> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://shinedezign.gitbook.io/metro/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://shinedezign.gitbook.io/metro/overview/template-default-blog-post.md).

# 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>Blog post</td><td><strong>Color scheme</strong><br>Select any color scheme defined in the theme settings>Colors>Schemes.<br><br><strong>Background</strong><br>Choose the section background from below options:<br>- Solid<br>- Gradient<br><br><strong>Container width</strong><br>Choose the container width from below options:<br>- Small<br>- Standard<br>- Wide<br>- Edge</td></tr><tr><td>Section spacing</td><td><p><strong>Choose from</strong><br>Choose spacing for:<br>- Desktop<br>- Mobile<br><br><strong>Desktop: Top spacing</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the top of the section for desktop view.<br></p><p><strong>Desktop: Bottom spacing</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the bottom of the section for desktop view.<br></p><p><strong>Mobile: Top spacing</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the top of the section for mobile view.<br></p><p><strong>Mobile: Bottom spacing</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the bottom of the section for mobile view.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### **Blocks:**

<table><thead><tr><th width="286"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Title</td><td>This block shows the article title.<br><br><strong>Heading font size</strong><br>Select the font size from the following options:<br>- Heading XL<br>- Heading L
<br>- Heading M<br>- Heading S<br>- Heading XS
<br>- Heading XXS<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. <br><br><strong>Show comment count</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show the comments count of article.</td></tr><tr><td>Content</td><td>This block shows the article content.</td></tr><tr><td>Share</td><td><strong>Show tags</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show the article tags.<br><br><strong>Enable social share</strong><br>Select the checkbox to enable the social sharing of article tags.</td></tr><tr><td>Comments</td><td>This block shows the article comments.</td></tr><tr><td>Related posts</td><td><p><strong>General</strong><br><strong>Section visibility</strong><br>Select from the options to select the visibility of this section:<br>-Always<br>-Small (On selecting this, the section will be visible on mobile devices only.)<br>-Large (On selecting this, the section will be visible on large devices only.)<br><br><strong>Color scheme</strong><br>Select any color scheme defined in the theme settings>Colors>Schemes.<br><br><strong>Background</strong><br>Choose the section background from below options:<br>- Solid<br>- Gradient<br><br><strong>Container width</strong><br>Choose the container width from below options:<br>- Small<br>- Standard<br>- Wide<br>- Edge<br><br><strong>Section spacing</strong><br><strong>Choose from</strong><br>Choose spacing for:<br>- Desktop<br>- Mobile<br><br><strong>Desktop: Top spacing</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the top of the section for desktop view.<br></p><p><strong>Desktop: Bottom spacing</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the bottom of the section for desktop view.<br></p><p><strong>Mobile: Top spacing</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the top of the section for mobile view.<br></p><p><strong>Mobile: Bottom spacing</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to add spacing at the bottom of the section for mobile view.<br><br><strong>Section header</strong><br><em><strong>Heading</strong></em> </p><p><em>Add heading text.</em> <br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: Enter ++ for a line break and wrap text in [ ] to apply the highlight settings.)</em><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>Heading size</strong><br>Select the font size from the following options:<br>- Heading XL<br>- Heading L
<br>- Heading M<br>- Heading S<br>- Heading XS
<br>- Heading XXS<br><br><strong>Alignment</strong><br>Choose the alignment from below options:<br>- Left<br>- Center<br>- Right<br><br>Highlight text<br><strong>Highlight style</strong><br>Choose the style from following options:<br>- None<br>- Underline<br>- Text color<br><br><strong>Font</strong><br>Choose the 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>Highlight</strong> <strong>color</strong><br>Choose any color for the heading's highlight text.<br><br><strong>Desktop layout</strong><br><strong>Gap</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the gap between columns.<br><br><em><strong>Mobile layout</strong></em><br><strong>Number of columns in a row</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the number of columns in a row, on the mobile view.<br><br><strong>Column gap</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the gap between columns, on the mobile view.<br><br><strong>Enable swipe</strong><br>Select this checkbox to enable the swipe of cards on mobile.<br><br><strong>Article</strong><br><strong>Style</strong><br>Choose the style from below options:<br>- Normal<br>- Card<br><br><strong>Enable border</strong><br>Select this checkbox to enable the cards border.<br><br><strong>Card radius</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the card's radius.<br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: Radius is automatically optimized for mobile.)</em><br><br><strong>Aspect ratio</strong><br>Choose the images ratio from below options:<br>- Adapt to image<br>- Square<br>- Portrait<br>- Portrait slim<br>- Landscape<br></p><p><strong>Heading font size</strong><br>Select the font size from the following options:<br>- Heading L
<br>- Heading M<br>- Heading S<br>- Heading XS
<br>- Heading XXS<br><br><strong>Description font size</strong><br>Choose the font size from following options:<br>- Extra Large<br>- Large<br>- Medium<br>- Regular<br>- Small<br>- Extra small<br><br><strong>Show article excerpts</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show the article excerpts.<br><br><strong>Show article published date</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show the article's publication date.<br><br><strong>Show article author</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show details about the article's author. </p></td></tr></tbody></table>


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