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Blog
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====
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**Odoo Blog** allows you to create and manage blog posts on your website to engage your audience and
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build a community.
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.. tip::
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If the Blog module is not yet installed, click :guilabel:`+New` on the website builder, select
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:guilabel:`Blog Post`, and click :guilabel:`Install`.
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Creating a blog
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===============
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To create or edit a blog, go to :menuselection:`Website --> Configuration --> Blogs: Blogs`. Click
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:guilabel:`New`, and enter the :guilabel:`Blog Name` and the :guilabel:`Blog Subtitle`.
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The :guilabel:`Blog` menu item is added to your website's menu the first time you create a blog and
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gathers all your blogs.
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Adding a blog post
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==================
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Go to your website, click :guilabel:`+New` in the top-right corner, and select
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:guilabel:`Blog Post`. In the pop-up, **select the blog** where the post should appear, write the
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post's :guilabel:`Title`, and :guilabel:`Save`. You can then write the post's content and customize
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the page using the website builder.
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.. tip::
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- Illustrate your articles with copyright-free images from :doc:`Unsplash
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</applications/general/integrations/unsplash>`.
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- Type `/` in the text editor to format and add elements to your text.
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.. important::
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Don't forget to toggle the :guilabel:`Unpublished` switch in the top-right corner to publish
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your post.
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Using tags
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Tags let visitors filter all posts sharing the same tag. By default, they are displayed at the
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bottom of posts, but can also be displayed on the blog's main page. To do so, click
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:menuselection:`Edit --> Customize` and enable the :guilabel:`Sidebar`. By default, the sidebar's
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:guilabel:`Tags List` is enabled.
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To create a tag, go to :menuselection:`Website --> Configuration --> Blogs: Tags` and click
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:guilabel:`New`. Fill in the:
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- :guilabel:`Name`
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- :guilabel:`Category`: tag categories let you group tags displayed on the sidebar by theme.
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- :guilabel:`Used in`: to apply the tag to existing blog posts, click :guilabel:`Add a line`,
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select the posts, and click :guilabel:`Select`.
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You can add and create tags directly from posts by clicking :menuselection:`Edit --> Customize` and
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select the post's cover. Under :guilabel:`Tags`, click :guilabel:`Choose a record...`, and select
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or create a tag.
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.. image:: blog/create-tag.png
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:alt: Adding a tag to a blog post
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.. note::
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To manage tag categories, go to :menuselection:`Website --> Configuration --> Blogs: Tag
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Categories`.
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Customizing blog homepages
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Customize the content of blog homepages by opening a blog homepage and clicking :menuselection:`Edit
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--> Customize`.
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.. note::
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Settings apply to **all** blogs homepages.
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:guilabel:`Top Banner`: :guilabel:`Name/Latest Post` displays the title of the latest post on the
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top banner, while :guilabel:`Drop Zone for Building Blocks` removes the top banner and lets you use
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any building block instead.
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:guilabel:`Layout`: organizes posts as a :guilabel:`Grid` or :guilabel:`List`.
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- :guilabel:`Cards`: adds a *card* effect.
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- :guilabel:`Increase Readability`: improves the text's readability.
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:guilabel:`Sidebar`: displays a sidebar containing an :guilabel:`About us` section.
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- :guilabel:`Archives`: allows visitors to select a month and filter all posts created during that
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month.
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- :guilabel:`Follow Us`: displays links to your social media networks. They can be configured using
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the Social Media building block somewhere on your website.
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- :guilabel:`Tags List`: displays all tags related to a blog. Visitors can select a tag to filter
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all related posts.
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:guilabel:`Posts List`: :guilabel:`Cover` displays the posts' images, and :guilabel:`No Cover` hides
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them.
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- :guilabel:`Author`: displays the posts' authors.
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- :guilabel:`Comments/Views Stats`: displays the posts' number of comments and views.
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- :guilabel:`Teaser & Tags`: displays the posts' first sentences and tags.
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Customizing blog posts
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Customize posts by opening a blog post and clicking :menuselection:`Edit --> Customize`.
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.. note::
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Settings apply to **all** posts.
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:guilabel:`Layout`: :guilabel:`Title Inside Cover` displays the title inside the cover image, and
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:guilabel:`Title above Cover` displays it above.
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- :guilabel:`Increase Readability`: increases the text's readability.
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:guilabel:`Sidebar`: displays the :guilabel:`Sidebar` and additional options:
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- :guilabel:`Archive`: allows visitors to select a month and filter all posts created during that
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month.
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- :guilabel:`Author`: displays the post's author and creation date.
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- :guilabel:`Blog List`: displays links to all your blogs.
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- :guilabel:`Share Links`: displays share buttons to several social networks.
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- :guilabel:`Tags`: displays the post's tags.
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:guilabel:`Breadcrumb`: displays the path to the post.
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:guilabel:`Bottom`: :guilabel:`Next Article` displays the next post at the bottom, and
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:guilabel:`Comments` enable visitors to comment on the post.
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:guilabel:`Select To Tweet`: visitors are offered to tweet the text they select.
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.. tip::
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Use :ref:`Plausible <analytics/plausible>` to keep track of the traffic on your blog.
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