diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 277e1dd647..77eab42545 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -51,3 +51,13 @@ permalink:    /:title
 paginate:     3
 sass:
   compressed: true
+
+# Default settings
+defaults:
+  -
+    scope:
+      path: "" # an empty string here means all files in the project
+      type: "posts" 
+    values:
+      layout: "post"
+      category: "ed/tech"