Before You Dive In
This article is one step from our Master Help Guide: All About Blogs. We recommend starting with the visual walkthrough video and examples inside the Master Help Guide before diving into the technical breakdown below.
Each Master Help Guide acts as your project plan – teaching you the feature, laying out the steps in the right order, and linking to every resource you’ll need along the way.
This guide is perfect if you want to:
Learn how to create a blog
Launch a blog quickly using the Ivorey™ blog template
Update colours, fonts, logos, images, and navigation on your blog
Configure your blog name, domain, and URL slug
Understand how dynamic blog post sections work before publishing
How to Download and Customise Ivorey™’s Blog Template
We have created a blog template to help get you started and save you time. Watch the video below or follow the steps to learn how to download our blog template and start making it your own
Click here for the written steps
Click here for the written steps
To download our blog template, from the Ivorey™ main menu, go to [Site Pages] > then along the top menu bar click [Blogs]
Click on the downwards facing arrow on the right side of the [Create Blog Site] button > and select [Create Blog from Template]
Click on the Ivorey Blog Template > then click [Continue] to download it into your account
Once the blog template has downloaded into your account, click the [Edit Blog Site] button at the top right of your screen to customise the appearance and branding of your Blog Site
Note: The blog post element is a dynamic element, which means even when you have created your blog posts, you will see the system placeholders while in editor mode. This is just to show you the overall layout of your blog posts, and these will automatically populate with any published blog posts you've created when in preview or live mode. To see the blog site with your published blog posts, click the preview button, or if you are ready to publish, you can click the publish button
Once you have finished customising your blog home and post pages, navigate back to the main blog area of your account where the sample post were listed > and click the 3 dots located to the right side of the [New Post] button > click [Settings] > then enter the relevant details in each field
Blog site title: this is what appears in a browser tab title and in search results
Domain & Slug: choose your domain from the drop down menu (e.g yourdomain.com) or leave this blank until you are ready to publish your blog as you can add your domain later > then add your slug (e.g /blog)
Blog Meta Description: this is a is a short summary or snippet of your blog site
Once you have updated the blog settings, click the [Update] button to save your changes
You're now ready to start creating your first post!
Next Steps
If you’ve completed the steps above, head back to the Master Help Guide on Blogs to move onto the next phase.
Each Master Help Guide acts as your project plan - teaching you the feature, laying out the steps in the right order, and linking to every resource you’ll need along the way.
Need Help?
Hit the support chat widget inside Ivorey™ - we can:
Upload the template to your account
Walk you through any of the steps
Troubleshoot anything that’s not working
We’re here and ready to help via the chat widget in the bottom right of your Ivorey™ account. Or if you are looking for done-for-you support, you can browse our current services here 🤍