# Blog posts

### Configure blog posts

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 only(On selecting this, the section will be visible on mobile devices only.)<br>-Large devices only<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>Section width</strong><br>Choose the section width from following options:<br>- Small<br>- Medium<br>- Large<br>- Fullwidth<br><br><strong>Style</strong><br>Choose the style from the following options:<br>- Cards based<br>- Grid</td></tr><tr><td>Cards based</td><td><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</td></tr><tr><td>Grid</td><td><strong>Desktop image height</strong><br>Choose the media height for desktop from the following options: <br>- 300px <br>- 350px <br>- 400px <br>- 450px <br>- 500px <br><br><strong>Mobile image height</strong><br>Choose the media height for mobile from the following options:<br>- 200px<br>- 250px <br>- 300px <br>- 350px <br>- 400px </td></tr><tr><td>Common settings</td><td><strong>Overlay opacity</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the overlay opacity above the image. <br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: To change overlay color, edit the scheme "Image overlay" color in the color scheme under theme settings.)</em><br><br><strong>Title font size</strong><br>Select the title font size from the following options:<br>- XXX- large<br>- XX- large<br>- X- large<br>- Large<br>- Medium<br>- Small<br>- X-small<br><br><strong>Show article excerpts</strong><br>Tick the checkbox to show the article excerpts.<br><br><strong>Show article published date</strong><br>Tick the checkbox to show the article published date.<br><br><strong>Show post author</strong><br>Tick the checkbox to show the post author.</td></tr><tr><td>Mobile layout</td><td><strong>Number of columns on mobile</strong><br>Choose the number of columns to display, on the mobile view, from the following options:<br>- 1 column<br>- 2 columns<br><em>(Note: It's applicable to cards based style only.)</em><br><br><strong>Enable swipe on mobile</strong><br>Select this checkbox to enable swipe of cards on the mobile view.</td></tr><tr><td>Content</td><td><p><strong>Heading</strong><br>Add heading text. <br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: Wrap text in [] for stroke, () for gradient, ++ for line break and use bold to change the font family and use italic for gradient bg.)</em><br><br><strong>Heading size</strong><br>Select the heading size from the following options:<br>- XXX- large<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.</p><p><br><strong>Bold text font family</strong><br>Choose the bold text's 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 family</strong><br>Choose the markers text 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>- XX-small<br><br><strong>Content alignment</strong><br> Choose the content alignment from the following options: <br>- Left <br>- Center <br>- Right<br><br><strong>Content width</strong><br>Choose the content width from the following options:<br>- Small<br>- Medium<br>- Large<br>- Full width</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>

### Block Settings

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="284"></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.</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>