# Blog posts

<div data-full-width="true"><figure><img src="https://1997835572-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MlL6sK9D7unq8F2VPPp%2Fuploads%2Fa5w6LQkUFhLWSt58jhjP%2FHelp%20Center%20banner%20%201250%20x%20200-2.png?alt=media&#x26;token=ab0daf12-b917-4435-a603-9a3f6613f853" alt=""><figcaption><p><a href="https://foxecom.com/pages/affiliate?utm_source=minimog%2Bhelp%2Bcenter&#x26;utm_medium=banner&#x26;utm_campaign=foxaffiliatelaunch2024">Explore FoxEcom Affiliate Program now </a><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2728">✨</span></p></figcaption></figure></div>

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/qyscfeCuJ74>" %}

## Static sections

Merchants can click on the link to check out the instruction listed below.&#x20;

{% content-ref url="../pages-global-sections/announcement-bar" %}
[announcement-bar](https://docs.foxecom.com/minimog-theme/pages-global-sections/announcement-bar)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../pages-global-sections/age-verifier-pop-up" %}
[age-verifier-pop-up](https://docs.foxecom.com/minimog-theme/pages-global-sections/age-verifier-pop-up)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../pages-global-sections/header" %}
[header](https://docs.foxecom.com/minimog-theme/pages-global-sections/header)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../pages-global-sections/footer" %}
[footer](https://docs.foxecom.com/minimog-theme/pages-global-sections/footer)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../pages-global-sections/mobile-sticky-bar" %}
[mobile-sticky-bar](https://docs.foxecom.com/minimog-theme/pages-global-sections/mobile-sticky-bar)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Dynamic sections

Merchants can add any section that is listed in [Theme sections](https://docs.foxecom.com/minimog-theme/theme-sections). Nevertheless, there is a section designed specifically for the blog post.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Layout 1" %}
![](https://1997835572-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MlL6sK9D7unq8F2VPPp%2Fuploads%2FzEfb8Pg5jm8rbgyX2RKf%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-11-15%20at%2021.25.21.png?alt=media\&token=06c019f0-e7be-4cd1-9f45-247c46212296)
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Layout 2" %}
![](https://1997835572-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MlL6sK9D7unq8F2VPPp%2Fuploads%2FmSfMwB9S86LqzqfT3rEb%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-11-15%20at%2021.12.41.png?alt=media\&token=8e62a1e9-8064-4939-bc21-4d2ee828fa89)
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% hint style="success" %}
Steps

1. In the theme editor (**Customize**), open the template selector
2. Select **Blog posts**, then **Default blog posts.**
3. On the left-sidebar, select **Blog posts.**
   {% endhint %}

## Blog post section settings

### **General & sidebar settings**

* Control the container type: default, full width, and use container box.
* Enable/disable the sidebar and its positions

![](https://1997835572-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MlL6sK9D7unq8F2VPPp%2Fuploads%2FFQytfS0vn5QwPIdS2b1D%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-11-15%20at%2021.08.29.png?alt=media\&token=936e3f4d-b3df-4b69-9ac7-70f868850cfb)

### Article settings

Control the layout of the post and its necessary elements such as show author, published date, the related tags, etc. by checking the box.

![](https://1997835572-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MlL6sK9D7unq8F2VPPp%2Fuploads%2F0bQxre9RX1U6qKXDyYdn%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-11-15%20at%2021.34.18.png?alt=media\&token=7b1c12f0-5cc2-4a9f-9770-be519f687c37)

### Related articles

Enable/disable related articles and their alignment.

* Show tags: Display the relevant tags of the blog post.
* Show published date: Display the date that the blog is issued.
* Show excerpt: Display a summary of the blog.
* Show read more link: Lead the customers to the full blog post.

<figure><img src="https://1997835572-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MlL6sK9D7unq8F2VPPp%2Fuploads%2FaacyDbm3dCGSd33JHZJn%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=5411b620-1bd5-48e3-8224-f1c2350fe6e5" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### Theme settings

On the blog post section settings, click **Theme settings**

<figure><img src="https://1997835572-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MlL6sK9D7unq8F2VPPp%2Fuploads%2FLpIwSbvgDFLt3yoxptcn%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=31f80509-e1a6-48f7-8b83-74e4fc49599b" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Theme settings of this section let you adjust the container width of the blog posts and the share button.&#x20;

<figure><img src="https://1997835572-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MlL6sK9D7unq8F2VPPp%2Fuploads%2FaGuEeExVDyq8wxbY9wfI%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=31b4ece1-6f18-4822-a50a-db2781632dbc" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

To show the **Instagram widget**, remember to fill in your Instagram token. To get Instagram token, see this article:

[#generate-your-instagram-token](https://docs.foxecom.com/minimog-theme/theme-sections/instagram#generate-your-instagram-token "mention")

## Block post block settings

<figure><img src="https://1997835572-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MlL6sK9D7unq8F2VPPp%2Fuploads%2FrzI6HWkctWT6abzJc90w%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=f235dc2b-10c9-4ffb-919e-51337c00bd4a" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Here, you can add up to 4 blocks to your blog post to the blog post's sidebar. These blocks only show when the sidebar is enabled.

After adding the blocks you like to show, click on each block to adjust its settings.