Edit my template – Redwood

Redwood is a great choice for a professional blogger or designer.

This template features a blog listing page as the homepage, which contains thumbnails of blog posts under the blog. Clicking on any of them would take a visitor to the respective blog post.

Apart from the header and footer, there are few thumbnail images of blog posts on this page. Follow the steps below to edit each of them.

The header contains the logo/site title (1), menu (2), and social icons (3).

The homepage, which is a blog listing page, is named ‘Blog’.


Visit the Homepage

  • To view or edit any of the pages, visit the Website section.

  • You will now reach the Menu tab where you can edit your site menu.
  • Hover on the Blog menu item, click on the three vertical dots icon (1), and select the Manage Posts option (2) to edit it(as shown in the image).

  • This will bring you to the blog editing page of the ‘Blog’.

Blog

  • The images displayed on the blog listing page are the thumbnail images of the blog posts under the blog. The thumbnail image of the blog post is displayed as a thumbnail on the blog listing page.
  • To add change the thumbnail image or replace the demo content of the blog post with your own, visit the blog editing page as explained above. Learn more.

Editing Blog Posts

  • Once you have reached the All Posts (1) page, click on any blog post title (2) to edit the post, or click on the menu icon (3) to view a few quick links.

  • From the Edit Blog Post page and Settings tab (1), you can manage the blog post title, author, content, thumbnail image, SEO details, and many other details. Learn more.
  • To enable a banner over the blog post page, click on the Banner tab (2) and make it active.
    Also Check: Add a banner to a blog post.


Blog Categories

  • From the blog editing page, click on the Categories link (1) to manage the blog categories.
  • You can edit/delete the category from the menu icon (2) or create a new category (3) for your blog. Also Check: Blog categories.


Blog Settings

  • From the blog editing page, click on the Settings link (1) to manage the blog settings.
  • Click on the Settings tab (2) to manage the blog title, visibility, blog comments, SEO, and few other fields. Learn more.
  • Click on the Design tab (3) to manage the blog and blog post page design. You can manage the layout, width, text alignment, font styles, and many other fields. Learn more.
  • To add a column on the right or left-hand side of the primary content area and display info such as recent posts, ads, newsletter subscription requests, etc., you can add a sidebar and display several types of content.
  • Click on the Sidebar tab (4) to manage the blog sidebar. Learn more.
  • To show a full-width banner on the top or bottom of the blog, click on the Banner tab (5) to enable the banner over the blog. Learn more.


Blog Authors

  • You can add multiple author profiles to your blog.
  • You can allow guest writers to write posts for your blog and you’ll also have an option whether or not to show the name of the author on the blog post.
  • Click on the Authors link (1) to view and manage the list of authors on your blog.
  • Click on the menu icon (2) and then on the Edit option (3) to edit the author details or click on the +Add Author button (4) to add a new author. Learn more.


Blog RSS feed

  • RSS feed lets your site visitors subscribe to your blog posts and get updates.
  • It also helps to ease your work by automatically sharing your recent blog post on various cross-content syndication platforms.
  • Your Pixpa website has a built-in dynamic RSS feed for your blog, which updates itself automatically whenever you publish a new blog post.
  • If you have connected your website to a custom domain (http://www.yourdomain.com) and the name of your blog is Joyful-Living, its RSS feed will be available at http://www.yourdomain.com/joyful-living/feed.
  • Click on the RSS Feed link to view the blog RSS Feed. Learn more.


Blog Design

  • You can set the appearance of your blog listing page and blog post page of your website using the options below.
  • To design your blog, go to the Blog Settings (1) and click on the Design (2) tab. This will open up a drawer on the right-hand side, where you can edit your Blog listing page (3) and Blog post page (4).

  • You can manage the layout, layout width, content width and alignment, and few other options.
  • You can opt to show the author name, excerpt, and the read more link with the blog post grid on the blog listing page.

The footer contains the credits for your websites. You can add social icons (1), copyright text (2), and important links here. Also Check: Social Sharing options.

Note: You would see our branding ‘Built on Pixpa’ (3) in the footer while you are on the trial period. Once you’ve subscribed, you can choose to have it removed.

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