Blog posts / Blog feed
The blog posts section shows articles/blog posts, with the option to spotlight the first article as featured. The different between the two sections is that in the Blog posts section, you manually add the articles to the section and you can set their order and even show articles from different blogs if you want to. Each article is its own block. The Blog feed section will instead show the most recent articles from a selected blog. The Blog feed section is available in Whisk versions 11.0.0 and greater.
Settings
First section
When this section is the first one at the top of the page, make sure this box is checked. It helps with SEO and page performance in the following technical ways:
- It will load the featured article image as loading="eager" instead of loading="lazy"
- It will remove the fade in image animation if it is active in Style/Theme settings so that the image loads onto the page
Heading
The text for the heading.
Heading size
The size of the text for the heading.
Text
Add a sentence or two of copy to describe the articles and blog. This will sit below the heading.
Text size
Choose a size for the text.
Blog
For the Blog feed selection, choose the blog you want the articles to auto populate from. For the Blog posts section, this is optional. Select a blog if you want to have a link to a blog main page. The link will show below the articles. The button text will read "See more articles".
Show link to blog (Blog feed only)
Select this to show a link at the end of the article list to the blog main page.
Total number of article to show (Blog feed only)
Select how many articles to show in the section between 1-12.
Number of articles per row on desktop
How many rows to create for the articles, between 1 and 3.
Show within a slider on desktop or mobile
You can choose to show the articles in a slider on either desktop or mobile, or on both.
Article card
Title size
The size of the article title within the card. To change the article font, visit Theme settings/Blog.
Show image
Show article featured image on card
Show date published
Show the article published date on the card. You can change the format that this date displays in on Theme settings/Styles/Preferred date format.
Show author
Show article author on card
Show teaser text
Show a few lines of text for the article. The teaser text is either the first 20 words of the article excerpt, or the first 20 words of the article content if there is no excerpt.
Text box shape
The box can be a rectangle, or have an arch shape on one side.
Spotlight article
Spotlight first article
Check this box to spotlight the first article as featured so it's large and in it's own row.
Spotlight article color scheme
If the above checkbox is checked and the first article is shown as featured, you can choose from one of the theme's color schemes for its text box.
Section spacing
(Whisk 5.0.0 and above)
Adjust top and bottom padding within the section.
Add space above or below
(Whisk 4.3.1 and below)
Depending on the sections that are above or below this section, you may want to add some extra space for a more pleasing layout.