Blogs can be inserted using shortcodes. Blog post lists can be generated from any post category or page list.
- Output blog post lists using the “blog” shortcode.
- Specify image size for featured image, or choose no image.
- Set post excerpt length.
- Set number of posts per page.
- Enable paging.
- Configure post details: Title, excerpt, post date, comments link, author link.
- Display posts by selecting categories.
- Display posts by selecting pages or all child pages from a chosen parent.
Blog Setup
Add blog post lists using shortcodes. The basic structure of this shortcode is as follows:
Basic Blog Shortcode
[blog category="123, 456, 99"].
Above is an example of a blog shortcode using only the category selector. It does not specify most options, instead relying on the default set in “Settings > Theme Settings > Blog“.
Examples
Blog – Posts from Category
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The full shortcode used to generate these posts is shown below:
[blog category="56,99" posts_per_page="3" paging="no" image_width="75" image_height="91" excerpt_length="14" comments_link="no"]
Blog – All Child Pages from Parent
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post_type="page" to select pages rather than posts.
The full shortcode used to generate these posts is shown below:
[blog post_type="page" post_parent="16" posts_per_page="3" paging="no" image_width="75" image_height="73" excerpt="yes" excerpt_length="14" show_date="no" author_link="no" comments_link="no"]