Block Blog Posts

The Blog Post Grid/Slider section allows you to show:

1. Articles: Show a list of articles from a specific blog or display all your articles.
2. Random Articles: Present a mixed selection of articles pulled randomly from your blog.
3. Related Info: For each blog post, you can include a featured image, the publication date, post tags, article excerpts, and a "Read more" button.

Blog Post grid/slider use cases

Article carousel, grid, and mansory layouts

See the article carousel, grid, and mansory layouts here

How to add Blog Post Grid/Slider section

• Step 1: Add a Section Settings section that allows you to control the global settings of the Blog Post Grid/Slider section.

In this special section, you can specify multi-column layouts, activate full width, determine the section's maximum width, choose a background color, and set global margins and padding, among other options.

• Step 2: Add an Blog Post Grid/Slider section and customize the settings according to your preferences.

If you are new to our Easy Content Builder, please take a look at the Add Sections section for detailed instructions on how to add a section to your theme.

Blog Post Grid/Slider global settings

From the Shopify theme editor, click on Blog Post Grid/Slider on the sidebar to view the details of settings.

Section settings	Description
Blog	Choose a specific blog, or leave this field blank to display all articles.
Limit items	The maximum number of articles that you can feature in the Blog Post Grid/Slider section.
Style	Select the Slider/Grid/Mansory layouts
Card Style	Create layout boxes for each product item. Emphasize an item with a primary card style.
Card Size	Decrease or increase the padding of the card body.
Box Shadow	Decrease or increase the box shadows of the card.
Round Border	Enable this setting to apply rounded corners.
Image Width (px)	Set the width (in pixel) of the article's featured image.
Image Height (px)	Set the height (in pixel) of the article's featured image.
Text Alignment	Align text to the left, right, or center.
Title Size	Change the heading to H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, or H6.
Show Description	Show or hide the article's excerpt
Description Length	Keep your descriptions long enough that they're sufficiently descriptive. The "optimal" length will vary depending on your specific situation.
Date	Show or hide the publication date.
Tags	Show or hide the article's tags
Read More button	Show or hide the Read More button
Item Width on Desktop	Define the Item width on desktop: 1/1: Fills 100% of the available width 1/2: The item takes up halves of its parent container. 1/3: The item takes up a third of its parent container. 1/4: The item takes up a fourth of its parent container. 1/5: The item takes up a fifth of its parent container.   2/3: The item takes up two-thirds of its parent container. 3/4: The item takes up three-fourths of its parent container. 4/5: The item takes up a fourth-fifths of its parent container.
Item Width on Mobile	Define the width of the article card. 1/2: The item takes up halves of its parent container. 2/3: The item takes up two-thirds of its parent container. 3/4: The item takes up three-fourths of its parent container.
Gap	Set the gap between articles.
Show Slider Arrows	Show or hide the slider arrows on the Desktop. Place arrows inside or outside.
Show Navigation	Show or hide the dot navigation.
Slider Set	To loop through a set of slides instead of single article.
Animation On Scroll	It lets you apply different types of animation to elements within each section as you scroll down the page. Learn more about scrolling animations here.
Margin	Set the vertical spacing between elements.

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