Blog posts

This guide describes how to set up Blog posts section.

Use this section to display a selection of blog posts on a store page. In your blog posts, write about new products, collections, promotions, or other news. Refer to Shopify help: Blogs.

The previous image shows an example store's home page. In the upper left, part of the Theme editor's Blog posts section menu is displayed. The menu's Display blog posts on cards option is enabled. This option shows or hides a card behind each blog post tile in the section. In the previous image, the section displays a card behind each blog post.

For general guidance with modifying sections, refer to Sections overview and Shopify help: Sections and blocks.

Configure the Blog posts section

To configure your Blog posts section:

1. In the Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the dropdown to select a page that contains a Blog posts section.

   Note

   The section can be added to any page, except Gift card and Customer pages. To add the section to the current page, select Add section > Blog posts. Refer to Shopify help: Add a section.

2. From the side menu, select Blog posts.

3. Select a setting described in the following table.

Setting name	Description
Display blog posts on cards	Use the Display blog posts on cards option to show or hide a card behind each blog post tile in the section. Refer to Shopify help: Cards.
Posts per row on desktop	Adjust the Posts per row on desktop slider between 2 and 4. Use this option to specify the number of blog posts to display in each row, inside the section, on desktop display devices.
Blog	Use the Blog picker to select a blog to display in the section. Refer to Shopify help: Blogs.
Posts	Adjust the Posts slider between 3 and 12 posts. Use this option to specify the number of blog posts to display in the section. Each post is contained within a dedicated tile inside the section.
Shape	Use the Shape options to select a shape for images inside the blog post tiles. For example, select Default, Ellipse, Rounded nonagon, or Pixelated. Note that some shapes crop the image.
Crop	Use the Crop options to select No crop, Landscape, Square, or Portrait. Use this option to specify a shape for cropping images in the section. To use this option, set the Shape option to a Fit to image shape such as Default, Ellipse, Pill, or Archway.
Show author	Use the Show author option to show or hide the name of each post's author in the section.
Show date	Use the Show date option to show or hide the posting date for posts in the section.
Show post excerpt	Use the Show post excerpt option to show or hide a summary of each post in the section.
Show 'View all' link	Use the Show 'View all' link to show or hide a Read more button in the section. The button is displayed if the blog includes more blog posts than are shown in the section. The button provides a link to the whole blog.
Header > Title	In the Title field, enter text to display as the section's heading. Format the text and add links using the inline editor.
Header > Subheading	In the Subheading field, enter text to display as the section's subheading. Format the text and add links using the inline editor. To use this option, enter text in the Title field.
Color > Color scheme	Use the Color scheme picker to select a color scheme for the section. Refer to Colors.
Color > Use gradient for background	Use the Use gradient for background option to turn on or off using a gradient as the section's background.
Theme settings	If available, select Theme settings to access additional settings for the section. Refer to Section theme settings menu.
Custom CSS	Select Custom CSS. In the CSS field, enter custom CSS styles to apply only to the current section. Refer to Shopify help: Add custom CSS. To apply custom styles to your entire online store, refer to Theme settings > Custom CSS.
Remove section	Select Remove section to delete the section from the current page.

Note

To connect a metafield to a setting that supports metafields, select the Connect dynamic source icon displayed beside the setting in the Theme editor.

To learn how to connect a metafield to a supported setting, refer to Shopify help: Connecting metafields to your theme by using the Theme editor.

Configure a block within a Blog posts section

To configure a block for your Blog posts section:

1. In the Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the dropdown to select a page that contains a Blog posts section.

2. From the side menu, expand the Blog posts section menu.

3. To configure an existing block, select the block from the side menu.

   To add a new block, select Add block, choose a block to add, and then select the block you added.

   Note

   Inside the section, you can add, remove, show, hide, and move blocks. Refer to Configure blocks inside a section and Shopify help: Sections and blocks.

4. Apply a block setting described in the following table.

Block name	Block description	Block setting(s)
Background pattern	Displays a stylistic pattern as a background inside the section.	Refer to Background pattern.
Background shape	Displays a stylistic shape as a background inside the section.	Refer to Background shape.
Sticker	Overlays the section with a stylized sticker.	Refer to Stickers.
Shape divider	Displays a stylized separator between the current section and the next/previous section.	Refer to Shape divider.