diff --git a/exampleSite/hugo.yaml b/exampleSite/hugo.yaml
index 61047a9..1053812 100644
--- a/exampleSite/hugo.yaml
+++ b/exampleSite/hugo.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ author:
 markup: # this just keeps the bobatheme markup styling
   _merge: deep
 
+outputs:
+  page:
+    - html
+    - markdown
+
 params:
   # these are for the OpenGraph/Twitter embeds in Hugo
   description: Example website for bobatheme
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.markdown.md b/layouts/_default/single.markdown.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8f8dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.markdown.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{{ with .File -}}
+  {{ with (.Path | readFile) -}}
+    {{ . -}}
+  {{ else -}}
+    {{ errorf "file not found: %s" .Path -}}
+  {{ end -}}
+{{ else -}}
+  {{ errorf "no file available for markdown template?" -}}
+{{ end -}}