# Blogs page

The **Blogs page** lists your latest blog posts. This guide explains how to set up the blogs page template, and includes tips and recommendations to get you started.

See demos: [Natural](https://lorenza-theme-natural.myshopify.com/blogs/news) | [Modern](https://lorenza-theme-modern.myshopify.com/blogs/news)

![](https://1086282208-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fl6iv1HA2gJCuwR5V6stX%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-feae11fb8c4d95de1687d83ddf3d0a14937876ea%2Fblog-with-latest-post-enabled.jpeg?alt=media)

## **Quick setup**

For the blog page template, you first need to **set up blog posts in your Shopify admin**. Then, in the theme editor, you can **customize the blogs template**.

> **Tip |** Check out Shopify's guide on [How to start a blog and grow your audience](https://www.shopify.com/blog/how-to-start-a-blog).

### **Set up blog**

Before editing the **Blog page template**, you need to add at least one blog post in your Shopify admin.

You can add custom **Excerpt** text. By default, Lorenza will display the first couple of sentences from your post. You can add a custom excerpt or post tagline.

{% hint style="success" %} <mark style="color:green;">**Shopify**</mark> Blog posts are a Shopify feature. See Shopify's guides to [create a blog](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/blogs/adding-a-blog) and add [blog posts](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/blogs/writing-blogs).
{% endhint %}

### **Edit blog page template**

The default **Blog page template** includes display settings for the listed blog post articles, and an option to enable tag navigation.

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<summary><mark style="color:blue;">STEPS</mark></summary>

In your theme editor (**Customize**):

1. Use the **Templates selector** to open **Blogs > Default blog**.

   ![](https://1086282208-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fl6iv1HA2gJCuwR5V6stX%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-f94d38904500c8f4da451d6a275e9c467698de3d%2Feditor-templates-selector.jpeg?alt=media)
2. Under **Template**, click the **Blog posts** section to open the settings.
3. Choose which **Layout style** should be used. Either **Latest blog post featured** or **3 blog posts per row**.

   ![Latest blog post featured](https://1086282208-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fl6iv1HA2gJCuwR5V6stX%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-feae11fb8c4d95de1687d83ddf3d0a14937876ea%2Fblog-with-latest-post-enabled.jpeg?alt=media)

   **Latest blog post featured**

   ![3 blog posts per row](https://1086282208-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fl6iv1HA2gJCuwR5V6stX%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-acfad94c993eca3a392cdad087b7010e51593be2%2Fblog-3-posts-per-row.jpeg?alt=media)

   **3 blog posts per row**
4. Choose whether to **Show RSS link**.

   > RSS is a way for customers to subscribe to your blog. The people who do *love it*. Learn more about it from RSS.com's article \[How Do RSS Feeds Work?]\[rss-feeds].

   ![](https://1086282208-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fl6iv1HA2gJCuwR5V6stX%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-896c48ab19a3b2c1499a5ef1722313b1f2431115%2Fblogs-rss-link.jpeg?alt=media)
5. To make your blog images a uniform shape and size, select the **Image aspect ratio** to crop your images to **Square**, **Landscape**, or **Portrait**.

   > The default **Natural** setting will display the original orientation of your image.

   ![](https://1086282208-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fl6iv1HA2gJCuwR5V6stX%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-18e593ad0edf007db92b2db4471c455059562ccf%2Faspect-ratio.jpeg?alt=media)
6. Click **Save**.

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## Settings reference

The **Blog pages** template has the following settings:

| Setting            | Description                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Layout style       | Choose from two layouts: either Latest post is featured or 3 blog posts per row.                                                                  |
| Show RSS link      | Check this checkbox to show an RSS link that goes to the current blog's RSS feed.                                                                 |
| Image aspect ratio | Choose to display your images as Square, Landscape, or Portrait. The default Natural setting will display the original orientation of each image. |

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> **Related links**
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> [Templates](https://help.fluorescent.co/lorenza/pages/templates)\
> [Blog posts template](https://help.fluorescent.co/lorenza/pages/templates/blog-posts-template)