Blog

The list of posts on your blog's own page. Choose a grid or a list, how many posts per page, and what each post shows.

Where to find it

Placed by its template; it cannot be added from "Add section". The theme starts with it on: Blog.

Settings

Setting	Choices	Shows when	What it does
Density	Follow theme · Compact · Normal · Spacious	Always	Space, columns and image shape in this section. Follow theme uses Density in Theme settings › Layout.
Text size	Default · Smaller · Standard · Larger	Always	Makes this section's text and title smaller or larger than its Density sets.
Color scheme		Always
Menu down the left		Always	Optional. A menu beside the page, like the help centre's. Learn more

Layout

Setting	Choices	Shows when	What it does
Posts	Grid · List, one per row	Always
Columns	Two · Three	Posts is Grid	On desktop. With a menu down the left, the grid shows at most two.
Feature the newest post	On · Off	Always	Runs the newest post full width, with a larger image and title, on the blog's first page.
Posts per page		Always
Pagination	Numbered pages · Load more button · Infinite scroll	Always	Load more and infinite scroll fall back to numbered pages without JavaScript.
Image shape	Follow density · Square · Landscape (4:3) · Photo (3:2) · Wide (16:9) · Original shape	Post details is Standard or Show cover images is on	Follow density takes the shape from this section's Density. Original shape never crops.

Each post shows

Setting	Choices	Shows when	What it does
Post details	Standard · Custom	Always	Standard shows everything. Custom lets you pick each detail.
Show cover images	On · Off	Post details is Custom
Show date	On · Off	Post details is Custom
Show author	On · Off	Post details is Custom
Show excerpt	On · Off	Post details is Custom
Show topics	On · Off	Post details is Custom	A row of the blog's tags above the posts. Each opens the posts with that tag.

Which settings reveal which:

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  layout["Posts"]
  columns["Columns"]
  post_details["Post details"]
  image_ratio["Image shape"]
  show_image["Show cover images"]
  show_date["Show date"]
  show_author["Show author"]
  show_excerpt["Show excerpt"]
  show_tags["Show topics"]
  layout -- "is Grid" --> columns
  post_details -- "is Standard  + more " --> image_ratio
  show_image -- "on  + more " --> image_ratio
  post_details -- "is Custom" --> show_image
  post_details -- "is Custom" --> show_date
  post_details -- "is Custom" --> show_author
  post_details -- "is Custom" --> show_excerpt
  post_details -- "is Custom" --> show_tags

Before you start

See Blog posts to create the blog and its posts.