Write and manage blog posts

Your store’s blog is where you publish updates, launches, guides and the kind of storytelling that builds trust and brings shoppers back. You write and schedule articles right in the CIQRA admin, and they render on your storefront’s blog.

Open the Blog list

In the sidebar, find the Content section and select Blog. This opens the list of every article in your store.

The list gives you a quick read on where each article stands:

• Status tabs across the top — All, Published, Scheduled and Drafts — filter the table, with a count next to each.
• Each row shows the post title and its slug (for example /sourcing), its author byline, a status badge, the category it belongs to, and when it was last updated.
• Search posts narrows a long list by title.

Write a new post

Select New post in the top right to open the article editor.

The main Content card holds the article itself:

1. Title — the headline readers see, such as “How we source our materials”.
2. Slug — the URL segment for the post. CIQRA suggests one from your title (for example how-we-source-our-materials), and you can edit it.
3. Body — write and format the article in the rich-text editor. Switch between Write and Preview to see how it will render. See The content editor for the full toolbar.
4. Excerpt — a short summary shown in blog listings and link previews. Write it to make readers want to click through.

Set the byline and topics

The panels down the right side attach the post to the rest of your blog:

• Author — choose who wrote the post. Select Manage authors to add or edit bylines. See Manage blog authors.
• Categories — group the post under one or more categories. See Organise posts with categories.
• Tags — add lighter, cross-cutting labels so readers can find related posts. See Tag your posts.

Note

The Featured image panel notes that you save the post to add a cover image — create the post first, then reopen it to set the hero image shown at the top of the article.

Control search appearance

Below the body, an SEO section controls how the post appears in search results, with a Meta title, Meta description and a live Search preview of the snippet. Filling these in gives you deliberate control over the first impression in search — leave them empty and search engines fall back to your title and content.

Choose when it goes live

The Visibility panel controls whether the article is public:

• Draft keeps the post hidden from your storefront while you work on it.
• Published makes it live immediately.
• Scheduled publishes it automatically at a date you set.

Tip

Keep a post as a Draft until it reads exactly how you want. The Visibility panel confirms when a post is hidden from your storefront.

Save the post

When you’re ready, select Create post. Your article joins the Blog list, where you can reopen it any time to edit, reschedule, or change its status.