Blog and Collections

By the end of this page, you will have a blog with its first post.

A collection is a group of similar items, like blog posts. Each item is called an entry.

Create a blog

1. In the left panel, click the + next to your page list.
2. Choose Add collection.
3. Your new collection opens. Rename it to "Blog" or whatever fits.

Add a post

1. Open your collection.
2. Add a new entry.
3. Write a title and your post.
4. Add a featured image. It shows next to your post in the list.
5. Add a short summary, so visitors know what the post is about.

Tags

Tags are labels, like "recipes" or "news." Add one or more to a post so visitors can find related posts.

Choose a layout

On your collection's page, open the Settings tab, then Display, and pick a Layout for the list of posts:

• List. Titles with a short description and the date.
• Grid. Cards, with 2 to 5 per row. Choose Per row to set how many.
• Cards. Full-width cards, with the image alternating sides.

The collection page is a real page you can build on. Add sections and blocks above or below the list. The list itself can't be deleted. Changes show in the editor right away and go live when you publish the collection page.

Design a post

Each post has two parts you can design:

• The post layout. Where the title, date, author, and tags go. It is shared by every post in the collection. In a post, open the Components tab and click Edit layout (all posts). You'll be warned that it changes all posts.
• The post body. The story itself. It is built from sections and blocks, just like a page, so you can add images, columns, buttons, and more. It sits below the post's fields in the post editor.

To reuse a layout you like, a collection can copy its post layout from another collection on the same site. This replaces the draft layout. It never touches your posts.

Show posts anywhere

Add an Entry Repeater block to any page to show hand-picked posts from one collection. It grows to fit its content and pushes the page below it down.

Choose what shows

In the collection's settings, you can show or hide the image, summary, date, author, and tags. Your choice applies to the list and to every post.

Publish a post

Posts have drafts, too. Nothing shows on your site until you publish.

Add the blog to your menu

Drag your collection into the Nav Pages list in the left panel.