Default Layouts
There are three default layout options under Themify > Settings > Default Layouts:
- Default Index Layout: refers to the home page, category, search, archive, and tag pages, etc.
- Default Post Layout: is the post page direct URL (also known as "Single")
- Default Static Page Layout: is the static page
Default Index Layout
- Display: choose whether to display content, excerpt or none
- Content = full content (you can trim the post with the More Tag)
- Excerpt = WordPress will automatically trim the post and strip out the shortcodes & HTML tags in the content
- None = no content will be displayed
- Query Categories: enter a comma-separated number list to query or exclude certain categories in the index pages
- 1,4,-7 = will include only category ID 1, 4, and exclude category ID 7 (you may find the category ID number by editing the category and the ID number is visible in the address bar URL)
- -2,-4 = will exclude category ID 2 and 4 (negative number means exclude)
- Default Static Page Layout: is the Page

Default Post Layout
- Post Comments: check "Disable comments in all posts" to disable comments in all posts

Default Static Page Layout
- Page Comments: check "Disable comments in all pages" to disable comments in all pages

General Post Terminology
The image below illustrates the general terminology for post structures:
