diff --git a/components/author/index.js b/components/author/index.js
index 8fe39562..11f52641 100644
--- a/components/author/index.js
+++ b/components/author/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { AuthorContext } from './context';
  */
 
 export const Name = (props) => {
-	const { tagName: TagName, ...rest } = props;
+	const { tagName: TagName = 'span', ...rest } = props;
 
 	/**
 	 * @type {Author}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Name.defaultProps = {
 };
 
 export const FirstName = (props) => {
-	const { tagName: TagName, ...rest } = props;
+	const { tagName: TagName = 'span', ...rest } = props;
 
 	/**
 	 * @type {Author}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ FirstName.defaultProps = {
 };
 
 export const LastName = (props) => {
-	const { tagName: TagName, ...rest } = props;
+	const { tagName: TagName = 'span', ...rest } = props;
 
 	/**
 	 * @type {Author}
diff --git a/components/post-date/index.js b/components/post-date/index.js
index 90bf678a..72ab538c 100644
--- a/components/post-date/index.js
+++ b/components/post-date/index.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ PostDatePicker.propTypes = {
 };
 
 export const PostDate = (props) => {
-	const { placeholder, format, ...rest } = props;
+	const { placeholder = __('No date set', 'tenup'), format, ...rest } = props;
 
 	const { postId, postType, isEditable } = usePost();
 
diff --git a/components/post-excerpt/index.js b/components/post-excerpt/index.js
index 321fbe6e..1404a71e 100644
--- a/components/post-excerpt/index.js
+++ b/components/post-excerpt/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { usePost } from '../../hooks';
 
 export const PostExcerpt = (props) => {
-	const { placeholder, ...rest } = props;
+	const { placeholder = __('Enter excerpt...', 'tenup'), ...rest } = props;
 	const { postId, postType, isEditable } = usePost();
 
 	const [rawExcerpt = '', setExcerpt, fullExcerpt] = useEntityProp(
diff --git a/components/post-meta/index.js b/components/post-meta/index.js
index 2c09b216..27a06f74 100644
--- a/components/post-meta/index.js
+++ b/components/post-meta/index.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ PostMeta.propTypes = {
 };
 
 const MetaString = (props) => {
-	const { metaKey, tagName } = props;
+	const { metaKey, tagName = 'p' } = props;
 	const [metaValue, setMetaValue] = usePostMetaValue(metaKey);
 
 	return <RichText value={metaValue} onChange={setMetaValue} tagName={tagName} {...props} />;
diff --git a/components/post-primary-term/index.js b/components/post-primary-term/index.js
index d1f10a2c..25485e38 100644
--- a/components/post-primary-term/index.js
+++ b/components/post-primary-term/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { usePrimaryTerm } from '../../hooks';
 
 export const PostPrimaryTerm = (props) => {
-	const { taxonomyName, placeholder, isLink, ...rest } = props;
+	const {
+		taxonomyName = 'category',
+		placeholder = __('Select a term', 'tenup'),
+		isLink = true,
+		...rest
+	} = props;
 
 	const [primaryTerm, isSupportedTaxonomy] = usePrimaryTerm(taxonomyName);
 
diff --git a/components/post-term-list/index.js b/components/post-term-list/index.js
index ba024dee..04c41f01 100644
--- a/components/post-term-list/index.js
+++ b/components/post-term-list/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { PostTermContext } from './context';
 import { ListItem, TermLink } from './item';
 
 export const PostTermList = (props) => {
-	const { tagName: TagName, taxonomyName, children, ...rest } = props;
+	const { tagName: TagName = 'ul', taxonomyName, children, ...rest } = props;
 
 	const { isEditable } = usePost();
 
diff --git a/components/post-term-list/item.js b/components/post-term-list/item.js
index bdcdaf5d..df44640f 100644
--- a/components/post-term-list/item.js
+++ b/components/post-term-list/item.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { PostTermContext } from './context';
 
 export const ListItem = (props) => {
-	const { tagName: TagName, children, ...rest } = props;
+	const { tagName: TagName = 'li', children, ...rest } = props;
 
 	return <TagName {...rest}>{children}</TagName>;
 };
diff --git a/components/post-title/index.js b/components/post-title/index.js
index 237c9ecd..3db54ad6 100644
--- a/components/post-title/index.js
+++ b/components/post-title/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { usePost } from '../../hooks';
 
 export const PostTitle = (props) => {
-	const { tagName: TagName, ...rest } = props;
+	const { tagName: TagName = 'h1', ...rest } = props;
 	const { postId, postType, isEditable } = usePost();
 
 	const [rawTitle = '', setTitle, fullTitle] = useEntityProp(