endif %}
   {%- block linktags %}
   {%- if hasdoc('about') %}
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 28b39452cfba..a9f0cb53e4d3 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ def _i18n_warning_filter(record: logging.LogRecord) -> bool:
 # If true, do not generate a @detailmenu in the "Top" node's menu.
 #texinfo_no_detailmenu = False
 
+#Create table of contents entries for domain objects (e.g. functions, classes, attributes, etc.). Default is True.
+toc_object_entries=False
 def setup(app):
   if app.config.language == 'ja':
     app.config.intersphinx_mapping['py'] = ('https://docs.python.org/ja/3', None)
diff --git a/docs/extensions/builder.py b/docs/extensions/builder.py
index ac48c8221434..50ac74f638b9 100644
--- a/docs/extensions/builder.py
+++ b/docs/extensions/builder.py
@@ -1,13 +1,38 @@
+import datetime
+import os
+import re
+
+from sphinx.builders.gettext import GettextRenderer, I18nBuilder, MessageCatalogBuilder, should_write
 from sphinx.builders.html import StandaloneHTMLBuilder
-from sphinx.builders.gettext import MessageCatalogBuilder, I18nBuilder, timestamp, ltz, should_write, GettextRenderer
+from sphinx.environment.adapters.indexentries import IndexEntries
 from sphinx.locale import __
-from sphinx.util import status_iterator
 from sphinx.util.osutil import ensuredir
-from sphinx.environment.adapters.indexentries import IndexEntries
 from sphinx.writers.html5 import HTML5Translator
-import datetime
-import os
-import re
+
+try:
+    # Latest sphinx version lets you import ctime directly.
+    from sphinx import version_info
+
+    comp = version_info[:3]
+    if comp >= (7, 2, 0):
+        from sphinx.builders.gettext import ctime
+        from sphinx.util.display import status_iterator
+    else:
+        from sphinx.builders.gettext import ltz, timestamp
+
+        ctime = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp, ltz).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M%z')
+        from sphinx.util import status_iterator
+
+except Exception as exc:
+    # Fallback
+    import time
+
+    if (source_date_epoch := os.getenv('SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH')) is not None:
+        timestamp = time.gmtime(float(source_date_epoch))
+    else:
+        # determine timestamp once to remain unaffected by DST changes during build
+        timestamp = time.localtime()
+    ctime = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M%z', timestamp)
 
 
 class DPYHTML5Translator(HTML5Translator):
@@ -69,7 +94,7 @@ def finish(self) -> None:
             'project': self.config.project,
             'last_translator': self.config.gettext_last_translator,
             'language_team': self.config.gettext_language_team,
-            'ctime': datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp, ltz).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M%z'),
+            'ctime': ctime,
             'display_location': self.config.gettext_location,
             'display_uuid': self.config.gettext_uuid,
         }
diff --git a/docs/extensions/details.py b/docs/extensions/details.py
index 302e250c7f19..bea2ef138aae 100644
--- a/docs/extensions/details.py
+++ b/docs/extensions/details.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from docutils.parsers.rst import Directive
-from docutils.parsers.rst import states, directives
+from docutils.parsers.rst import directives
 from docutils.parsers.rst.roles import set_classes
 from docutils import nodes
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ffe3057fe305..87af67f4648e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 extras_require = {
     'voice': ['PyNaCl>=1.3.0,<1.6'],
     'docs': [
-        'sphinx==4.4.0',
+        'sphinx==7.1.2',
         'sphinxcontrib_trio==1.1.2',
         # TODO: bump these when migrating to a newer Sphinx version
         'sphinxcontrib-websupport==1.2.4',