Use the blog editor to set up a new blog and add posts. Two editing modes work together seamlessly so you can design the perfect blog for your business and update it easily with new posts that look great, have the content you want, and are optimized for SEO. The two editing modes are Layout mode and Post mode.
To learn more about blogs, see the following video:
Layout Mode
Layout mode is where you set the structure for all of your blog posts, both current and future. In this mode, you set the layout for elements that appear in every post, such as blog title, author, main image, and so on. These elements are connected to the content of individual posts, so all posts have a consistent structure. This is important for SEO and makes your blog easier for visitors to read.
As for the content of each post, the space designated for this in Layout mode is the content placeholder. While you cannot edit the content here, you can add elements around it. For example, you can add columns, rows and sections above, below and adjacent to the content placeholder.
Any changes you make in Layout mode are updated in all posts. For example, if you add a section under the content placeholder in Layout mode, this section appears, exactly as it appears in Layout mode, in every blog post.
Note
All of the changes you make in Layout mode affect every blog post.
要使用布局模式,请在左侧面板中单击“博客”,然后单击“编辑布局”。
For changes in Layout Mode to be visible online, you must republish the site.
帖子模式
在帖子模式下,您可以撰写单独的博客文章。您可以完全自由地编辑每篇帖子的内容(包含在布局模式下可见的内容占位符部分中),并且可以添加任何您想要的小部件。编辑帖子就像在编辑器中编辑页面一样。
当您处于“帖子”模式时,请将您想要的任何元素添加到特定帖子中。例如,如果您正在处理包含多张图片的帖子,则可以添加多个图片小部件。如果特定帖子需要地图,请在此处添加地图小部件。
Note
All of the changes you make to an individual post in Post mode affect only that post.
To use Post mode for a specific blog post, in the left panel, click Blog, and then click Manage Posts. Click a blog in the list, or click the Edit () icon to open the blog in Post mode.
For changes in Post Mode to be visible online, you must republish the post.
Connected Elements
Connecting elements are what give your blog power and ease of use. These elements ensure that every blog automatically contains important details including title, author and image, and that these details appear consistently in every post.
You’ll be asked to enter the main post details as soon as you create a new post. You can change this information later, but adding it from the start keeps your posts organized.
By default, post title, author and background image are connected. You can remove these connections or change them in Layout Mode, but we recommend keeping them to ensure your posts have all the information they need for SEO and to be found easily by users.
If you disconnect an element, you can reconnect it or connect it to a new element.
Changing Connected Elements
There are two ways to change connected elements in your blog: By changing the content in Post mode or by changing the connection in Layout mode.
在 Post 模式下更改连接
Change the content of connected elements in one of the following ways:
Changing Connections in Layout Mode
You can replace connected elements, or remove them altogether, in Layout Mode. To replace the connected element, click on the blue Connected Data icon to open the Connect Data popup. From here, choose the connected element you want to use for this connection and then click Done.
To remove the connection altogether, click none. This will remove this connection for all posts in the blog, and the element will no longer appear.
Manage Posts
管理帖子允许您执行以下操作:
There is infinite scrolling and a search function here, so posts are easy to find.
帖子设置
通过管理帖子中帖子名称旁边的齿轮工具访问任何帖子的帖子设置。从这里,您可以通过页面顶部的箭头在帖子之间滚动。
帖子设置分为三个部分:帖子状态、帖子详情和帖子元数据。有关更多信息,请参阅管理帖子设置。
Webhooks Integration
Using the Webhooks integration, a notification can be sent when a blog post is published. A publish can also be triggered inside the Website Builder editor.
Blog Settings
When you create a new blog, a pop up appears that prompts you to name the blog and set a thumbnail, title and description for it. All of these details can be changed later in Blog Settings. This information is also used in RSS feeds. For more information, see Blog Settings.
Import Posts
Posts can be imported from an outside blog if the blog has a valid RSS feed. For more information, see Import Blog Posts from RSS Feeds.
Permissions
Permissions for the blog work the same as on other pages.
Full editing
Full editing allows access to both Layout Mode and Post Mode
仅限博客
No access to Layout Mode, access to Post Mode
User can edit connections to post settings
无法访问网站编辑器内的其他菜单
Limited editing
No access to Layout mode, access to Post Mode
User can edit connections to post settings
网站评论
No access to Layout Mode, access to Post Mode
Once users are added to a site, their names display in the author list.
Add Blog Widgets
可用的博客小工具如下:所有帖子、最新帖子和搜索帖子。这些小工具可让您从站点的任何位置访问您的博客。
Any blog widget can be added to any post on your site. For example, you can add the All Posts widget for your home page and to your blog.
Blog Backup
Blog content is backed up when your site is backed up. If you restore a backup, the blog will be the one in the restored version of the site. Note that you will not see the restored version until the restored site is published. Until then, the run time and editor will look different, as with any site backup. For more information, see Backup Sites.
A post on a non-published restored version of a blog is not live until the restored site is published (unlike with regular posts, which do not require the site to be published again for the post to go live).
As always, a new backup version is automatically created when restoring a backup version.
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