diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index 3ce65d0..0873660 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -8,32 +8,9 @@
     {{ if .Site.Params.enableFeatured | default false }}
         {{ $featuredPostsList = where $allPostsList "Params.featured" true }}
         {{ $postsList = union (where $allPostsList "Params.featured" false) (where $allPostsList "Params.featured" nil) }}
+        {{- partial "featured_articles.html" $featuredPostsList -}}
     {{ end }}
 
-    <div class="featured postlist gridView">
-    {{ range $featuredPostsList }}
-        <a class="featuredCardLink" href="{{ .Permalink }}">
-            <article class="featuredCard {{ if .Site.Params.discreteCards }}discrete{{ end }}"
-                style="background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 59%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7) 100%), url('{{ .Params.Image }}');">
-                <div class="contentArea">
-                    <h2>{{ .Title }}</h2>
-                    <p class="date">
-                        <span title="Date"> </span>
-                        {{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}
-                        {{ if .Params.tags }}
-                        <br />
-                        <span title="Tags"> </span>
-                        {{ range .Params.tags }}
-                            #{{ . }}
-                        {{ end }}
-                    {{ end }}
-                    </p>
-                </div>
-            </article>
-        </a>
-    {{ end }}
-    </div>
-
     {{/* pagination */}}
     <div class="postlist {{ if .Site.Params.gridView }}gridView{{ end }}" id="postlist">
     {{ range (.Paginate $postsList).Pages }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/featured_articles.html b/layouts/partials/featured_articles.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..347eeb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/featured_articles.html
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<div class="featured postlist gridView">
+{{ range . }}
+    <a class="featuredCardLink" href="{{ .Permalink }}">
+        <article class="featuredCard {{ if .Site.Params.discreteCards }}discrete{{ end }}"
+            style="
+                background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom,
+                    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0%,
+                    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 59%,
+                    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7) 100%
+                ), url('{{ .Params.Image }}');
+        ">
+            <div class="contentArea">
+                <h2>{{ .Title }}</h2>
+                <p class="date">
+                    <span title="Date"> </span>
+                    {{ .Date.Format "2006-01-02" }}
+                    {{ if .Params.tags }}
+                    <br />
+                    <span title="Tags"> </span>
+                    {{ range .Params.tags }}
+                        #{{ . }}
+                    {{ end }}
+                {{ end }}
+                </p>
+            </div>
+        </article>
+    </a>
+{{ end }}
+</div>