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---
title: "Working with Posts"
permalink: /docs/posts/
excerpt: "Suggestions and Front Matter defaults for working with posts."
last_modified_at: 2018-03-20T15:59:57-04:00
---
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/).
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:
```
2016-07-20-writing-jekyll-posts.md
2015-01-03-static-site-generators.markdown
```
**Recommended Front Matter Defaults:**
```yaml
defaults:
# _posts
- scope:
path: ""
type: posts
values:
layout: single
author_profile: true
read_time: true
comments: true
share: true
related: true
```
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.
**ProTip:** Remember to write unique `excerpt` descriptions for each post for improved SEO and archive listings.
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