Blog posts

Theme section

Use the Blog posts section to display your latest posts or selected posts from your blog. Blog posts appear as single-row slider that visitors can move through and click to read more.

Tip Check out Shopify's guide on How to start a blog and grow your audience.

Add images and excerpts

For the Blog posts section to display properly, you will need to add Featured images to posts in your Shopify admin.

You can also add Excerpts to your blog posts to customize the text that appears in the blog posts section. Otherwise, Cornerstone will display the first few lines of your post.

STEPS

In your Shopify Admin:

Find your blog posts under Online Store > Blog posts.
In the Featured image section, click Add image to upload an image file.
There are no required dimensions. We recommend using the same shape and size for all blog images with a minimum width of 2500px for optimal quality across all devices.
(Optional.) In the Excerpt section, add a short summary of your post to appear in the blog posts section.
For the best results, write excerpts that are approximately the same length for all blog posts.
Click Save.

Set up section

Add this section to any template (except Checkout) and use the drag-and-drop handles to re-order its position. You can add this section multiple times with different content and settings.

Editing a template changes all pages that use that template. To edit specific pages, you can you can create new templates or insert dynamic content with metafields.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

Select a Template to edit from the dropdown menu in the top bar.
Learn how to use templates in our Templates guide.
Under Template, click (+) Add section and select Blog posts.
Change the order of your sections by using the drag and drop handles ⋮⋮

Select blog posts to show

Display the latest posts from a Selected blog or create a Custom list of blog posts.

Show latest posts

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

Click the Blog posts section to open the section settings.
Under Blog post source, make sure the Selected blog option is enabled.
Click Select blog to find the blog you want to feature.
Blogs are a Shopify feature. See their Blogs help guide ↗ to learn more.
Use the Number of articles slider to set the maximum number of recent blog posts (between 2 and 12).
Click Save.

Show selected posts

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

Click the Blog posts section to open the section settings.
Under Blog post source, select Custom list.
In the section list panel, click (+) Add Article to add an article block.
Click Remove block or the eye icon to delete or hide a block.
Click Select Article to choose an article from the list.
After you have selected a blog post, you can follow the Edit article link if you need to add a blog image and excerpt.
(Optional.) Click and hold the drag handles ⋮⋮ to rearrange the posts:
Click Remove block in the block settings to delete a block.
Click the Eye icon to hide or unhide a block.
Click Save.

Add section content

Add section headings and an optional button that can link to all your blog page.

STEPS

In your theme editor (Customize):

Click the Blog posts section to open the section settings.
Enter Accent text to display a small label above the heading.
Enter Heading text to display a section title.
Enter Subheading text to display below the heading.
Use the formatting buttons to add text styles, links, or lists. To learn more, see Shopify's Rich text editor guide ↗.
Select or paste a URL for the Button Link.
Change the Button label (e.g. "View all posts").
Leave this field blank to remove the button.
The most effective button labels ask customers to do something (e.g. Get started, Join us, Shop now). To learn more, read "What is a Call to Action?"
Click Save.

Settings reference

Click the Blog posts to find the following settings.

Header content

Setting	Description
Center header content	Display headings in the center above the section. Uncheck this option to align headings to the left.
Accent	Add text to show a small heading above the main section heading.
Heading	Add text to show a main heading above the section. The default text is “Blog posts”.
Subheading	Add text to show a subheading below the main heading.
Maximum text width	Set the maximum width of heading text between 400 and 1000 pixels.
Button link	If using a Custom list for your blog posts source, select or paste a URL that links to your blog page.
Button label	Enter call-to-action text to display as the button label. Leave this field blank to remove the button. The most effective button labels ask customers to do something (e.g. Get started, Join us, Shop now).
Button style	Choose a style for the button. Select Primary button (Solid), Secondary button (Solid), Tertiary button (Outline), or Text.
Buttons position	Choose to show the buttons either in the Header (below the headings) or in the Footer (below the posts). In the footer position, the button is always centered.

Setting

Description

Center header content

Display headings in the center above the section. Uncheck this option to align headings to the left.

Accent

Add text to show a small heading above the main section heading.

Heading

Add text to show a main heading above the section. The default text is “Blog posts”.

Subheading

Add text to show a subheading below the main heading.

Maximum text width

Set the maximum width of heading text between 400 and 1000 pixels.

Button link

If using a Custom list for your blog posts source, select or paste a URL that links to your blog page.

Button label

Enter call-to-action text to display as the button label. Leave this field blank to remove the button. The most effective button labels ask customers to do something (e.g. Get started, Join us, Shop now).

Button style

Choose a style for the button. Select Primary button (Solid), Secondary button (Solid), Tertiary button (Outline), or Text.

Buttons position

Choose to show the buttons either in the Header (below the headings) or in the Footer (below the posts). In the footer position, the button is always centered.

