 Written by Carolyn Smiga
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Note: In order to add new blog posts, you should already have a Blog Feed added to your website.
View our short video tutorial and follow along with the steps below.
Generating a new blog post with AI Assist
Tip: Your Blog feed section is typically on your Blog or Blog Feed page.
2. Below Add blog post, click add and edit manually.
3. Update the fields with your blog post content.
Title - This is the main title of your blog post. It appears in the blog feed and on the blog post page.
Author - To choose an existing author, click the Manage option.
To add a new author, click the plus sign.
Date - This is typically the date of publication.
Summary - This is a brief overview of your blog post to entice readers to click to read more. It appears in the blog feed only.
Body - This is the main content of your blog post. You can include multiple headings, paragraphs, images, and links. This appears on the blog post page only.
Tip: Use the pop-out rich text editor for full-screen text editing of your blog post body.
Featured image - This is the main image, which appears in the blog feed and on the the blog post page.
Tags - Add tags to your posts to group them into specific categories.
Important: The Link field is not typically used unless you decide to remove the default blog post page and link to another page where visitors will continue reading.
3: Once you've included all of your information, click Add item to add your blog post to the Blog Feed.
Typically, your post will appear at the top of your blog feed. If it doesn't, return to your Blog Feed, and click Sort to re-sort by date.
4. Make additional edits to your post (optional).
Once your blog post has been added, you can click Go to blog post to view the full post.
From here continue to edit and make changes. Just select the field on the left side of your screen to make changes. Use the pop-out editor to see large text like the Body.
To customize your blog post's metadata, scroll down and click the search results page preview of your blog post. See these instructions for more details.
Once you're happy with your new blog post, click Publish to go live! Keep in mind, if you have any other unpublished changes, these will all go live at the same time.
More questions? Read our FAQs below.
Generating a blog post with AI Assist
1. Locate your Blog feed section and click Add new blog post.
Tip: Your Blog feed section is typically on your Blog or Blog Feed page.
2. Provide a suggested title and important details to AI Assist to help it generate your first draft.
Tip: You can also click Show business details to update your business details to provide additional context that will be used for all future text generation.
3. Click Generate blog post.
AI Assist will generate a Title, Summary, Body, and Featured image, and the new post will be added directly to your blog feed. Typically, your new post will appear at the top of your blog feed. If it doesn't, return to your Blog Feed, and click Sort to re-sort by date.
4. Make additional edits to your post (recommended).
Once your blog post has been added, you can click Go to blog post to view the full post.
From here continue to edit and make changes. Just select the field on the left side of your screen to update the text in the text box.
Tip: Use the pop-out rich text editor to make changes to large text like the blog post Body.
To customize your blog post's metadata, scroll down and click the search results page preview of your blog post. See these instructions for more details.
Once you're happy with your new blog post, click Publish to go live! Keep in mind, if you have any other unpublished changes, these will all go live at the same time.
FAQs:
What if I need to hide a blog post?
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Select the blog post you wish to hide from the Blog Feed, and toggle Hide or Show in the Visibility section of the editor.
How do I share this blog post?
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Now that your blog is posted, you can share this post across your website and more!