Blog posts
Theme section
The Blog posts section displays a carousel of featured blog posts. Select which articles to feature and customize the content and style of the section.
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, Stiletto will display the first few lines of your post.
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 create new templates or insert dynamic content with metafields
Select blog posts to show
Display the latest posts from a Selected blog or create a Custom list of blog posts.
Show latest posts
Show selected posts
Section content
Add section headings and an optional button that can link to all your blog page.
Section style
Change the section style and padding, article options, number of posts, and the shape of your blog images.
Settings reference
Click the Blog post section to find the following settings.
Section content
Setting | Description |
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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. |
Button link | Select or paste a URL that links to your blog page. |
Button label | Enter 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). |
Blog posts
Setting | Description |
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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. |
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. |
Article options
Setting | Description |
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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. 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. |
Section style
Setting | Description |
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Enable animation | Choose whether to display visual effects when scrolling, hovering, or interacting with the section. See the Animation guide to learn more. |
Top divider | Show a solid border above the section. The Top divider uses the Lines and borders color selected in the theme color settings. |
Padding | Add a margin of space around the section to either the Top and bottom, Top only, Bottom only, or set it to None. |
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