Blog related settings are at AppearanceCustomizeTheme SettingsBlog.
Blog Page Title
To assign a blog page go to SettingsReadingPosts page: and select a page from the drop-down menu. By default, the Blog page will display a title of “Blog”. Use this setting to change the title as required.
Blog Archive Layout
- Blog: A standard layout with a full size featured image above the post content.
- Masonry: A masonry layout. Very similar to a grid layout but without uniform row heights.
- Left Aligned Medium: Places a medium sized featured image to the left of the post content.
- Left Aligned Thumbnail: Places a small featured image to the left of the post content.
Archived Featured Image
If you’ve added a featured image to each post, it will be displayed on the blog/archive page, above the post title. Disable this setting to remove it.
Archive Post Content
Choose between showing your Full Post Content or a Post Excerpt on blog/archive pages.
If you’d like to make use of the “more” quicktag which splits your content using a Continue reading button then select Full Post Content.
If you select Post Excerpt, an automatic excerpt will be displayed if a manual excerpt hasn’t been saved. To create a manual excerpt for each post:
1. Edit the post in question.
2. Click Screen Options top right, make sure the Excerpt field is enabled.
3. Scroll down to below the Visual Editor and add your content to the excerpt field.
Read More Text
If you select, Full Post Content a “Continue reading” button will be used on blog/archive pages. Use this field to change the button text.
Post Excerpt Length
If you select Post Excerpt, the Post Excerpt Length setting will be displayed instead of the Read More Text setting. Use this to set the word length of your automatic excerpts.
Post Excerpt Read More Link
Display the Read More Text below the post excerpt. Only applicable if Post Excerpt has been selected from the Archive Post Content setting.
Post Featured Image
If you’ve added a featured image to each post, it will be displayed on the single post, above the post title. Disable this setting to remove it.
Post Date
The post published date is displayed below the post title on blog/archive pages and single posts. Disable this setting to remove it.
Post Author
The post author is displayed below the post title on blog/archive pages and single posts. Disable this setting to remove it.
Post Comment Count
The post comment count is displayed below the post title on blog/archive pages and single posts. Disable this setting to remove it.
Post Categories
A list of post categories is displayed below the post content on the single post page. Disable this setting to remove them.
Post Tags
A list of post tags is displayed below the post content on the single post page. Disable this setting to remove them.
Post Author Box
Display the post author biographical info on single posts pages, below the content.
Edit Link
An edit post link is displayed below the post content on blog/archive pages and single posts. Disable this setting to remove it.