# Blog posts template
The **Blog Post template** provides the design and layout of your blog post articles. Publish **Blog posts** to share store announcements, updates, and featured content, and help increase organic traffic to your site.
See demo [Chic](https://spark-theme-chic.myshopify.com/blogs/news/blog-eight)
## **Quick setup**
For the blog posts template, you first need to **add blog posts in your Shopify admin**. Then, in the theme editor, you can **customize the posts 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).
### **Add blog posts in Shopify admin**
Before editing the **Blog post template**, you need to add at least one blog post in your Shopify admin.
The blog posts template will use your blog post's **Featured image**, **Title**, **Content**, **Tags**, **Published date** and **Author**.
{% hint style="success" %} **Shopify** | 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).
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### **Edit blog posts template**
The **Blogs post template** includes a default layout to get you started. You can customize the **Content width** and the **Featured image**. The blocks for **Title**, **Content**, and **Pagination** are used to display information from your Shopify admin and do not have additional settings.
The template also includes a **social sharing** button to let visitors share your post on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.
STEPS
In your theme editor (**Customize**):
1. Use the **Templates selector** to open **Blog posts > Default blog posts**.
2. Click **Change** in the "PREVIEW" section to select which blog post to preview while making edits.
3. Click on the **Title** block to open its settings.
> Choose whether to **Show date**
> Choose to **show social share buttons** so customers can quickly share posts to their social media accounts.
4. Under **Content**, adjust the **Max width of content** for your article text and media using the slider.
> Choose between *400* and *1300* pixels wide.
5. Under **Template**, click **(+) Add section** to further customize your blog posts template with theme sections.
> **Note**: Your changes will apply to all blog posts.
> Click and hold the drag and drop handles **`⋮⋮`** to change the order of sections.
6. Click **Save**.
### **Edit featured image**
The blog posts template display the **featured image** added in your Shopify admin. Go to your Shopify admin to upload images for your blog posts.
STEPS
In your theme editor (**Customize**):
1. Click the **Featured image** block to open the settings.
> To hide blog post featured images, click the **Eye icon** to hide the block or **Remove block** in the block settings.
2. Use the **Max width of image** slider to increase or decrease the width in pixels.
3. Select an **Image aspect ratio** to crop your image to **Square**, **Landscape**, or **Portrait**.
> The default **Natural** setting will display the original orientation of your image.
4. Click **Save**.
### **Enable post comments**
In the Shopify admin, you can choose to enable comments. Spark displays a simple comment form with fields for Name, Email, and Message.
{% hint style="success" %} **Shopify** | Blog posts comments are a Shopify feature. See Shopify's guides for [Managing comments on blog posts](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/blogs/managing-comments).
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> **Related links**
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> [Templates](https://github.com/fluorescent/kb-spark/blob/main/page-templates/templates/templates/README.md)