# Template - Default blog post

### Configure Template-Default blog post

Go to Customize theme. Click the dropdown menu at the top of the page to select the Blog posts > Default blog posts template.

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

Customize this section by using the setting on the right side of the theme editor, as described in the following table.

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="281"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Color scheme</td><td>Select any color scheme defined in the theme settings>Colors>Schemes.</td></tr><tr><td>Section background</td><td>Choose the background color from solid or gradient. These colors can be managed in the assigned color scheme.</td></tr><tr><td>Enable article comments</td><td>Select the checkbox to enable the article comments.</td></tr><tr><td>Related posts</td><td><p><strong>Enable related posts</strong><br>Select the checkbox to enable related posts.<br><br><strong>Heading</strong><br>Enter the heading text.<br><br><strong>Show article published date</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show/hide blog publication date.<br><br><strong>Show post author</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show/hide details about the article's author. <br><br><strong>Show article tags</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show the article tags.<br><br><strong>Show article excerpts</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show the article excerpts.<br></p><p><strong>Grid image ratio</strong><br>Select the image ratio from the given options:<br>- Auto<br>- Landscape<br>- Portrait<br>- Square</p></td></tr><tr><td>Show social share icon</td><td> Select the checkbox to show/hide social share icon.</td></tr><tr><td>Show article tags</td><td>Select the checkbox to show article tags.</td></tr><tr><td>Section spacing</td><td><p><strong>Top spacing (desktop)</strong>  </p><p>Adjust the slider to add spacing at the top of the section for desktop view.</p><p>  </p><p><strong>Bottom spacing (desktop)</strong></p><p>Adjust the slider to add spacing at the bottom of the section for desktop view.  </p><p>   </p><p><strong>Top spacing (mobile)</strong></p><p>Adjust the slider to add spacing at the top of the section for mobile view.     </p><p>  </p><p><strong>Bottom spacing (mobile)</strong></p><p>Adjust the slider to add spacing at the bottom of the section for mobile view. </p></td></tr><tr><td>RELATED POSTS</td><td><p><strong>Enable related posts</strong><br>Select the checkbox to enable related posts. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Heading</strong></p><p>Add text to show the heading.</p></td></tr><tr><td>Colors</td><td><p></p><p><br><strong>Color scheme</strong> </p><p>Select the color scheme from the given options; </p><p>-Primary  <br>-Secondary  </p><p>-Tertiary  </p><p>-Quaternary</p><p> </p><p><em>Note: These can be managed from Theme settings> color schemes.</em></p></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>

**Blocks:**<br>

<table><thead><tr><th width="286"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Featured image</td><td>This block shows the article's featured image.<br><br><strong>Desktop image size</strong><br>Choose the image size from the following options, for the desktop view:<br>- Small<br>- Medium<br>- Large</td></tr><tr><td>Tags</td><td>This block shows the article tags.</td></tr><tr><td>Title</td><td>This block shows the article title.<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>Show article published date</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show/hide blog publication date.<br><br><strong>Show post author</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show/hide details about the article's author. </td></tr><tr><td>Content</td><td>This block shows the article content.</td></tr><tr><td>Social sharing</td><td>This block shows the social sharing icons.<br>These can be managed from the social media settings under the theme settings.<br><br><strong>Text</strong><br>Add any text to describe the share options.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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