diff --git a/addons/website/models/ir_ui_view.py b/addons/website/models/ir_ui_view.py
index bc4a24205af..7f670a81a46 100644
--- a/addons/website/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/addons/website/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ class View(models.Model):
                 self._context.copy(),
                 main_object=self,
                 website=request.website,
+                is_view_active=request.website.is_view_active,
                 url_for=url_for,
                 res_company=request.website.company_id.sudo(),
                 languages=request.env['res.lang'].get_available(),
diff --git a/addons/website/models/website.py b/addons/website/models/website.py
index 22439e011d2..b3ef9a42cdc 100644
--- a/addons/website/models/website.py
+++ b/addons/website/models/website.py
@@ -698,6 +698,15 @@ class Website(models.Model):
             raise ValueError('No record found for unique ID %s. It may have been deleted.' % (view_id))
         return view
 
+    @tools.ormcache_context('key', keys=('website_id',))
+    def is_view_active(self, key):
+        """
+            Return True if active, False if not active, None if not found
+        """
+        view = self.viewref(key, raise_if_not_found=False)
+        return view.active if view else None
+
+
     @api.model
     def get_template(self, template):
         View = self.env['ir.ui.view']
diff --git a/addons/website_blog/controllers/main.py b/addons/website_blog/controllers/main.py
index ec804c255c2..e4990b7413f 100644
--- a/addons/website_blog/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/website_blog/controllers/main.py
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ class WebsiteBlog(http.Controller):
         else:
             domain += [("post_date", "<=", fields.Datetime.now())]
 
-        use_cover = request.website.viewref('website_blog.opt_blog_cover_post').active
-        fullwidth_cover = request.website.viewref('website_blog.opt_blog_cover_post_fullwidth_design').active
+        use_cover = request.website.is_view_active('website_blog.opt_blog_cover_post')
+        fullwidth_cover = request.website.is_view_active('website_blog.opt_blog_cover_post_fullwidth_design')
 
         # if blog, we show blog title, if use_cover and not fullwidth_cover we need pager + latest always
         offset = (page - 1) * self._blog_post_per_page
diff --git a/addons/website_blog/tests/test_performance.py b/addons/website_blog/tests/test_performance.py
index 658e3acb4db..25a29b5e479 100644
--- a/addons/website_blog/tests/test_performance.py
+++ b/addons/website_blog/tests/test_performance.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from odoo.addons.website.tests.test_performance import UtilPerf
 
 class TestBlogPerformance(UtilPerf):
     def test_10_perf_sql_blog_standard_data(self):
-        self.assertEqual(self._get_url_hot_query('/blog'), 70)
+        self.assertEqual(self._get_url_hot_query('/blog'), 50)
 
     def test_20_perf_sql_blog_bigger_data_scaling(self):
         BlogPost = self.env['blog.post']
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ class TestBlogPerformance(UtilPerf):
         for blog_post in blog_posts:
             blog_post.tag_ids += blog_tags
             blog_tags = blog_tags[:-1]
-        self.assertEqual(self._get_url_hot_query('/blog'), 136)
+        self.assertEqual(self._get_url_hot_query('/blog'), 116)
diff --git a/addons/website_blog/views/website_blog_posts_loop.xml b/addons/website_blog/views/website_blog_posts_loop.xml
index 4e28509144f..fd6ca98edf4 100644
--- a/addons/website_blog/views/website_blog_posts_loop.xml
+++ b/addons/website_blog/views/website_blog_posts_loop.xml
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ according to the enabled options.
         <t t-if="state_info" t-set="state" t-value="state_info['state']"/>
 
         <!-- Check for active options -->
-        <t t-set="opt_posts_loop_show_cover" t-value="request.website.viewref('website_blog.opt_posts_loop_show_cover').active"/>
-        <t t-set="opt_posts_loop_show_author" t-value="request.website.viewref('website_blog.opt_posts_loop_show_author').active"/>
-        <t t-set="opt_posts_loop_show_stats" t-value="request.website.viewref('website_blog.opt_posts_loop_show_stats').active"/>
-        <t t-set="opt_posts_loop_show_teaser" t-value="request.website.viewref('website_blog.opt_posts_loop_show_teaser').active"/>
+        <t t-set="opt_posts_loop_show_cover" t-value="is_view_active('website_blog.opt_posts_loop_show_cover')"/>
 
