| Remove | Removed Hello World default post | Deleted the default `Hello world!` starter post from the shipped baseline. |
| Change | Renamed default post category to General | Replaced the default `Uncategorized` category with `General` and made it the writing default. |
| Remove | Removed default starter pages | Cleared the stock WordPress starter pages before replacing them with the MAC Starter page set. |
| Remove | Removed default starter plugins | Removed stock WordPress starter plugins that are not part of the baseline stack. |
| Remove | Removed default starter themes | Removed leftover default WordPress themes after the Bricks stack was installed. |
| Change | Configured general site settings | Set the baseline site identity, locale, role, date, time, and registration defaults. |
| Change | Configured writing defaults | Set the starter writing baseline around the default category and post-format behavior. |
| Change | Configured reading defaults | Set the homepage, feed, and indexing defaults for the starter baseline. |
| Security | Configured discussion defaults | Hardened the default comment and moderation settings away from stock WordPress behavior. |
| Change | Configured media defaults | Disabled stock intermediate image sizes and year-month upload folders in the starter baseline. |