STEP 1: CREATING THE BLOG PAGE
- Click Pages → Add New.
- You can give this page a title, eg. “Articles”. You don’t have to include any content.
- Click Publish.
- Now you can add the new page to your menu .
- Click Settings → Reading and select Front page displays a static page. Select the page you just created as your Posts page and click Save Changes.
- Select the blog layout in Appearance → Customize → Layout → Blog.
STEP 2: CREATING BLOG POSTS
- Click Posts > Add New
- Enter a Title and the Blog Post content.
- You can select or add a new category on the right hand side
- Optionally enter a location into the Location field.
- Upload a Featured Image on the right hand side.
There are 4 options to display the Featured Image:- Standard
- Widescreen + Overlay Title
- Floating Right
- Floating Left
- Optionally display a sidebar.
There are 6 options for the Sidebar:- Right Sidebar
- Right Sidebar Below Title – this option works with the Standard Featured image only.
- Right Sidebar Below Featured Image – this option works with the Standard Featured image only.
- Fullwidth Page (No Sidebar)
- Fullwidth Page Narrow (No Sidebar)
- Full Screen
- Click Publish.
Go to Appearance → Customize → Layout → Blog → Blog Single Posts and select which post meta you wish to display on single blog pages.