Managing Articles

Write, edit, and publish articles to engage your customers.

Firearm Cart Articles

Creating an Article

  1. Navigate to Content > Blog posts
  2. Click Add blog post
  3. Select or create a blog category
  4. Enter article content
  5. Click Save or Publish

Firearm Cart Articles

Selecting a Blog

Every article belongs to a blog category. In the article editor:

  1. Find the Blog dropdown in the sidebar
  2. Select an existing blog, or
  3. Type a new name and click Create to add a new blog

If no blogs exist, a "News" blog is created automatically.

Article Details

Title

The article headline displayed to readers.

Tips:

  • Use clear, descriptive titles
  • Include keywords for SEO
  • Keep it engaging

Handle

The URL-friendly slug for your article.

  • Automatically generated from the title
  • Can be customized
  • Must be unique within the blog

Example: yourstore.com/blogs/news/new-product-launch

Excerpt

A short summary displayed in article listings and previews.

  • Optional
  • If blank, a truncated version of the content is used
  • Maximum 500 characters

Content

The full article content using the rich text editor.

Features:

  • Bold, italic, underline text
  • Headings and paragraphs
  • Bullet and numbered lists
  • Links
  • Images
  • Code blocks

Firearm Cart Articles

Add a featured image to display in article listings and social shares.

Uploading an Image

  1. Click Upload Image in the Featured Image section
  2. Select an image file
  3. Optionally add alt text for accessibility

Supported formats: JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF

Recommended size: 1200x630 pixels for optimal display

Alt Text

Describe the image for accessibility and SEO. This text is displayed if the image fails to load and read by screen readers.

Article Status

Status Options

Status Description
Draft Not visible to customers
Published Live and visible on your store
Scheduled Will publish automatically at a future date/time

Publishing an Article

  1. Set status to Published
  2. Click Save

The article is immediately visible on your store.

Saving as Draft

  1. Keep status as Draft
  2. Click Save

Continue editing later without making it public.

SEO Settings

Optimize articles for search engines:

Setting Description Character Limit
Meta Title Title shown in search results 70 characters
Meta Description Description shown in search results 160 characters

If not set, the article title and excerpt are used as defaults.

Managing Articles

Viewing All Articles

Navigate to Content > Blog posts to see all articles with:

  • Article title and featured image
  • Blog category
  • Author name
  • Published date
  • Status badge

Filtering and Searching

  • Search - Find articles by title
  • Status filter - Filter by Draft, Published, or Scheduled
  • Blog filter - Filter by blog category

Quick Actions

Action Description
Edit Open the article editor
View View published article on store (published only)
Toggle publish Quickly publish or unpublish an article
Delete Remove the article

Editing an Article

  1. Click Edit on any article
  2. Make changes
  3. Click Save

Deleting an Article

  1. Click Delete on an article
  2. Confirm deletion in the modal

Warning: Deleted articles cannot be recovered.

Author Information

Articles automatically record the author (the user who created or last edited the article). The author name is displayed on the article.

Best Practices

  • Use descriptive titles - Help readers understand what the article covers
  • Include featured images - Visual content increases engagement
  • Write quality excerpts - Compelling summaries encourage clicks
  • Optimize for SEO - Fill in meta fields for better search visibility
  • Use tags - Help readers discover related content