# Blog entries

You can create blog entries under this menu item.\ <br>

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If you click "Create" you can add a new entry

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Important information:

Fill out fields like title, sub headline, description, SEO. Without these fields, a blog entry will not be displayed correctly in the frontend.
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In order to create an entry, a category and at least one author must be created in advance
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Title:&#x20;

Entry name&#x20;

Subheadline: Subtitle of the entry&#x20;

Short description&#x20;

Description of the entry (listing)&#x20;

Description&#x20;

Description of the category

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Categories:&#x20;

Assign one or more blog categories&#x20;

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It is important to assign a category to a blog entry, otherwise the entry will be displayed in the frontend
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Tags:&#x20;

Assigning tags&#x20;

Visibility:&#x20;

Specify in which sales channel the entry should be displayed

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It is important to assign a sales channel to a blog entry, otherwise the entry will be displayed in the frontend
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**Settings:**&#x20;

Here you can make settings for the display of various information in the selected template for the detail page.&#x20;

**Top information bar:**&#x20;

Shows the information bar above the detail page (the display differs depending on the template)

**Show categories:**&#x20;

Shows all categories (the display differs depending on the template)&#x20;

**View Author Card:**&#x20;

Shows a “business card” of the author (the display differs depending on the template)&#x20;

**Show release date:**&#x20;

Shows the date of publication&#x20;

**Show read:**&#x20;

Shows how many have read the entry&#x20;

**Show Sticky:**&#x20;

With this setting, the right entry (template design1) scrolls&#x20;

**Details template:**&#x20;

Choose from two detail templates

**Assigned products:**&#x20;

Assigning products to the blog entry.&#x20;

In return, the blog post is then displayed in a tab on the product details page

**Author:**&#x20;

Assign an author&#x20;

{% hint style="danger" %}
If you do not assign an author, it is recommended not to activate the author card etc
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**Seo Url:**&#x20;

Under the SEO tab, you can make SEO-specific settings. In addition, set a specific SEO URL.

{% hint style="info" %}
In general, SEO URLs for blog categories and entries are generated via Settings > Seo. However, if you specify an SEO Url here, it will be used as the SEO Url. Make sure to enter a correct SEO URL.\
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**Pictures**

Assigning images

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Important information:&#x20;

The plugin creates a media folder "Blog Images" during installation This should not be deleted
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Important information:&#x20;

When saving, "Error An error has occurred." appears, then it is because important fields are not selected or filled in, for example "Position". So scroll down and check whether any fields are marked “pink”.

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