diff --git a/_layouts/blog.html b/_layouts/blog.html
index adb84ecf..e7ce67fb 100644
--- a/_layouts/blog.html
+++ b/_layouts/blog.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ---
 <div class="row align-items-start justify-content-center my-5">
     <div class="col-lg-3 mb-5" role="complementary" aria-labelledby="page-title">
-        <div class="card px-2 mx-2">
+        <div class="card shadow px-2 mx-2">
             <div class="card-body">
                 <h1 class="fs-3" class="card-title" id="page-title">{{ page.title }}</h1>
                 <div class="container g-0 mt-4">
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ <h1 class="fs-3" class="card-title" id="page-title">{{ page.title }}</h1>
                         {% else %}
                             <div class="col-md align-self-center">
                         {% endif %}
-                            <div class="card-body mx-3 my-2">
+                            <div class="card-header">
                                 <h2 class="card-title fs-4">
-                                    <a class="page-link" href="{{ post.url | absolute_url }}">
+                                    <a href="{{ post.url | absolute_url }}">
                                         {{ post.title | escape }}
                                     </a>
                                 </h2>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="card-body mx-3 my-2">
                                 <p class="card-text">{{ post.excerpt | markdownify }}</p>
                                 <p class="card-text text-end"><small class="text-secondary">{{ post.date | date: date_format }}</small></p>
                             </div>
diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index 529ecfcd..e0dc5d28 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     {% seo %}
     {% feed_meta %}
 </head>
-<body class="d-flex flex-column min-vh-100" data-bs-theme="light">
+<body class="d-flex flex-column min-vh-100 default-layout" data-bs-theme="light">
 {% if jekyll.environment == "development" %}
    <div class="dev-watermark">Development Mode</div>
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/_sass/kroxylicious.scss b/_sass/kroxylicious.scss
index 18328454..48e1ddf1 100644
--- a/_sass/kroxylicious.scss
+++ b/_sass/kroxylicious.scss
@@ -343,4 +343,14 @@ b.conum * {
   background-size:contain;
   border: none;
   opacity: 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+.default-layout > .container-fluid.px-0 > .row {
+  margin-left: 0;
+  margin-right: 0;
+}
+
+.card-title {
+  margin-top: calc(var(--#{$prefix}card-title-spacer-y) / 2);
+  margin-bottom: calc(var(--#{$prefix}card-title-spacer-y) / 2);
+}
diff --git a/_use_cases/schema_validation_and_enforecement.markdown b/_use_cases/schema_validation_and_enforecement.markdown
index 1a461b40..7f43d656 100644
--- a/_use_cases/schema_validation_and_enforecement.markdown
+++ b/_use_cases/schema_validation_and_enforecement.markdown
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ even if producing applications are misconfigured.
 
 The filter currently supports two modes of operation:
 
-1. Schema validation[^3] validates the content of the record against a schema. Use this for topics which have an entry in
+1. Schema validation[^1] validates the content of the record against a schema. Use this for topics which have an entry in
    the Schema Registry.
 2. SyntacticallyCorrectJson validation ensures the producer is producing messages that contain syntactically valid JSON.
    Use for topics which do not have registered schemas.
