Blog

Blog options allow controlling default settings of the single post item and blog page and consist of General, Sort panel, Post Elements, and Single Post Elements tabs. Let's review these tabs in detail below. 

General tab

The general blog options are located under Customize > Blog > General.

The general tab allows to set up the following options:

• Blog style - you can select the default style for display posts between Classic, Grid, List, and Masonry blog styles. 
• Pagination style - you can select the default style for pagination: numeric or "load more" button.

• Order - designates the ascending or descending order of items.
• Order by - select the default sorting parameter.
• Categories - you can choose the post categories you want to be displayed on your blog page. Click on the field and choose the needed categories from the drop-down list.
• Exclude selected - if you tick this option, the above categories will be excluded.
• Items per page - a number of posts that will be shown per page.

Sort panel tab

The sort panel tab is located under Customize > Blog > Sort Panel.

Blog posts sorting panel allows choosing the desired type of sorting panel that will be displayed by default on the blog page or just hide it.

* Panel with Ajax Filter options allows controlling additional options: show or hide reactions, categories, sorting options, and search box on this panel.

Ajax preloader adds an image for preloader (works only with ajax panels).

Post elements tab

The post elements tab is located under Customize > Blog > Post Elements.

This tab allows you to control the look of your blog page, namely enabling/disabling such as elements: categories labels, meta info, reactions, excerpts.

Single Post Elements tab 

The single Post Elements tab is located under Customize > Blog > Single Post Elements.

This tab allows you to control the default look of all your blog posts. However, some of these options can be overridden for every separate post while editing it under Blog posts > All posts. 

You can set up the following default values:

• Post style - choosing the default style for your post between 3 available post styles
• Reactions - enabling/disabling reactions on the single post. If the option is enabled you can also choose the desired reaction type and design.
• Featured media - enabling/disabling featured image or other media for the single post
• Post meta - showing/hiding post time, post author, etc
• Share post buttons - showing/hiding social icons for sharing posts.
• Related posts section -  allows you to enable or disable related posts that displayed under a single post.