# Blog

Blogging can be an excellent tool for promoting your products and giving your store a personal touch, as well as providing a boost to your site's SEO ranking. For more information, see [Blogs](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/blogs).

## 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.

![](https://584379246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F8AcakjwUSIs90OK0GJi2%2Fuploads%2FOW6vKrW1hNihrRmSQKqu%2Fblog-post-7.gif?alt=media\&token=58ba73dc-d21f-415e-a5cb-2bc2d676833d)

## How to setup Blog Layout?

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**.

![](https://584379246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F8AcakjwUSIs90OK0GJi2%2Fuploads%2FrNB7H0g6HAmyXNbG0OSm%2Fblog-post-2.gif?alt=media\&token=ebefcdd5-1662-447c-93a3-b306d70b54f7)

{% hint style="info" %}
Halo offers you 3 Blog post layouts.
{% endhint %}

## 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**, **template\_blog\_1** or **template\_blog\_2**.

![](https://584379246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F8AcakjwUSIs90OK0GJi2%2Fuploads%2F4BVVGaIhF8W3CB3JOumL%2Fblog-post-3.gif?alt=media\&token=e716a4ee-8ca0-4275-815f-a86f760588a3)