# Blog post page

Blog post pages display the content of the blog post. By default, they contain a **Blog post** section. The **Blog post** section has no customizable settings by itself, but contains the following default blocks:

* Featured image
* Content
* Tag

## How to create a blog post?

1. From your Shopify admin, go to **Online Store** **->** **Blog posts**.
2. Click **Add blog post**.
3. On the **Add blog post** page, enter a title for your blog post. You need to have a title to save the post.
4. Enter the blog post content. This field uses the [rich text editor](https://help.shopify.com/manual/productivity-tools/rich-text-editor), so you can format your post content. You can also add an image, embed a video or other media, or insert a link.
5. Choose the settings for your blog post:
   * **Author**: From the drop-down menu, select the name of the person writing the post. Only the names of the store owner and staff appear in the drop-down menu.
   * **Blog**: Select the name of the blog where the post will be published. If you don't want to publish to one of your existing blogs, then you can create a new blog in the drop-down menu.
6. Optional: Display an image on the blog landing page. Click **Upload image** in the **Featured image** section, and then select an image to upload.
7. Optional: Include an excerpt from your blog post on the blog landing page.
8. Optional: Add tags to your blog posts to organize them by category or subject. Customers can click tags to find other blog posts in the same category. When a customer searches for a tag in your online store, matching blog posts will appear in the search results. Enter tags, separated by commas, in the **Tags** field. Tags can have up to 255 characters.
9. Optional: If you have [created a custom template for blog posts](https://help.shopify.com/manual/sell-online/online-store/blogs/publishing-blogs#create-a-blog-post-template), then you can select a template. In the **Template** drop-down menu, select the template that you want to use for the post.
10. Optional: Edit the search engine listing for your blog post in the **Search engine listing preview** section.
11. Blog posts are hidden by default and won't appear on your online store. If you're ready to publish the post, then select **Visible** in the **Visibility** section, or [set a specific publishing date](https://help.shopify.com/manual/sell-online/online-store/blogs/publishing-blogs#set-a-specific-publish-date-for-a-blog-post) for the post. You can edit or delete a published blog post at any time.
12. Click **Save**.

{% hint style="info" %}
For more information, [Writing blog posts](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/blogs/writing-blogs).
{% endhint %}

## How to create a blog post template?

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 **Blog Posts** from the dropdown window **->** Choose **Create template.**

{% hint style="info" %}
If you create a template in an unpublished theme, the new template can only be assigned in the Shopify admin after the theme is published.
{% endhint %}

## How to apply a new blog post template?

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

{% hint style="info" %}
If you create a template in an unpublished theme, the new template can only be assigned in the Shopify admin after the theme is published.
{% endhint %}

## How to set up section**s** for a blog post?

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 **Blog posts** from the dropdown window -> Choose **Default blog post**.
4. From the side menu, select **Blog post**. Configure the article page in the setting on the side with the following settings.

<table><thead><tr><th width="217">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Show back to blog</td><td>Select this checkbox to show/hide the "back to blog" button.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Blog post Block

### **Featured image**

<table><thead><tr><th width="219">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Color scheme</td><td>Set the color for the block.</td></tr><tr><td>Show featured image</td><td>Select this checkbox to show/hide the featured image for the blog post.</td></tr><tr><td>Featured image height</td><td><p></p><p>Determines the height of the blog post's featured image:</p><ul><li>Adapt to image (default) - Keeps the image's original aspect ratio.</li><li>Image specifications are listed below. Choose between a <em>small</em>, <em>medium</em>, or <em>large</em> featured image.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Show date</td><td>Select this checkbox to show/hide the date for the blog post.</td></tr><tr><td>Show author</td><td>Select this checkbox to show/hide the author for the blog post.</td></tr><tr><td>Show title</td><td>Select this checkbox to show/hide the title for the blog post.</td></tr><tr><td>Show featured tags</td><td>Select this checkbox to show/hide the featured tags for the blog post.</td></tr><tr><td>Show comments count</td><td>Select this checkbox to show/hide the comments count for the blog post.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### **Share**

<table><thead><tr><th width="220">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Text</td><td>The clickable text that customers click to share the product to their social media.</td></tr></tbody></table>