diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 5d6e0fb..c6dc8c7 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 title: Yaakov's blog
-description: Packaging (mis)adventures across Fedora Linux and open source software
+description: >-
+  Packaging (mis)adventures across Fedora Linux and open source software
 author: Yaakov Selkowitz
 theme: minima
+plugins:
+  - jekyll-feed
+minima:
+  skin: dark
+  date_format: "%d %b %Y"
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
index 0d6905d..e4d427d 100644
--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ---
-layout: default
+layout: home
 ---