diff --git a/layouts/_default/archives.html b/layouts/_default/archives.html
index e2e6993a..b63460ba 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/archives.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/archives.html
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@
           {{- .Title | markdownify }}
         </h3>
         <div class="archive-meta">
-          <time>{{ .Date.Format (default "January 2, 2006" .Site.Params.DateFormat) }}</time>
-          {{- if $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime }}&nbsp;·&nbsp;
-          {{- $default_txt := print .ReadingTime " " "min" }}
-          {{- i18n "read_time" .ReadingTime | default  $default_txt  }}{{ end }}
-          {{- if or .Params.author .Site.Params.author }}&nbsp;·&nbsp;{{- .Params.author | default .Site.Params.author }}{{ end }}
+          {{- partial "post_meta.html" . -}}
         </div>
         <a class="entry-link" aria-label="post link to {{ .Title | plainify }}" href="{{ .Permalink }}"></a>
       </div>
@@ -39,4 +35,4 @@
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
-{{- end  }}{{/* end main */}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{- end  }}{{/* end main */}}
diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index 3596a931..dad1d3ce 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -44,11 +44,7 @@
   </section>
   {{- end }}
   <footer class="entry-footer">
-    <time>{{ .Date.Format (default "January 2, 2006" .Site.Params.DateFormat) }}</time>
-    {{- if $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime }}&nbsp;·&nbsp;
-    {{- $default_txt := print .ReadingTime " " "min" }}
-    {{- i18n "read_time" .ReadingTime | default  $default_txt  }}{{ end }}
-    {{- if or .Params.author .Site.Params.author }}&nbsp;·&nbsp;{{- .Params.author | default .Site.Params.author }}{{ end }}
+    {{- partial "post_meta.html" . -}}
   </footer>
   <a class="entry-link" aria-label="post link to {{ .Title | plainify }}" href="{{ .Permalink }}"></a>
 </article>
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 20c3bc93..b13fb74a 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@
     </h1>
     {{- if .Params.hideMeta }}{{ else }}
     <div class="post-meta">
-      <time>{{ .Date.Format (default "January 2, 2006" .Site.Params.DateFormat) }}</time>
-      {{- if $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime -}}&nbsp;·&nbsp;
-      {{- $default_txt := print .ReadingTime " " "min" }}
-      {{- i18n "read_time" .ReadingTime | default  $default_txt  }}{{ end }}
-      {{- if or .Params.author .Site.Params.author }}&nbsp;·&nbsp;{{- .Params.author | default .Site.Params.author }}{{ end }}
+      {{- partial "post_meta.html" . -}}
       {{- if .IsTranslated -}}&nbsp;|&nbsp;
       <ul class="i18n_list">
         {{- i18n "translations" | default "Translations"}}:
diff --git a/layouts/partials/post_meta.html b/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd3b9a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<time>{{ .Date.Format (default "January 2, 2006" .Site.Params.DateFormat) }}</time>
+{{- if $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime -}}&nbsp;·&nbsp;
+{{- $default_txt := print .ReadingTime " " "min" }}
+{{- i18n "read_time" .ReadingTime | default  $default_txt  }}{{ end }}
+{{- if or .Params.author .Site.Params.author }}&nbsp;·&nbsp;{{- .Params.author | default .Site.Params.author }}{{ end }}