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Blog Settings

websites@hibu.com (Hibu Websites) — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 13:20:57 GMT

Blog Settings

Change the thumbnail, name, title, description, and backups for your blog. You can also find your blog's RSS feed URL here. Adding a blog name, title, description, and URL is important because they help your blog's SEO. The more keywords used in the name, title, and description, the more relevance your blog will have on search engines. For example, using the term "food blog" in your blog name, title, description and URL helps search engines find your blog when users search for the term "food blog."

In the left panel, click Blog , and then click Blog Settings . You have the following options:

Blog name. This name displays on the sites as the title of the All Posts widget.
RSS Feed Details. This information appears in RSS feeds.
Blog Title. Type a title for the blog.
Blog Description. Describe what your blog is about so visitors know what to expect.
Blog Thumbnail. Click +Image to select or upload a thumbnail for the blog.
RSS feed URL. The RSS feed URL is auto-generated when your site is published.

Add and Edit Blog Posts

websites@hibu.com (Hibu Websites) — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 13:17:05 GMT

Add and Edit Blog Posts

The Blog feature lets you create, maintain, and publish articles on your site. It provides tools to edit your posts and blog designs, letting you provide a reliable stream of personalized content to attract visitors and create interest in your site.

Create Blog Posts

To create new blog posts:

In the left panel, click Blog .
Click New Post .
Type a Post title for the blog, and select the Post author .
To add a main image, click +Image and select or upload an image.
Click Start .

Edit Blog Posts

To edit existing blog posts:

In the left panel, click Blog , and then click Manage Posts .
Next to the post you want to edit, click the Edit icon.

To edit the post settings associated with a blog post, click the Post Settings () icon and see Manage Post Settings for more information. Post settings include post status, post details, and post metadata including tags.

Manage Posts

To add, publish, unpublish, edit, or remove posts from your blog, in the left panel, click Blog , and then click Manage Posts .

Edit Layout

Change the design of the blog post page. Any changes you make to this page affects how all posts display on your blog. You can add widgets to enable additional text, graphics, social media, and other effects. Editing the post design only changes the general layout of posts by adding or deleting widgets, rows, and columns. This does not let you change the text or graphics of an individual post.

To edit the layout of all blogs, in the left panel, click Blog , and then click Edit Layout .

Manage Post Settings

websites@hibu.com (Hibu Websites) — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 13:15:30 GMT

Manage Post Settings

To add, publish, unpublish, edit, or remove posts from your blog, in the left panel, click Blog , and then click Manage Posts . Next to a post, click the Post Settings icon.

Post Status

The post status is listed at the top of the section, and you can configure the post URL, and publish date for the post. Post status includes:

Post URL (Permalink). Type to change the post URL, or click Copy to copy the URL to the clipboard. The post must be published copy the URL.
Change publish date. Changing the publish date changes the order of posts in the blog.

Click Unpublish or Republish , as needed.

On unpublished posts, click Publish , or click Schedule post to select a date and time for the post to be published.

Post Details

Add main post details to be connected to the layout and inherit the layout design. Post details include:

Post title. Type a short title for the blog post.
Post author. Select an author from the list. Only users who have been granted blog access to the site are eligible blog authors.
Post main image . Click +Image to select or upload a main image for the post.

Post Metadata

Metadata improves SEO and enables search engines to understand the content of the post. Metadata displays in the All Posts and Recent Posts widgets and appears when posts are shared.

Tags are grouped into categories, so you can filter posts based on tags in the All Posts widget. You can add the All Posts widget onto multiple pages and sort the posts by their tags in the Content editor.

Post metatdata includes:

Post meta-title. Type a meta-title. The ideal length is 512px, which is about 65-67 characters. We do not recommend a meta-title less than 45 characters. If you do not complete this field, the meta-title will default to your post title.
Post Thumbnail. Click +Image to select or upload an image. Alternatively, include alt text for the image which enables search engines to recognize the image content.
Post Description. Type a short summary of the post. If empty, text is taken from the beginning of the post.
Tags. Categorize your blog posts by adding tags to your posts. To add tags, type a tag in the field provided, and type Enter .