diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index 2644fd1..c3d84ac 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <span class="post-date">
           {{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}
         </span>
-        {{ with .Params.Author }}<span class="post-author">— {{ $.Site.Params.WrittenBy }} {{ . }}</span>{{ end }}
+        {{ with .Params.Author }}<span class="post-author">— {{ $.Site.Params.WrittenBy | default "Written by" }} {{ . }}</span>{{ end }}
       </div>
 
       {{ if .Params.tags }}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
           {{ end }}
         {{ end }}
       </div>
-      <div><a class="read-more button" href="{{.RelPermalink}}">{{ $.Site.Params.ReadMore }} →</a></div>
+      <div><a class="read-more button" href="{{.RelPermalink}}">{{ $.Site.Params.ReadMore | default "Read more" }} →</a></div>
     </div>
     {{ end }}
     {{ partial "pagination.html" . }}
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 15f2bad..6cd6f3d 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             {{ .Format "2006-01-02" }}
         </span>
       {{ end }}
-      {{ with .Params.Author }}<span class="post-author">— {{ $.Site.Params.WrittenBy }} {{ . }}</span>{{ end }}
+      {{ with .Params.Author }}<span class="post-author">— {{ $.Site.Params.WrittenBy | default "Written by" }} {{ . }}</span>{{ end }}
     </div>
 
     {{ if .Params.tags }}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     {{ if or .NextInSection .PrevInSection }}
       <div class="pagination">
         <div class="pagination__title">
-          <span class="pagination__title-h">{{ $.Site.Params.ReadOtherPosts }}</span>
+          <span class="pagination__title-h">{{ $.Site.Params.ReadOtherPosts | default "Read other posts" }}</span>
           <hr />
         </div>
         <div class="pagination__buttons">
diff --git a/layouts/partials/menu.html b/layouts/partials/menu.html
index 2ff08d7..ee1815a 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/menu.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/menu.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       {{ end }}
       {{ if gt (len $.Site.Menus.main) $.Site.Params.showMenuItems }}
         <ul class="menu__sub-inner">
-          <li class="menu__sub-inner-more-trigger">{{ $.Site.Params.MenuMore }} <span class="menu__sub-inner-more-trigger-icon">></span></li>
+          <li class="menu__sub-inner-more-trigger">{{ $.Site.Params.MenuMore | default "Show more" }} <span class="menu__sub-inner-more-trigger-icon">></span></li>
 
           <ul class="menu__sub-inner-more hidden">
             {{ range last (sub (len $.Site.Menus.main) $.Site.Params.showMenuItems) $.Site.Menus.main }}