diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 76f017cb..18ecdde0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ paige:
       class: "badge text-bg-secondary text-decoration-none" # Default is "badge text-bg-secondary text-decoration-none"
       hide: false # Default is false
     content:
-      class: "" # Default is ""
+      class: "paige-content" # Default is "paige-content"
       hide: false # Default is false
     date:
       class: "text-center text-secondary" # Default is "text-center text-secondary"
diff --git a/layouts/partials/paige/content.html b/layouts/partials/paige/content.html
index 7a772939..a83d022c 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/paige/content.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/paige/content.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{ $page := . }}
 
-{{ $class := $page.Param "paige.page.content.class" }}
+{{ $class := $page.Param "paige.page.content.class" | default "paige-content" }}
 {{ $content := "" }}
 
 {{ if $page.Param "paige.page.title.hide" | not }}
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 {{ end }}
 
 {{ with $content }}
-    <section class="paige-content {{ with $class }} {{ . }} {{ end }}">
+    <section {{ with $class }} class="{{ . }}" {{ end }}>
         {{ . }}
     </section>
 {{ end }}