DW Brickstore: Blog

1. How to create new blog posts

Step 1 Navigate to Dashboard >> Posts >> Add New.

Step 2 Create a title, and insert your post content in the editing field.

Step 3 Select post format as you wish.

– For a video post, paste the iFrame embed from Youtube or Vimeo into the editor area. Then select the post format as Video.

– For a single image, insert image, then selct the post format as Image

Step 4 On the right side, check the box next to the Category name to assign Category to the post.

Step 5 Add Tags from the right side. Add the name of the tag, make sure that you separate multiple tags with commas.

Step 6 Set featured image.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You must set the featured image for each post to load on the front-end.

Step 7 Once you are finished, click Publish to save the post.

2. Blog Page Templates

This phrase helps all your blog posts to show properly with many blog layouts.

Step 1 Go to Dashboard >> Pages >> Add New

Step 2 Enter a title, example : Blog.

Step 3 Select page templates from the right sidebar. There are five blog templates to choose from. Below are the blog templates, along with the description.

Blog Full Width: The blog posts page will show with full width and no sidebar.

Blog Grid 2 Cols: Blog pages will show with 2 columns, no sidebar.

Blog Grid 3 Cols: Blog pages will show with 3 columns, no sidebar.

Blog Grid 4 Cols: Blog pages will show with 4 columns, no sidebar.

Blog Sidebar Left: Blog page with the sidebar on the left side.

Blog Sidebar Right: Blog page with the sidebar on the right side.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You must select the page template for the blog from the page templates box.