# 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><p><strong>Color scheme</strong><br>Select the color scheme. </p><p><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: These can be managed from Theme settings> color schemes.)</em><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 width from:<br>- Small<br>- Medium<br>- Standard<br>- Large<br>- Full width<br><br><strong>Separator line</strong><br>Choose the separator line visibility from below options:<br>- Top<br>- Bottom<br>- Both<br>- None<br><br><strong>Title overlay image</strong><br>Select this checkbox to show title above the blog image.</p></td></tr><tr><td>Post navigation</td><td><strong>Show previous/next posts</strong><br>Select this checkbox to show the previous and next posts.</td></tr><tr><td>Banner content</td><td><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>Title 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>Title tag</strong><br>Specify heading code types from H1-H6, div, span or p tag for SEO and search engines for crawling purpose.<br><br><strong>Show article tags</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show the 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></tbody></table>

### **Blocks:**

<table><thead><tr><th width="286"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Title</td><td><strong>Content alignment</strong><br>Choose the alignment from:<br>- Left<br>- Center<br>- Right<br><br><strong>Heading size</strong><br>Select the font size from the following options:<br>- Extra small
<br>- Small
<br>- Regular
<br>- Medium
<br>- Large
<br>- Extra large
<br>- Double Extra large<br><br><strong>SEO heading</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 autho</strong>r<br>Select this checkbox to show the article's author name.<br><br><strong>Font size</strong><br>Select the font size from the following options:<br>- Extra small
<br>- Small
<br>- Regular
<br>- Medium
<br>- Large
<br>- Extra large
<br>- Double Extra large</td></tr><tr><td>Content</td><td>This block shows the article content.<br><br><strong>Show date</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show the article's publication date.<br><br><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.<br><br><strong>Separator line</strong><br>Choose the separator line visibility from below options:<br>- Top<br>- Bottom<br>- Both<br>- None<br><br><strong>Button size</strong><br>Choose the button size from following options:<br>- Small<br>- Regular<br>- Large</td></tr><tr><td>Related posts</td><td><p><em><strong>Heading</strong></em> </p><p><em>Add heading text.</em> <br><em>(<strong>Note</strong>: Use '++' to add a line break , '[]' for text underline, '[[]]' for text oval underline and '()' for highlighted text &#x26; background. Make text bold to show markers font.)</em><br><br><strong>Heading size</strong><br>Select the font size from the following options:<br>- Extra small
<br>- Small
<br>- Regular
<br>- Medium
<br>- Large
<br>- Extra large
<br>- Double Extra large<br><br><strong>SEO 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>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>Content alignment</strong><br>Choose the alignment from following options:<br>- Left<br>- Center<br>- Right<br><br><strong>Gap</strong><br>Adjust the range bar to determine the gap between columns.</p></td></tr><tr><td>Appearance</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>Common settings</td><td><strong>Show excerpts</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show the article excerpts.<br><br><strong>Show excerpts on hover</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show the article excerpts.<br><br><strong>Show date</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show the article published date.<br><br><strong>Show tags</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show the post tags.<br><br><strong>Show author</strong><br>Select the checkbox to show the post author.</td></tr><tr><td>Layout</td><td><strong>Enable swipe on mobile</strong><br>Select the checkbox to enable swipe on mobile.</td></tr></tbody></table>