Settings

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Usage

Open Appearance → Customize → Blog & Posts → Settings to set up the blog page and archives. Choose a Layout, set BG Color and White Text, and pick where the Sidebar goes.

Set Blog Page so the return link on single posts points to your blog. To design the blog page yourself, pick a Custom Layout page, build it with blocks, and add the {{posts}} keyword (plus the others listed under that setting) where the posts should go.

When to use it

  • Setting up a new blog before styling cards or single posts.
  • Switching from the default grid to a magazine or list layout.
  • Hiding the sidebar on phones with Hide Sidebar on Mobile.

Tips

  • Default Description shows on category and tag pages that don't have a description of their own.
  • Default Headline is replaced by the category or archive name on those pages.
  • Display Comments sets the site-wide default. Individual posts can still change their discussion settings in the editor.
  • Keep the custom layout page Private so search engines index your posts, not the layout page.
  • Pair White Text with a dark BG Color.

Settings

Settings

Custom Layout (page selector) setting in the block editor sidebar
Custom Layout (page selector)

Select a page to use for a custom blog layout. Be sure to use the keyword placeholders:<br><br><mark>{{title}}</mark> - The archive title<br><mark>{{description}}</mark> - The archive description<br><mark>{{#}}</mark> - The current page number<br><mark>{{posts}}</mark> - The posts<br><br>Dirigible keeps this page out of search results and the sitemap.

Page Number Format setting in the block editor sidebar
Page Number Format

The format of the page number used in the custom blog layout. Keyword <mark>{{page}}</mark> will be replaced with the current page number.

Blog Page (page selector) setting in the block editor sidebar
Blog Page (page selector)

Select a page to use for the blog page. This will be used for the return link in the previous/next posts section.

Layout setting in the block editor sidebar
Layout
  • List
  • Griddefault
  • Cards
  • Columns
  • Adjacent
  • Magazine
BG Color setting in the block editor sidebar
BG Color
  • Whitedefault
  • Gray
  • Dark
  • Text
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Accent
  • Variant
  • Muted
White Text setting in the block editor sidebar
White Text
Sidebar setting in the block editor sidebar
Sidebar
  • Disabled
  • Left
  • Rightdefault
Default Headline setting in the block editor sidebar
Default Headline

This will be replaced by the category name or archive title.

Default Description setting in the block editor sidebar
Default Description
Display Comments setting in the block editor sidebar
Display Comments
Hide Sidebar on Mobile setting in the block editor sidebar
Hide Sidebar on Mobile