Blog posts

Setting	Description
Blog posts source	Choose to display latest posts from a Selected blog or a Custom list of blog posts that you can add and re-order as blocks.
Select blog	Select a blog to display its latest posts, from newest to oldest. Click Change to select a different blog. This setting applies only when Selected blog is enabled as the blog posts source.
Number of articles	Choose how many posts to display from your Selected blog source: between 2 and 12. This setting applies only when Selected blog is enabled as the blog posts source.
Add article	Add article blocks to your Custom list of selected blog posts. In the side panel, click (+) Article beneath the Blog posts section. Click and hold the drag-and-drop handles ⋮⋮ to change the order of the blocks.
Number of columns on desktop	Choose how many collections to show per row on desktop screens: either 2, 3, or 4 columns. On mobile, the section displays one column by default.
Show author	Show the author of the blog post.
Show published date	Show the date the blog post was published.
Show excerpt	Show the first few lines or summary of the blog post. You can add a custom excerpt in the blog post editor in your Shopify admin.
Show featured image	Show the blog post image added in your Shopify admin.
Featured image aspect ratio	Choose to crop all images to be a single uniform shape. Select Square (1:1), Portrait (2:3), or Landscape (3:2). Select Natural to display images in their original shape (without cropping). Learn more about aspect ratios in our Image settings guide.

Setting

Description

Blog posts source

Choose to display latest posts from a Selected blog or a Custom list of blog posts that you can add and re-order as blocks.

Select blog

Select a blog to display its latest posts, from newest to oldest. Click Change to select a different blog. This setting applies only when Selected blog is enabled as the blog posts source.

Number of articles

Choose how many posts to display from your Selected blog source: between 2 and 12. This setting applies only when Selected blog is enabled as the blog posts source.

Add article

Add article blocks to your Custom list of selected blog posts. In the side panel, click (+) Article beneath the Blog posts section. Click and hold the drag-and-drop handles ⋮⋮ to change the order of the blocks.

Number of columns on desktop

Choose how many collections to show per row on desktop screens: either 2, 3, or 4 columns. On mobile, the section displays one column by default.

Show author

Show the author of the blog post.

Show published date

Show the date the blog post was published.

Show excerpt

Show the first few lines or summary of the blog post. You can add a custom excerpt in the blog post editor in your Shopify admin.

Show featured image

Show the blog post image added in your Shopify admin.

Featured image aspect ratio

Choose to crop all images to be a single uniform shape. Select Square (1:1), Portrait (2:3), or Landscape (3:2). Select Natural to display images in their original shape (without cropping).

Learn more about aspect ratios in our Image settings guide.

Text boxes

Setting	Description
Show text boxes	Choose to show a border around the blog post images and text content.
Text box style	Select the style of the text box, if enabled. Choose from multiple options to display a Soft drop shadow, Solid drop shadow, or Borders with different thicknesses.
Color scheme	Change the color scheme applied to the blog post tiles. Select the Default color scheme from your theme settings or select a variant scheme based on the default colors: either Inverse, Soft, Accent, or Sale. You may also select one of the two custom color schemas. Learn more about Color schemes.
Override with custom colors	Check this option to apply custom colors to the section. These colors will override the color scheme.
Text color	Select a custom color for all text in the blog post tile. This setting applies only if the Override with custom colors option is enabled.
Background color	Select a custom color for background of the blog post tile. This setting applies only if the Override with custom colors option is enabled.

Setting

Description

Show text boxes

Choose to show a border around the blog post images and text content.

Text box style

Select the style of the text box, if enabled. Choose from multiple options to display a Soft drop shadow, Solid drop shadow, or Borders with different thicknesses.

Color scheme

Change the color scheme applied to the blog post tiles. Select the Default color scheme from your theme settings or select a variant scheme based on the default colors: either Inverse, Soft, Accent, or Sale. You may also select one of the two custom color schemas.

Learn more about Color schemes.

Override with custom colors

Check this option to apply custom colors to the section. These colors will override the color scheme.

Text color

Select a custom color for all text in the blog post tile.

This setting applies only if the Override with custom colors option is enabled.

Background color

Select a custom color for background of the blog post tile.

This setting applies only if the Override with custom colors option is enabled.

Section colors

Setting	Description
Color scheme	Change the color scheme applied to the section text and background. Select the Default color scheme from your theme settings or select a variant scheme based on the default colors: either Inverse, Soft, Accent, or Sale. You may also select one of the two custom color schemas. Learn more about Color schemes.
Override with custom colors	Check this option to apply custom colors to the section. These colors will override the color scheme.
Text color	Select a custom color for all text in the blog post tile. This setting applies only if the Override with custom colors option is enabled.
Background color	Select a custom color for background of the blog post tile. This setting applies only if the Override with custom colors option is enabled.

Setting

Description

Color scheme

Change the color scheme applied to the section text and background. Select the Default color scheme from your theme settings or select a variant scheme based on the default colors: either Inverse, Soft, Accent, or Sale. You may also select one of the two custom color schemas.

Learn more about Color schemes.

Override with custom colors

Check this option to apply custom colors to the section. These colors will override the color scheme.

Text color

Select a custom color for all text in the blog post tile.

This setting applies only if the Override with custom colors option is enabled.

Background color

Select a custom color for background of the blog post tile.

This setting applies only if the Override with custom colors option is enabled.

Section style

Setting	Description
Top spacing	Increase or decrease the amount of space above the section.
Bottom spacing	Increase or decrease the amount of space below the section.
Enable animation	Choose whether to display visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section. See the Animation guide to learn more.

Setting

Description

Top spacing

Increase or decrease the amount of space above the section.

Bottom spacing

Increase or decrease the amount of space below the section.

Enable animation

Choose whether to display visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section. See the Animation guide to learn more.

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