Blog Overview

Blogging Overview

A blog post typically covers a specific topic or query, it's educational in nature. You can also set up blog posts to engage your visitors.

If you’re new to blogging, or if you want to start your own blog but don’t know where to begin, this section will guide you on how to get started. Once you create a blog post, your page should look like this. Here you can see the edit, filter search**,** and view the blog updates.

Blog Settings

When you click on the "Settings" icon, it directs you to the setting page where you can edit the Authors and the categories;

Authors

Here you can see the table that shows each Author's name, the date and time their details were last updated, and the Action menu to edit or delete an author. You can also add a new author.

Add New Authors

If you want to add the author of a blog post, click on "Add New author" to set it up. When setting up, you will add;

1. Author's Name
   It is required that you add an author's name in at least three (3) letters to avoid an error code.
   
   
2. Author's Image
   You can upload the author's image here by clicking on the "Change" button which directs you to the storage page where you can upload the image you want to use. Once you've uploaded the image, double-click on the image which will automatically add the image. To change/replace the image, click on the "Change" button, and if you want to delete the image uploaded, just click on "Remove".
   
   The recommended size is 512px * 512px no bigger than 10MB.
   
   
3. Image Alt Text
   You can add target keywords here for your image
   
   
4. Author's Description
   You will have to give a short description here for viewers to get a glimpse of the post. preferably between 100 - 250 characters.
   
   
5. Social Media Info
   ****You can type or paste the URL of the author's Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Youtube accounts.

Edit Existing Authors

You can edit an existing author by clicking on the Action menu (the 3 dots) on the right side of each author's row. This option allows you to either; Edit the author's info or Delete it.

Once you delete an author, it permanently removes from your account.

Categories

You can set the category up in blog settings by clicking on the "Add New Category" beside the category field.

Add New Category

If you want to add a new category for your blog post, click on "Add New Category" to set it up. When setting up, you will add;

1. Category Label
   When you want to add a category, you are required to name the categories.
   
   
2. Category URL slug
   You are required to fill in the path for your category
   
   
3. Category Description
   Type in a description of the category for a better understanding of what it entails.
   
   
4. Category image
   You can upload the image for your category here by clicking on the "Change" button which directs you to the storage page where you can upload the image you want to use. Once you've uploaded the image, double-click on the image which will automatically add the image. To change/replace the image, click on the "Change" button, and if you want to delete the image uploaded, just click on "Remove".
   
   The recommended size is 512px * 512px no bigger than 10MB.

Edit Existing Category

You can edit an existing category by clicking on the Action menu (the 3 dots) on the right side of each category row. This option allows you to either; Edit the author's info or Delete it.

Once you delete a category, it permanently removes from your account.

New post

Create New Blog Post

To add new blog posts, click on the "+ New Post" button. Once you click on it, you will get a pop-up form to fill out that comprises;

1. Blog Post Title
   Here you will type in the title you like for your post.
   
   
2. Post Description
   ****It is required you give a short description here for viewers to get a glimpse of the post. preferably between 100 - 250 characters.
   
   
3. Blog Post image.
   ****You can upload your blog image here by clicking on the "Change" button which directs you to the storage page where you can upload the image you want to use. Once you've uploaded the image, double-click on the image which will automatically add the image. To change/replace the image, click on the "Change" button, and if you want to delete the image uploaded, just click on "Remove".
   The recommended size is 600px * 400px and the Supported image size is 10MB.
   
   
4. Create Post
   Click on the "+Create post" button to move to the next page.

Add the content for your blog post using the editor toolbar

Once you move to the next page, you will see this sample blog post as a reference. You can edit it to your preference or clear it all and start from scratch.

• You can set the font styles with bold, italics, underline, strikethrough text, fonts, styles, and size.
• You can choose the spacing format; Left, center, right, justified, indent, or outdent
• You can add an indent, number list, bulleted list, or to-do list
• You can add color and highlight to text and text background
• You can insert hyperlinks, add an image(s), or video(s) from the Media Library and YouTube
• You can also add quotes for specific content, emoji, and divider
• You can clear a specific format or format everything.

You can see the word count in the upper right corner of your page.

Action Menu

1. Duplicate Post
   If you want to duplicate this article, simply click on this button.
    
2. Preview Post
   You can preview your post here. Do not forget to save your article before previewing.
    
3. See Version History
   If you want to see the previous edit you made on the article you are working on, simply click here. It will only show you the last saved version so always remember to save your work.
    
4. Delete Blog Post
   You can clear the entire article by clicking on the Delete button which permanently deletes it.

Publish or Schedule Blog Post

After adding and saving your content, you will be required to set up the details when you click on the "Publish" button.

1. URL Slug
   This will be the path for your blog post. Your URL will look like this: https://www.example.com/b/Blog Test
   
   
2. Blog post SEO details
   If you want to edit the Blog post title, description, or Image, simply click on the "Edit" icon. Once you are done editing, click on the "Update Blog Post" button.
   
   
3. Category
   This is optional. You can set the category up in blog settings by clicking on the "Add New Category" beside the category field.
   
   
4. Keywords
   Add some keywords to your blog post.
   
   
5. Author
   This is optional. If you want to add the author of a blog post, click on "Add New author" to set it up. When setting up you can add the URL of the author's posts from their social media accounts.
   
   
6. Blog Status
   ****Here you can decide the status of your blog by either;
   1. Save as Draft
      If you are not done reviewing your post, you can save it by keeping them in draft mode so you can access it later.
   2. Publish
      Once the blog details are reviewed then you can decide to publish the post immediately by clicking this option
   3. Schedule & Publish
      You can also schedule the date and time to publish the post. The minimum time duration you can schedule your post for is 15miins from the set date and time. The time zone you are in will also be displayed here.

Blog Overview Dashboard

Total Blog Posts

Here you can see the total number of blog posts that have been created. It will help you keep track of all the blogs created by you and your team members.

Publish Blogs

Here you will see the total number of published blog posts.

Visitors/week

This section allows you to track the number of visitors that viewed your post per week, it records all post's weekly activities.

Search Bar

When you have a long list of blogs and you are looking for a particular one, you can filter your search here by name.

Blog Table

Here you can see the list of blogs;

• Blog Post
  The blog title is displayed in this column.
  
  
• Updated On
  The date, time, and the user that made the latest update on each post are displayed here.
   
• Category
  You can see the categories that each post is in here.
  
  
• Status
  This will display either "Draft" or "Published". Here you can quickly identify which post has been published.
   
• Action
  In the action menu, you can;
   
  • Edit Post
    You can edit the content of a post and set other details.
     
  • Duplicate Post
    This will create a copy of the Blog Post content.
     
  • Change Blog Post SEO Details
    You can change the title, URL, description, and image of your blog post here.
     
  • Archive Post
    This allows you to hide a Blog Post.
     
  • Delete Blog Post
    Once you click on Delete, it Permanently deletes the Blog Post so be sure you really want to delete it. It's advisable to archive the post first if you are not sure.