Write and publish a blog post

Format your article, add images and post details, and include it in your public website.

Write a post, add images and a summary, then include it in your published website. This guide starts after you have enabled the blog.

Open or create a post

Open the page-name menu at the top of the editor.
Under Blog, select + Add blog post. To edit an existing post, select its title instead.
Check that the editor opens an Untitled Post with Draft status.

The page menu with the Blog group and Add blog post below the existing post. — Create a post from the Blog group in the page menu.

A newly created Untitled Post showing the writing canvas, formatting toolbar, and Draft status in the post panel. — A new draft has a writing area and a separate panel for post details.

Find an existing post

Select All Posts in the post panel.
Use Search posts…, or select All posts, Published, or Drafts.
Select the post you want to open. The page-name menu also shows View all posts when there are more than three posts.

Blog Posts panel with search, All posts, Published and Drafts filters, and the site's saved posts. — Use the list to find drafts as well as posts already marked published.

Write and format the content

The main canvas is the post body. The panel on the right holds the title, URL, summary, and other post details.

Siteboon's blog editor with a pottery-class article in the central writing area, formatting controls above it, and post details on the right. — Use the central editor for the article itself. Use the right panel for its title and listing information.

Headings: place the cursor in a section heading and select H2. Use H3 for a subsection. The post title is entered separately.
Emphasis and lists: select text for bold or italic, or use the bullet and numbered-list controls for a list.
Links: select the words to link, select the chain-link control, and enter the destination address.
Other content: open Insert for options such as a table, code block, or divider.

Save the article body

Select Save in the formatting toolbar. To keep a separate history entry, open its arrow and select Save as new version.
Wait for saving to finish before changing post details or switching posts.
If you want automatic body saves, turn on Auto. It saves pending body changes every five seconds.

Add images

An image inside the article

Place the cursor where the image should appear.
Select the picture control, labelled Image, in the formatting toolbar.
In Select image, upload a file or choose one already in the site's media library, then select Select.
Select the inserted image to choose a width: S (25%), M (50%), L (75%), or Full (100%). Save the post body.

A featured image for listings

Open the Post tab on the right.
Under Featured Image, select Choose image.
Choose a file in the media library, then select Select.
Select Save at the bottom of the post panel.

The featured image is separate from images in the body. It appears where the archive or post layout includes a featured-image field.

Select image dialog showing the upload area and the site's media library. — Upload an image once, then select it from this site's library.

Set the post details

Save the article body first.
Open the Post tab on the right and complete the fields below.
Select Save at the bottom of that panel.

A draft post with a saved title, URL slug and excerpt in the right panel, and its body in the central editor. — The post panel has its own Save button below the details.

Field	What to enter
Title	The reader-facing name of the article. Example: “Your first pottery class.”
Slug	The last part of its address, such as `first-pottery-class`. Check the full address shown below the field. Changing the slug of a live post changes its address after publishing.
Excerpt	A short summary for the archive listing. It does not replace the article body.
Featured Image	The image used by layouts that display a post's featured image.
Author	The person or business credited for the article.
Category	A topic label, such as “Studio notes.” Use consistent spelling for posts in the same category.
Date	The date associated with the post. This field is not a scheduled-publishing control.

Set search information and preview

Open the SEO tab in the post panel.
Enter a Meta Title and Meta Description that describe this article.
Select Save at the bottom of the panel.
Select Preview in the top toolbar to check the post with its shared layout.

The blog post SEO tab with a meta title and description for Your first pottery class. — Search information belongs to the individual post.

Check headings, links, image sizes, and the text in Preview. Select Edit to return to the writing view.

Make the post public

Save the body and post details, and wait for saving to finish.
Select Publish at the bottom of the post panel. The post's status changes from Draft to Published, making it eligible for the website's next publish.
Select Publish in the top-right website toolbar. Review the website and domain, then complete website publishing.
Open the public blog archive and the post's address. Confirm that the post is listed and its latest content appears.

Website publishing includes the latest versions of every page and every post marked published. Review other pending website changes before that final action.

If the post is missing or outdated

Missing from the public blog: check that the post is marked Published, then publish the website. Saving a draft does not include it in the public blog.
Old text still appears: save your changes, publish the website again, and reload the public address.
The old link stops working: check whether the post slug or blog URL changed. Use the address currently shown under Slug.