Manage Your Blog Index Page
The blog index is a Pages entry with a Blog listing block—edit layout, filters, and pagination in the page editor Attr tab, link the page in Navigation, and leave single-article styling to Settings → Blog Post.
The blog index is a Pages entry—usually a Blog Page—with a Blog listing block that pulls published Posts. Visitors discover your writing through this page and the menu link you add in Navigation.
Index vs single post: Everything on this page is controlled in the Page Editor on the Blog listing block (Attr tab). How each article looks when opened (/blog/your-slug) is under Settings → Blog Post—see Blog post settings and layout.
Posts on the index always sort newest first by publish date.
Prerequisites
Dashboard → Pages → Blog Page → Edit → Page Editor
Block: Blocks → Publications → Blog listing
Menu link: Dashboard → Settings → Navigation
Categories and tags (for filters): Dashboard → Settings → Categories; tags are created when you assign them on posts
Add or select the block
- Open Pages and locate or create a Blog Page (many sites use slug
blog). - Edit → Page Editor.
- From Blocks → Publications, drag Blog listing into a column if the page does not have one yet.
- Click the block (or use Layers → Blog listing) so Attr shows Blog Settings.
Configure under Attr — Blog Settings
Select the Blog listing block → Edit → Attr.
Layout
Controls how posts are arranged on the page:
| Layout | Visitor experience |
|---|---|
| Grid | Responsive card grid (1 / 2 / 3 columns by screen width) |
| List | Stacked rows—thumbnail on the left, title and excerpt on the right |
| Featured | Large hero card for the newest post, then a grid of the rest |
| With Sidebar | Featured post plus a two-column card grid, with a Recent Posts sidebar |
Template style
Card visual treatment (works with any layout above):
| Style | Look |
|---|---|
| Classic | Rounded cards with light shadow |
| Magazine | Stronger shadow, bolder titles, taller cover images |
| Minimal | Flat cards with a simple border, no shadow |
| Cards | Elevated tiles with a subtle hover lift |
Posts per page
Slider from 1 to 24 (default 6). This is how many posts appear on one numbered page when pagination is on.
The editor preview always shows the first page only. On the live site, turn on Show Pagination (below) so visitors can open page 2, 3, and so on.
Display options
| Toggle | Effect |
|---|---|
| Show Cover Image | Featured image on each index card (editor preview respects this; turn off for text-only tiles) |
| Show Excerpt | Post excerpt under the title on cards |
| Show Pagination | Previous / Next links and “Page X of Y” when you have more posts than Posts per page |
| Show Categories (tabs) | Row of category tabs above the listing on the live site—All plus each category. Visitors click a tab to filter (URL adds ?category=slug) |
Author name and publish date still appear on cards when the post has that data.
Filter by Category
Dropdown in Attr—All Categories or one category. The listing only loads posts in that category (fixed filter set in the editor).
Different from Show Categories (tabs): the dropdown is a curated index (e.g. only “Tutorials”). Tabs let visitors switch categories on the public page.
Filter by Tags
Click tag badges to include only posts that have any of the selected tags. Use Clear all to reset. Create tags on posts under Posts → Edit Post before they appear here.
Publish the page
- Save Page after trait changes.
- Open Page Settings and set SEO title and description for the index URL.
- Publish from the toolbar when ready.
- Add the page under Settings → Navigation.
- Open the live blog URL (and
?page=2if pagination is on) to confirm layout, tabs, and filters.
What you'll see
A public index of published posts in your chosen layout and template style, reachable from the main menu. With Show Categories (tabs) on, visitors can browse by category without leaving the page.
Draft posts on the index
Only published posts appear. An empty index usually means nothing is published yet, filters exclude every post, or the listing block is missing.
Index vs article settings (quick reference)
| You want to change… | Where |
|---|---|
| Grid / list / featured / sidebar on the index | Pages → Blog listing block → Attr |
| Classic / magazine / minimal / cards on index cards | Same Attr → Template style |
| Hero layout on a single article | Edit Post → Settings → Display style + Blog post settings and layout |
| Featured image on a post | Edit Post → Settings (also used on index cards) |
Related guides
| Topic | Guide |
|---|---|
| External press and features | Press and features |
| Single-article layout | Blog post settings and layout |
| Categories, tags, featured image | Categories, tags, and featured image |
| Writing and publishing | Write your first blog post |
Verifying your setup
- Blog Page is published with a Blog listing block.
- Attr reflects your intended layout, template style, and posts per page.
- If you use pagination, a second page loads at
?page=2on the live URL. - If you use category tabs, each tab filters posts on the live site.
- Navigation includes a link to the blog.
- Opening a card lands on
/blog/[slug]with the article layout from Blog Post settings.