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# Install Layout

## How to add a Blog?

1. Go to **Online Store** -> **Blog posts**.
2. Click **Manage blogs**. After that, click **Add blog.**
3. Enter a title the blog.
4. Click **Save**.
5. Optional: To make a published blog appear in your online store navigation, [add a link](https://help.shopify.com/manual/sell-online/online-store/menus-and-links/#add-a-menu-item) to it in a menu.

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### How to setup Blog Layout? <a href="#how-to-setup-blog-layout" id="how-to-setup-blog-layout"></a>

1. Go to **Online Store** -> **Blog posts**.
2. Click **Manage blogs**.
3. Find and click the blog post that you want to edit.
4. Choose template from **Theme template**.
5. Click **Save**.

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### How to setup section for Blog?

1. From your Shopify admin, go to **Online Store** -> **Themes**.
2. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click **Customize**.
3. Choose **Blogs** from the dropdown window -> Choose **Default Blog**, **Simple Blog, Balance Blog**.

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#### 01: Apply Preset data for Blog Layouts: <a href="#id-01-apply-preset-data-for-product-layouts" id="id-01-apply-preset-data-for-product-layouts"></a>

1. Please click the [file to download](#product-demo-1) the corresponding *"json"* of the layout you want.
2. Download the selected preset.
3. Open downloaded file in the text editor.
4. **SELECT ALL** and **COPY**.
5. From your Shopify admin, go to **Themes ->** **Actions** **->** **Edit Code.**

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6. Find folder **Templates** **->** Open file **blog.json** **->** **SELECT ALL** and **DELETE**. **PASTE** the copied preset from the external file.

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### Blog Demo <a href="#product-demo" id="product-demo"></a>

1. Blog Layout 01 - Classic
2. Blog Layout 02 - Simple
3. Blog Layout 03 - Balance
4. Article Layout 01 - Classic
5. Article Layout 02 - Article with product

### Presets For Blog <a href="#product-demo" id="product-demo"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th>Product Layout Demo</th><th data-type="files">product.json</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Blog Layout 01 - Classic</td><td><a href="https://3432241786-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FAgyEGjimJ0Z5PS9XDyAH%2Fuploads%2FpTLNGIqmtgoTQv6BJbVw%2Fblog-classic.json?alt=media&amp;token=8c1ce54f-c9ca-4095-9f1f-c19823df9749">blog-classic.json</a></td></tr><tr><td>Blog Layout 02 - Simple</td><td><a href="https://3432241786-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FAgyEGjimJ0Z5PS9XDyAH%2Fuploads%2FNSLkBZUZulSrd9fTwezP%2Fblog.blog-simple.json?alt=media&amp;token=67ffcade-4dec-4514-a331-4aa15b007afe">blog.blog-simple.json</a></td></tr><tr><td>Blog Layout 03 - Balance</td><td><a href="https://3432241786-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FAgyEGjimJ0Z5PS9XDyAH%2Fuploads%2FLGvArLN8of9BvDP4OGnJ%2Fblog.blog-balance.json?alt=media&amp;token=8d6f2777-e63c-40fb-aeec-ea9735151bbf">blog.blog-balance.json</a></td></tr><tr><td>Article</td><td><a href="https://3432241786-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FAgyEGjimJ0Z5PS9XDyAH%2Fuploads%2FpBc576GyFRY3PBeZaXBK%2Farticle.json?alt=media&amp;token=ce84dc2b-0537-4d36-bf1e-e745cd7981ef">article.json</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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