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Creating a Blog Post
How to create a website blog post from the Blog tab and what each publishing field is there for.
Open My Website, switch to Blog, and click New post. This takes you into the full post editor, where the post body, publishing settings, categories, tags, and media all come together on one page.
The Main Post Fields
- Title: the public post title and the starting point for a suggested slug.
- Slug: the end of the post URL. Use Generate if you want Work Planner to build one from the title.
- Author: the name shown on the post metadata. Leave it blank if you do not want to show a named author.
- Status: choose Draft while writing, Published now to make the post live, or Scheduled to publish it later.
- Publish at: the publish date and time used when the post is published or scheduled. Drafts ignore this until you change the status.
- Featured image: the main image used on archive cards and other previews.
- Excerpt: the short summary shown on archive cards and often used in sharing previews.
- Feature this post: marks the post to appear first on the archive page.
Organising The Post
- Categories: use these for the broad topic the post belongs to.
- Tags: use these for more specific labels that help group related posts.
- SEO title and SEO description: override the default metadata for this one post when you want more control over search and sharing previews.
Writing The Body
The Article body area is where you build the actual post content. The editor supports desktop and mobile preview modes, media from the blog library, and a preview action so you can check the finished layout before publishing.
A Safe First-Publish Workflow
- Save as a draft first: this lets you check the slug, excerpt, and body without making the post public.
- Preview before publishing: especially if the post uses several images or custom layouts.
- Only schedule when the publish time matters: otherwise publishing now is simpler and easier to verify straight away.
Related articles
- Blog Post Editor: a closer look at the editor controls and article body area.
- Editing a Blog Post: updating a saved post later.
- Blog Categories: creating the category structure before you publish.
- Blog Media: uploading the featured image and content images.