diff --git a/collections/collection.go b/collections/collection.go
index 96efeaa..337d4db 100644
--- a/collections/collection.go
+++ b/collections/collection.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/osteele/gojekyll/constants"
 	"github.com/osteele/gojekyll/pages"
 	"github.com/osteele/gojekyll/templates"
 )
@@ -25,12 +26,8 @@ func NewCollection(ctx pages.Context, name string, metadata templates.VariableMa
 	}
 }
 
-// DefaultPermalink returns the default Permalink for pages in a collection
-// that doesn't specify a permalink in the site config.
-func (c *Collection) DefaultPermalink() string { return "/:categories/:year/:month/:day/:title.html" }
-
 // IsPosts returns true if the collection is the special "posts" collection.
-func (c *Collection) IsPosts() bool { return c.Name == "posts" }
+func (c *Collection) IsPostsCollection() bool { return c.Name == "posts" }
 
 // Output returns a bool indicating whether files in this collection should be written.
 func (c *Collection) Output() bool { return c.Metadata.Bool("output", false) }
@@ -57,13 +54,17 @@ func (c *Collection) TemplateVariable() []templates.VariableMap {
 func (c *Collection) ReadPages(ctx pages.Context, sitePath string, frontMatterDefaults func(string, string) templates.VariableMap) error {
 	pageDefaults := templates.VariableMap{
 		"collection": c.Name,
+		"permalink":  constants.DefaultCollectionPermalinkPattern,
+	}
+	if c.IsPostsCollection() {
+		pageDefaults["permalink"] = constants.DefaultPostsCollectionPermalinkPattern
 	}
 
 	walkFn := func(filename string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			// if the issue is simply that the directory doesn't exist, warn instead of error
 			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-				if !c.IsPosts() {
+				if !c.IsPostsCollection() {
 					fmt.Printf("Missing collection directory: _%s\n", c.Name)
 				}
 				return nil
diff --git a/constants/permalinks.go b/constants/permalinks.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8989013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/constants/permalinks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package constants
+
+// DefaultPermalinkPattern is the default permalink pattern for pages that aren't in a collection
+const DefaultPermalinkPattern = "/:path:output_ext"
+
+// DefaultCollectionPermalinkPattern is the default permalink pattern for pages in the posts collection
+const DefaultCollectionPermalinkPattern = "/:collection/:path:output_ext"
+
+// DefaultPostPermalinkPattern is the default collection permalink pattern
+const DefaultPostsCollectionPermalinkPattern = "/:categories/:year/:month/:day/:title.html"
diff --git a/example/_layouts/archive.html b/example/_layouts/archive.html
index a775e8c..53285f5 100644
--- a/example/_layouts/archive.html
+++ b/example/_layouts/archive.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
----
-layout: default
----
+--- layout: default ---
 
 <!-- archive layout -->
+<h2>Archive Layout</h2>
 {{content}}
-<!-- archive layout end -->
+<!-- archive layout end -->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/_layouts/default.html b/example/_layouts/default.html
index 5cf3f48..d24e187 100644
--- a/example/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/example/_layouts/default.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <!-- default layout -->
-<h1>{{page.title}}</h1>
+<h1>Default Layout: {{page.title}}</h1>
 {{content}}
-<!-- default layout end -->
+<!-- default layout end -->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/archive.md b/example/archive.md
index c110b69..a5617d2 100644
--- a/example/archive.md
+++ b/example/archive.md
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
-permalink: /:name
 layout: archive
 ---
 
diff --git a/pages/page.go b/pages/page.go
index 3c411c4..37d4d26 100644
--- a/pages/page.go
+++ b/pages/page.go
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ type Context interface {
 
 // Container is the Page container
 type Container interface {
-	DefaultPermalink() string
 	PathPrefix() string
 	Output() bool
 }
diff --git a/pages/permalinks.go b/pages/permalinks.go
index c9111c6..39c83de 100644
--- a/pages/permalinks.go
+++ b/pages/permalinks.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/osteele/gojekyll/constants"
 	"github.com/osteele/gojekyll/helpers"
 )
 
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ func (p *pageFields) permalinkTemplateVariables() map[string]string {
 }
 
 func (p *pageFields) expandPermalink() (s string, err error) {
-	pattern := p.frontMatter.String("permalink", p.container.DefaultPermalink())
+	pattern := p.frontMatter.String("permalink", constants.DefaultPermalinkPattern)
+
 	if p, found := PermalinkStyles[pattern]; found {
 		pattern = p
 	}
diff --git a/sites/site.go b/sites/site.go
index 8b7b787..80115fa 100644
--- a/sites/site.go
+++ b/sites/site.go
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ type Site struct {
 // SourceDir returns the sites source directory.
 func (s *Site) SourceDir() string { return s.Source }
 
-// DefaultPermalink returns the default Permalink for pages not in a collection.
-func (s *Site) DefaultPermalink() string { return "/:path:output_ext" }
-
 // Output returns true, indicating that the files in the site should be written.
 func (s *Site) Output() bool { return true }