         <div groups="website.group_website_designer" t-if="state_info and (state_info['published'] > 0 and state_info['unpublished'] > 0)">
             <div class="bg-200 py-2 mb-4 alert alert-dismissable">
@@ -105,7 +102,7 @@ according to the enabled options.
                             <div t-if="opt_posts_loop_show_cover">
                                 <t t-call="website_blog.post_cover_image"/>
                             </div>
-                            <div t-if="opt_posts_loop_show_teaser" t-att-class="opt_blog_cards_design and 'card-body pt-0'">
+                            <div t-if="is_view_active('website_blog.opt_posts_loop_show_teaser')" t-att-class="opt_blog_cards_design and 'card-body pt-0'">
                                 <t t-call="website_blog.post_teaser"/>
                             </div>
                             <div t-if="opt_blog_cards_design" t-attf-class="opt_blog_cards_design and 'card-body pt-0 pb-2'}">
@@ -122,7 +119,7 @@ according to the enabled options.
                             <t t-if="opt_posts_loop_show_cover" t-call="website_blog.post_cover_image"/>
                             <div t-att-class="opt_blog_cards_design and 'card-body px-2 py-0 mb-2'">
                                 <t t-call="website_blog.post_heading"/>
-                                <div t-if="opt_posts_loop_show_teaser">
+                                <div t-if="is_view_active('website_blog.opt_posts_loop_show_teaser')">
                                     <t t-call="website_blog.post_teaser"/>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -150,7 +147,7 @@ according to the enabled options.
        Untitled Post
    </a>
 
-    <div t-if="not opt_posts_loop_show_cover and opt_posts_loop_show_author" class="text-muted small mt-2">
+    <div t-if="not opt_posts_loop_show_cover and is_view_active('website_blog.opt_posts_loop_show_author')" class="text-muted small mt-2">
         by <span t-field="blog_post.author_id"/>
     </div>
 </template>
@@ -160,7 +157,7 @@ according to the enabled options.
     <div class="d-flex small flex-wrap mb-1 w-100">
         <div t-attf-class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-between mx-n2 #{opt_blog_list_view and 'flex-grow-0 w-auto mw-100' or 'flex-grow-1' }">
             <time t-field="blog_post.post_date" class="text-nowrap font-weight-bold px-2" t-options='{"format": "MMM d, yyyy"}'/>
-            <div t-if="opt_posts_loop_show_stats" class="px-2">
+            <div t-if="is_view_active('website_blog.opt_posts_loop_show_stats')" class="px-2">
                 <b class="text-nowrap" title="Comments"><i class="fa fa-comment text-muted mr-1"/><t t-esc="len(blog_post.message_ids)"/></b>
                 <b class="text-nowrap pl-2" title="Views"><i class="fa fa-binoculars text-muted mr-1"/><t t-esc="blog_post.visits"/></b>
             </div>
@@ -185,7 +182,7 @@ according to the enabled options.
             <t t-set="_record" t-value="blog_post"/>
             <t t-set="additionnal_classes" t-value="'o_list_cover o_not_editable ' + (not opt_blog_cards_design and ' rounded overflow-hidden shadow mb-3' or '')"/>
 
-            <t t-if="opt_posts_loop_show_author" t-call="website_blog.post_author">
+            <t t-if="is_view_active('website_blog.opt_posts_loop_show_author')" t-call="website_blog.post_author">
                 <t t-set="additionnal_classes" t-value="'o_wblog_post_list_author o_list_cover d-flex text-white w-100 o_not_editable ' + ('p-3 h5 m-0' if opt_blog_list_view else 'px-2 pb-2 pt-3') "/>
                 <t t-set="hide_date" t-value="True"/>
             </t>
diff --git a/addons/website_blog/views/website_blog_templates.xml b/addons/website_blog/views/website_blog_templates.xml
index f8afb7f80b9..f803b326e3e 100644
--- a/addons/website_blog/views/website_blog_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/website_blog/views/website_blog_templates.xml
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ list of filtered posts (by date or tag).
         </t>
 
         <!-- Check for active options: the stored value may be used in sub-templates too  -->
-        <t t-set="opt_blog_cards_design" t-value="request.website.viewref('website_blog.opt_blog_cards_design').active"/>
-        <t t-set="opt_blog_list_view" t-value="request.website.viewref('website_blog.opt_blog_list_view').active"/>
-        <t t-set="opt_blog_readable" t-value="request.website.viewref('website_blog.opt_blog_readable').active"/>
-        <t t-set="opt_blog_sidebar_show" t-value="request.website.viewref('website_blog.opt_blog_sidebar_show').active"/>
+        <t t-set="opt_blog_cards_design" t-value="is_view_active('website_blog.opt_blog_cards_design')"/>
+        <t t-set="opt_blog_list_view" t-value="is_view_active('website_blog.opt_blog_list_view')"/>
+        <t t-set="opt_blog_readable" t-value="is_view_active('website_blog.opt_blog_readable')"/>
+        <t t-set="opt_blog_sidebar_show" t-value="is_view_active('website_blog.opt_blog_sidebar_show')"/>
 
         <div id="o_wblog_blog_top">
             <!-- Selectively display droppable-areas for 'all blogs' or single-blog pages -->