diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7d7b25b..d2e0867 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3356,6 +3356,7 @@
       "version": "0.0.6",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
+        "ejs": "^3.1.10",
         "gray-matter": "^4.0.3",
         "showdown": "^2.1.0"
       }
@@ -3371,17 +3372,7 @@
       "version": "0.0.7",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "plugin-sails-content": "^0.0.5"
-      }
-    },
-    "packages/sails-hook-content/node_modules/plugin-sails-content": {
-      "version": "0.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/plugin-sails-content/-/plugin-sails-content-0.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-u5/43RCzaXNQa495QpHTSksYQ5dANb/bdS2fV31SW4bn66nUH3fPlCpn8RQFed1kfKjMVHBO74tOMVawpZs5BQ==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "ejs": "^3.1.9",
-        "gray-matter": "^4.0.3",
-        "showdown": "^2.1.0"
+        "plugin-sails-content": "^0.0.6"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-sails-content/lib/generate-content.js b/packages/plugin-sails-content/lib/generate-content.js
index 414f1f6..1738024 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-sails-content/lib/generate-content.js
+++ b/packages/plugin-sails-content/lib/generate-content.js
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ const path = require('path')
 const render = require('./render')
 const writeHtmlToOutput = require('./write-html-to-output')
 
-async function generateContent(sails) {
-  const config = sails.config.content
-  config.outputDir = config.outputDir ? config.outputDir : '.tmp/public'
+async function generateContent(config) {
   const files = await fs.readdir(config.inputDir)
 
   for (const file of files) {
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@ async function generateContent(sails) {
         outputDir: path.join(config.outputDir, file)
       })
     } else if (fileStats.isFile() && file.toLowerCase().endsWith('.md')) {
-      const { renderedHtml } = await render(sails, filePath, config.layout)
+      const { renderedHtml } = await render(filePath, config)
 
       const outputFilePath = await writeHtmlToOutput(
         renderedHtml,
diff --git a/packages/plugin-sails-content/lib/index.js b/packages/plugin-sails-content/lib/index.js
index cc8185f..a9ed3d4 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-sails-content/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/plugin-sails-content/lib/index.js
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 const generateContent = require('./generate-content')
-module.exports = function pluginSailsContent(sails) {
+module.exports = function pluginSailsContent(config) {
   return {
     name: 'sails:content',
     setup(api) {
-      api.onDevCompileDone(async function () {
-        await generateContent(sails)
-      })
-      api.onAfterBuild(async function () {
-        await generateContent(sails)
-      })
+      const runGenerateContent = async () => await generateContent(config)
+
+      api.onDevCompileDone(runGenerateContent)
+      api.onAfterBuild(runGenerateContent)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-sails-content/lib/render.js b/packages/plugin-sails-content/lib/render.js
index 15b30e7..8ea7ddf 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-sails-content/lib/render.js
+++ b/packages/plugin-sails-content/lib/render.js
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 const fs = require('fs/promises')
 const matter = require('gray-matter')
 const showdown = require('showdown')
+const ejs = require('ejs')
 
-async function render(sails, mdFile, layout) {
-  const fileContent = await fs.readFile(mdFile, { encoding: 'utf8' })
+async function render(filePath, config) {
+  const fileContent = await fs.readFile(filePath, { encoding: 'utf8' })
   const { data, content } = matter(fileContent)
 
-  layout = layout || data.layout
+  const layout = data.layout || config.layout
 
   const converter = new showdown.Converter({ ghCompatibleHeaderId: true })
   const htmlContent = converter.makeHtml(content)
 
   const layoutContent = await fs.readFile(layout, { encoding: 'utf8' })
-
-  const renderedHtml = await sails.renderView(layoutContent, {
-    layout: false,
+  const renderedHtml = ejs.render(layoutContent, {
+    ...config.locals,
     data,
     content: htmlContent
   })
diff --git a/packages/plugin-sails-content/package.json b/packages/plugin-sails-content/package.json
index d60fa99..a7b32ac 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-sails-content/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-sails-content/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   "author": "Kelvin Omereshone <kelvin@sailscasts.com>",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
+    "ejs": "^3.1.10",
     "gray-matter": "^4.0.3",
     "showdown": "^2.1.0"
   }
diff --git a/packages/sails-hook-content/lib/index.js b/packages/sails-hook-content/lib/index.js
index 53e61f2..2937e1f 100644
--- a/packages/sails-hook-content/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/sails-hook-content/lib/index.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module.exports = function defineSailsContentHook(sails) {
     defaults: {
       content: {
         inputDir: 'content', // Default content directory
+        outputDir: '.tmp/public',
         output: 'static' // creates the .html files for all your .md files in content at build time.
       }
     },
@@ -18,8 +19,18 @@ module.exports = function defineSailsContentHook(sails) {
      */
     initialize: async function () {
       sails.log.info('Initializing custom hook (`sails-content`)')
+
       if (sails.config.content.output == 'static') {
-        sails.config.shipwright.build.plugins.push(pluginSailsContent(sails))
+        sails.config.content.locals = sails.config.views.locals || {}
+
+        sails.config.content.locals.shipwright = {
+          scripts: sails.hooks.shipwright.generateScripts,
+          styles: sails.hooks.shipwright.generateStyles
+        }
+
+        sails.config.shipwright.build.plugins.push(
+          pluginSailsContent(sails.config.content)
+        )
       }
     }
   }