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As we’re sure you know, content is king. Utilizing your blog on Shopify is important for multiple reasons, so we’ve included blog customization to help spice up your posts and match the rest of your branding....
Written by Jonathan Diaz
Updated 7 months ago

As we’re sure you know, content is king. Utilizing your blog on Shopify is important for multiple reasons, so we’ve included blog customization to help spice up your posts and match the rest of your branding.

23 STEPS


1 The first step is to open the theme settings area of your Shopify theme config and go into the Blog page section.

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2 Now click on the Articles per page dropdown

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3 Now select the number of articles that you would like to show per page.

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4 Now click on the Articles per row dropdown.

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5 Now select the number of articles per row.

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6 The blog section shows a blog page with 3 articles per row as we selected in the pervious theme settings.

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7 Now click on the Blog Header dropdown

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8 Now select the font size for the Blog Header.

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9 Now click on the Article title font dropdown to pick your preferred font size.

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10 Now click on Article content font size dropdown. 

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11 Now select the font size for the article content.

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12 Now you can select the font size for the read more button

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13 Now click on the Read more button font size selector

Pick a font size for your read more button text.

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14 Show the tags for the article. 
Show article author name.
Enable/Disable date
Enable/Disable comment count.

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15 Next: 
Enable the sidebar to display it.

You can also enable the search bar by selecting 'Show search form'

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16 Show search bar on sidebar.

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17 Select this option to enable the newsletter sign up form.

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18 show search form on sidebar. 

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19 Recent articles will show on the sidebar if this option is selected.

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20 We have highlighted recent posts on the sidebar for you. 

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21 Use this option to display any page content on the sidebar.

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22 If enable DISQUS comments is selected then DISQUS comments box will display on the article page. 

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23 That's it. You're done.

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Here's an interactive tutorial for the visual learners

https://www.iorad.com/player/1584647/Demo-myshopify--Blog-page

Articles Per Page – Choose how many articles (blog posts) you wish to display. 36 max.

Articles Per Row – Determines how many articles are listed per row. 4 max.

Blog Header Font Size – Changes the size of the header font.

Article Title Font Size – Changes the size of the article title.

Article Content Font Size – Changes the article content font size.

Read More Button Background Color – Changes the background color of the “read more” button to match your branding.

Read More Button Text Color – Changes the background color of the “read more” button to match your branding.

Read More Button Font Size – Changes the font size of the “read more” button for contrast.

Show Breadcrumb Linksb– Shows breadcrumb links at the top of your post.

 

Blog Button Color:

Button Background Color –

Button Background Hover Color –

Button Text Color –

Button Text Hover Color –

Show Article Tags – Shows the article tags of your blog post underneath the post, near the footer.

Show Author – Shows the author of a particular post.

Show Date – Shows the date for your posts at the top right.

Show Comment Count – Displays the number of comments on your blog posts.


Sidebar:

Enable Sidebar – Toggles the right sidebar on or off.

Show Search Form – Enables use of the sidebar search.

Show Newsletter Sign Up Form – Displays another way for visitors to join your email list.

Show Recent Articles – Displays recent articles you’ve posted.

Show Article Tags – Shows article tags in the sidebar.

Sidebar Content Page – Displays a content page of your choosing on the sidebar.


Comments:

Enable DISQUS comments – If the default Shopify comments don’t suit your store’s appearance, we’ve now included DISQUS comments as an alternative. Just register and paste your short name in the box.

TAGS: blogpage, blog page, blogs, blog, blog settings, disqus, remove disqus, comments, comment

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