Blogs

The Blog section is designed to display a collection of blog posts in a visually appealing layout. This section allows merchants to control layout styling, display metadata (like author, date, tags), adjust the image presentation, and apply custom colors or gradients.

Section settings

Settings
Type
Description

Default blog image

image_picker

Sets a fallback image when a blog post lacks a featured image.

Image replacement color

select

Background color used when a post image is missing: Accent color, Default color, or None.

Blog style

select

Determines layout style: Standard or Photo background.

Posts per row

range

Number of posts shown per row on desktop.

Image aspect ratio

range

Controls image shape (0.5:1 to 1.5:1).

Show RSS icon

checkbox

Toggles visibility of an RSS feed icon.

Show date

checkbox

Displays the publish date of blog posts.

Show author

checkbox

Displays the author's name.

Show tags

checkbox

Toggles the visibility of post tags.

Show comment count

checkbox

Shows number of comments per post.

Tag alignment

select

Positions tags: Left or Center aligned.

Colors

Background

color

Sets the background color of the section.

Overlay gradient

color_background

Adds a gradient overlay to enhance background visuals.

Section spacing

Padding top

range

Top spacing of the section.

Padding bottom

range

Bottom spacing of the section.

Layout and Articles

Controls to customize the layout of your blog index page, and you can adjust the image aspect ratio with the range slider.

Tip: use show tags to display the navigation tabs which allows readers to filter though your articles

Tips and Usage

  • To maintain design consistency, use the same aspect ratio across all posts.

  • Use the Photo background style for more visual impact on image-heavy blogs.

  • If no image is available, consider setting a Default blog image or using an Image replacement color to preserve the layout structure.

  • Enable the RSS icon if you want to allow users to subscribe to blog updates.

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