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# Blog posts

### Configure featured blogs

Select the customize theme option. Click on the dropdown menu at the top to select the **Home page** template**.**

From the left side menu, select **Blog posts.**

Customize the section by utilizing the settings on the right side of the theme editor, as described below:

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="281"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Blog posts</td><td><strong>Section visibility</strong><br>Select from the options to select the visibility of this section:<br>- Always<br>- Small devices(On selecting this, the section will be visible on mobile devices only.)<br>- Large devices<br><br><strong>Color scheme</strong><br>Select any color scheme defined in the theme settings>Colors>Schemes.<br><br><strong>Section background</strong><br>Choose the background color from solid or gradient. These colors can be managed in the assigned color scheme.<br><br><strong>Container width</strong><br>Choose the container width from below options:<br>- Global<br>- Extra small<br>- Small <br>- Regular <br>- Edges gap<br>- Fullwidth<br><br><strong>Corner style</strong><br>Choose the corner style from below options:<br>- Top<br>- Bottom<br>- Both<br>- None<br><br><strong>Corner radius</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the corners radius.</td></tr><tr><td>Content</td><td><p><strong>Heading</strong> </p><p>Add heading text. <br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: Wrap your text between [ ] to add the markers font and enter ++ for a line break.)</em><br><br><strong>Heading size</strong><br>Select the heading size from the following options:<br>- XX- large<br>- X- large<br>- Large<br>- Medium<br>- Small<br>- X-small<br><br><strong>Heading tag</strong><br>Specify heading code types from H1-H6, div, span or p tag for SEO and search engines for crawling purposes.<br><br><strong>Font family</strong><br>Choose the font family from the following options:</p><p>- Heading <br>- Body <br>- Accent <br>(<em><strong>Note</strong>: These fonts can be changed in theme settings>typography.)</em><br><br><strong>Markers font</strong><br>Choose the markers font family from the following options:</p><p>- Heading <br>- Body <br>- Accent <br>(<em><strong>Note</strong>: These fonts can be changed in theme settings>typography.)</em><br><br><strong>Description</strong> </p><p>Add description text.  <br><br><strong>Description text size</strong><br>Select the description text size from the following options:<br>- X- large<br>- Large<br>- Medium<br>- Normal<br>- Small<br>- X-small<br><br><strong>Content alignment</strong><br>Choose the content alignment from the following options: <br>- Left <br>- Center <br>- Right</p></td></tr><tr><td>Button </td><td><strong>Text</strong><br>Enter the button label.<br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: Leave the label blank to hide the button.)</em><br><br><strong>Link</strong><br>Add the button link to redirect it.</td></tr><tr><td>Blog post</td><td><p><strong>Layout</strong> <br>Choose the layout from below options:<br>- Grid<br>- Carousel<br><br><strong>Card style</strong><br>Choose the style from below options:<br>- Hover based<br>- Normal<br><br><strong>Hover content</strong><br>Choose hover effect from:<br>- Background<br>- Blur<br><br><strong>Overlay style</strong><br>Choose the overlay style from below options:<br>- Solid<br>- Gradient<br><br><strong>Columns in a row</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the number of columns in a row.<br><br><strong>Columns gap</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the gap between articles.<br><br><strong>Blog</strong><br>Choose any blog to display it's articles.<br><br><strong>Number of blog posts to show</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the number of blog posts to display in the section.<br><br><strong>Article title size</strong><br>Select the title font size from the following options:<br>- Medium<br>- Small<br>- X-small<br></p><p><strong>Image ratio</strong><br>Choose from image's ratio in the grid from the following options:<br>- Auto<br>- Square<br>- Landscape<br>- Portrait<br><br><strong>Show excerpts</strong><br>Tick the checkbox to show the article's excerpts.<br><br><strong>Show date</strong><br>Tick the checkbox to show the article published date.<br><br><strong>Show author</strong><br>Tick the checkbox to show the post author.<br><br><strong>Show tags</strong><br>Tick the checkbox to show the post tags.</p></td></tr><tr><td>Mobile layout</td><td><strong>Enable swipe on mobile</strong><br>Select this checkbox to enable swipe of cards on the mobile view.<br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: This is applicable to the grid layout only.<strong>)</strong></em></td></tr><tr><td>Section spacing</td><td><p><strong>Desktop top space</strong></p><p>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the top of the section for desktop view.  <br> </p><p><strong>Desktop bottom space</strong></p><p>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the bottom of the section for desktop view. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mobile top space</strong></p><p>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the top of the section for mobile view. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mobile bottom space</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the bottom of the section for mobile view. </p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Block Settings: Article

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="261"></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Article</td><td>Select the article/post you want to add or highlight.<br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: If post is selected then it will overwrite the selected blog.)</em></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Block Settings: Shape

<table><thead><tr><th width="275"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Icon visibility</td><td>Choose the icon visibility from:<br>- Always<br>- Small devices only<br>- Large devices only.</td></tr><tr><td>Icon</td><td>Choose icon from:<br>- None<br>- Sun<br>- Star<br>- Asterisk<br>- Flower<br>- Emoji flower<br>- Astronaut with balloon<br>- Cloud gear<br>- Bubble star<br>- Rainbow<br>- Snail<br>- Unicorn<br>- Crown</td></tr><tr><td>Color</td><td>Choose any color for the icon.<br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: It might not reflect for some icons like unicorn or multi color icons.)</em></td></tr><tr><td>Desktop horizontal</td><td>Adjust the range bar to determine the horizontal position on desktop.</td></tr><tr><td>Desktop vertical</td><td>Adjust the range bar to determine the vertical position on desktop.</td></tr><tr><td>Mobile horizontal</td><td>Adjust the range bar to determine the horizontal position on mobile.</td></tr><tr><td>Mobile vertical</td><td>Adjust the range bar to determine the vertical position on mobile.</td></tr><tr><td>Width</td><td>Adjust the range bar to determine the icon width.</td></tr></tbody></table>