diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index b499dce..5b0754e 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 var consolidate = require('consolidate');
-var debug = require('debug')('metalsmith-templates');
+var debug = require('debug')('metalsmith-layouts');
 var each = require('async').each;
 var extend = require('extend');
 var match = require('multimatch');
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = plugin;
 var settings = ['engine', 'directory', 'pattern', 'default'];
 
 /**
- * Metalsmith plugin to run files through any template in a template `dir`.
+ * Metalsmith plugin to run files through any layout in a layout `dir`.
  *
  * @param {String or Object} options
  *   @property {String} default (optional)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function plugin(opts){
   if (!opts.engine) throw new Error('"engine" option required');
 
   var engine = opts.engine;
-  var dir = opts.directory || 'templates';
+  var dir = opts.directory || 'layouts';
   var pattern = opts.pattern;
   var def = opts.default;
   var params = omit(opts, settings);
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ function plugin(opts){
 
     function check(file){
       var data = files[file];
-      var tmpl = data.template || def;
+      var lyt = data.layout || def;
       if (pattern && !match(file, pattern)[0]) return false;
-      if (!tmpl) return false;
+      if (!lyt) return false;
       return true;
     }
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function plugin(opts){
       debug('converting file: %s', file);
       var data = files[file];
       var clone = extend({}, params, metadata, data);
-      var str = metalsmith.path(dir, data.template || def);
+      var str = metalsmith.path(dir, data.layout || def);
       var render = consolidate[engine];
 
       render(str, clone, function(err, str){