Blog posts

This guide describes how to set up the Blog posts section.

Use the section to set how the default Blog displays content.

The previous image shows an example store's default blog. In the upper left, part of the Theme editor's Blog posts section menu is displayed. The menu's Posts per row on desktop option is set to 3. This option specifies the number of blog posts tiles to display in each row, inside the section, on desktop display devices. For example, in the previous image, the section displays 3 blog posts tiles per row.

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 Blogs > Default blog.

   Note

   The section is available only on the Blogs > Default blog page template.

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.
Shape	Use the Shape option to select a shape for the section's images. For example, select Default, Ellipse, Rounded nonagon, or Pixelated. Shapes theme offers more than 70 shapes in categories such as Fit to image, Basic, Polygons, Stars, Scalloped circles, Square, Miscellaneous, and Variable. Refer to Style images and videos with shapes. Selecting some shapes will crop the image.
Crop	Use the Crop options to select No crop, Landscape, Square, or Portrait to specify a cropping style for images in the section. To use this option, select a Shape from the Fit to image category, such as Default or Ellipse.
Posts per row on desktop	Adjust the Posts per row on desktop slider between 2 and 4 to specify the number of blog post tiles to display in the section.
Show blog title	Use the Show blog title option to show or hide the blog's title in the section.
Show tags	Use the Show tags option to show or hide the tags associated with each blog post in the section. Refer to Shopify help: Creating and using tags in Shopify.
Show author	Use the Show author option to show or hide the name of each blog post's writer in the section.
Show date	Use the Show date option to show or hide each blog post's posting date in the section.
Show post excerpt	Use the Show post excerpt option to show or hide a summary of each blog post in the section.
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.

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 within your Blog posts section:

1. In the Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the dropdown to select Blogs > Default blog.

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.