Creating and managing blog posts is an important part of keeping your website engaging and up to date. This guide walks you through the process of creating new blog posts from start to finish, and includes some frequently asked questions and troubleshooting tips along the way.

Creating a New Blog Post

To start creating a new blog post, navigate to the Sites section of your account and click on the Blogs tab in the navigation bar. You'll see a list of the blog sites you've created. Select the blog site you want to add the post to, or create a new blog site.

Next, click New Post to begin writing your post from scratch.

Adding Content to Your Blog Post

Once you've done that, choose between writing the post manually or creating it using AI. In this guide, we'll compose the post manually.

You can then start typing your content in the designated text field. The following features are available to enhance your post:

  • Text Formatting: Use bold, italics, underline, strikethrough, font styles, and size options.
  • Spacing and Alignment: Adjust left, center, right, justified, indent, or outdent spacing.
  • Lists: Add numbered lists, bulleted lists, or to-do lists.

  • Text and Background Color: Highlight text and background.
  • Media Insertion: Insert hyperlinks, images, audio, or video from the Media Library or YouTube.
  • Additional Elements: Include quotes, emojis, dividers, and custom code.
  • Content AI: Utilise AI to craft an engaging outline, introduction, and sections.
  • Format Clearing: Clear the format of a specific section or the entire blog.

  • Undo/Redo: Easily reverse or reapply changes.

Once you're happy with your content and layout, save the blog to preserve your work.

Action Menu Options

To manage your post further, the following options are available:

  • Duplicate Post: Click this button to duplicate the blog post.
  • See Version History: View previously saved versions of your article.
  • Delete Blog Post: Permanently remove the article by clicking the Delete button.

Preview The Post

Preview your post by clicking the eye icon. This will auto-save your blog and load it in a new tab with full rendering support.

Publishing or Scheduling Posts

Once everything looks good, publish or schedule your post by clicking the "Continue" button.

Here you'll need to fill in the URL Slug (1), Category (2), Author (3), Title (4), and Post Description (5).

You can also add a canonical link (1), keywords (2), or set post identifiers including a cover image (3) and alt text for the cover image (4).

Once these settings are configured, click Draft/Save to either save your post as a draft, schedule it for future publication, or publish it immediately.

That's everything you need to create a blog post. Check out the other articles in this section to learn more about the Blogs feature.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I schedule blog posts for future publication?

  • Yes, you can schedule posts to be published at a later date by setting the desired publish date and time in the post settings.

Q: How do I optimise my blog posts for SEO?

  • Use relevant keywords in the title, meta description, and throughout the content. Add alt text for images and make sure your blog post is well-structured with headers and sub-headers.

Troubleshooting Tips

Formatting Issues

  • If you run into formatting problems, use the format-clearing option to reset specific sections or the entire blog.

Image Upload Errors

  • Make sure your images meet the recommended size (600px x 400px) and supported file size (up to 10MB).

Preview Discrepancies

  • If the preview doesn't reflect recent changes, save the article again and refresh the preview.