diff --git a/config.kdl b/config.kdl
index 09cc525..544eb64 100644
--- a/config.kdl
+++ b/config.kdl
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 scrollback_editor "/usr/local/bin/nvim"
 theme "vscode_dark_modern"
+default_layout "default"
 
 keybinds {
     normal clear-defaults=true {
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ keybinds {
         bind "Alt q" { Quit; }
         bind "Alt d" { Detach; }
 
+        bind "Alt n" { NewPane; }
         bind "Alt s" { NewPane "Down"; }
         bind "Alt v" { NewPane "Right"; }
         bind "Alt c" { NewTab; }
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ keybinds {
         bind "Alt f" { ToggleFloatingPanes; }
         bind "Alt e" { TogglePaneEmbedOrFloating; }
 
+        bind "Alt S" { NewPane "stacked"; }
+
         bind "Alt H" { MovePane "Left"; }
         bind "Alt J" { MovePane "Down"; }
         bind "Alt K" { MovePane "Up"; }
@@ -67,4 +71,3 @@ keybinds {
     }
 }
 
-
diff --git a/layouts/default.kdl b/layouts/default.kdl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7c25a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/default.kdl
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+layout {
+    pane split_direction="vertical" {
+        pane
+    }
+
+    pane size=1 borderless=true {
+        plugin location="file:/home/christopherwilliams/.config/zellij/plugins/zjstatus.wasm" {
+            format_left  "{mode}#[fg=black,bg=blue,bold]{session}  #[fg=blue,bg=#181825]{tabs}"
+            format_right "#[fg=#181825,bg=#b1bbfa]{datetime}"
+            format_space "#[bg=#181825]"
+
+            hide_frame_for_single_pane "true"
+
+            mode_normal  "#[bg=blue] "
+
+            tab_normal              "#[fg=#181825,bg=#4C4C59] #[fg=#000000,bg=#4C4C59]{index}  {name} #[fg=#4C4C59,bg=#181825]"
+            tab_normal_fullscreen   "#[fg=#6C7086,bg=#181825] {index} {name} [] "
+            tab_normal_sync         "#[fg=#6C7086,bg=#181825] {index} {name} <> "
+            tab_active              "#[fg=#181825,bg=#ffffff,bold,italic] {index}  {name} #[fg=#ffffff,bg=#181825]"
+            tab_active_fullscreen   "#[fg=#9399B2,bg=#181825,bold,italic] {index} {name} [] "
+            tab_active_sync         "#[fg=#9399B2,bg=#181825,bold,italic] {index} {name} <> "
+
+            datetime          "#[fg=#6C7086,bg=#b1bbfa,bold] {format} "
+            datetime_format   "%A, %d %b %Y %H:%M"
+            datetime_timezone "America/New_York"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/zjstatus.wasm b/plugins/zjstatus.wasm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cea126a
Binary files /dev/null and b/plugins/zjstatus.wasm differ