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37 lines
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title: "Working with Posts"
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permalink: /docs/posts/
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excerpt: "Suggestions and Front Matter defaults for working with posts."
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last_modified_at: 2018-03-20T15:59:57-04:00
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---
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Posts are stored in the `_posts` directory and named according to the `YEAR-MONTH-DAY-title.MARKUP` format as per [the usual](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/posts/).
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Where `YEAR` is a four-digit number, `MONTH` and `DAY` are both two-digit numbers, and `MARKUP` is the file extension representing the format used in the file. For example, the following are examples of valid post filenames:
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```
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2016-07-20-writing-jekyll-posts.md
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2015-01-03-static-site-generators.markdown
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```
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**Recommended Front Matter Defaults:**
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```yaml
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defaults:
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# _posts
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- scope:
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path: ""
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type: posts
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values:
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layout: single
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author_profile: true
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read_time: true
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comments: true
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share: true
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related: true
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```
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Adding the above to `_config.yml` will assign the `single` layout and enable: *author profile*, *reading time*, *comments*, [*social sharing links*]({{ "/docs/layouts/#social-sharing-links" | relative_url }}), and *related posts*, for all posts.
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**ProTip:** Remember to write unique `excerpt` descriptions for each post for improved SEO and archive listings.
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{: .notice--info} |