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'''Create a Blog post template'''
In this section, you will learn:


==Create a new template for a Single blog post with the ECB app==
'''<u>NOTE</u>''': We highly recommend you create three Clean templates first, each for a type of page - Product page, store page, and Blog Post page. Once created, you will have three Clean template files with the '''.clean''' suffix (''product.clean.json'', ''page.clean.json'', ''article.clean.json'').
Learn more about [[Clean Template|What a Clean template is]] and [[Clean Template|How to create a Clean template]].
====Step 1: Create a new blog post ====  
====Step 1: Create a new blog post ====  


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* Enter a title and content for the page.
* Enter a title and content for the page.
* Click '''Save''' (You need to have a title to save the post.).
* Click '''Save''' (You need to have a title to save the post.).
 
====Step 2: Create a template for the blog post====
====Step 2 (optional): Create a Clean template====
 
A Clean template allows you to hide/remove unused sections of your default templates and only display custom app sections created by the Easy Content Builder.
 
We recommend you create three Clean templates, each for a type of page - Product page, Webpage, and Blog Post page. Once created, you will have three Clean template files with the '''.clean''' suffix (''product.clean.json'', ''page.clean.json'', ''article.clean.json'').
 
Learn more about [[Clean Template|What a Clean template is]] and [[Clean Template|How to create a Clean template]].
'''Note''': For each type of page (Product page, Webpage, Blog Post page), you just need one Clean template only. If a Clean template for the webpages does exist, please discard '''Step 2 - Create a Clean template''' for the webpages. The same rule applies to other types of pages - Product and Blog Post pages.
 
====Step 3: Create a blog post template with prebuilt Easy Content Builder templates ====  
 
* From the Blog Post Edit page, click '''More actions''' (that appears in the upper-right of the form), click '''Create Template for this article''': [[File:Create blog post.jpg|1200x1200px]]
* From the Blog Post Edit page, click '''More actions''' (that appears in the upper-right of the form), click '''Create Template for this article''': [[File:Create blog post.jpg|1200x1200px]]


* From Easy Content Builder dashboard, you can create a new template based on:
*From Easy Content Builder dashboard, you can create a new template based on:
** '''Create a new template based on existing templates of the main theme''': This option is only visible if you did build templates using the Easy Content Builder app before. It allows you to speed up the workflow by reusing those templates.
** '''Select a prebuilt blog post template''' provided by the Easy Content Builder app. Or,
** '''Blank Template''': a minimal page template with only a Section title block that serves as a starting point for developing your custom page.
**'''Select from available templates of the main theme''' (if created before): This option is only visible if you did build templates using the Easy Content Builder app before. It allows you to speed up the workflow by reusing those templates.:[[File:Create template for single product.jpg|1200x1200px]]
** '''Blog Post templates''': a bundle of predesigned page layouts for Blog Post pages.  
==== Step 3: Customize the template in the Theme Editor====
** '''Page templates''': a bundle of predesigned page layouts for webpage pages.
*After you perform Step 2 above, you will be automatically directed to the Theme Editor where you can start adding content blocks to the template you’ve just created. Please refer to sections [[Add Sections]] and [[Add Blocks|Adding ECB Blocks]] for more details.
** '''Product templates''': a bundle of predesigned page layouts for Product pages.
: [[File:Prebuilt templates.jpg|1200x1200px]]
* When prompted to confirm, click ‘OK’. Then, you will be automatically directed to the Theme Editor where you can start adding content blocks to the template you’ve just created (Please refer to sections [[Add Sections]] and [[Add Blocks|Adding ECB Blocks]] for more details).  


==== Step 4: Assign a template to the blog post page you've just created ====
==Create a new template for a group of blog posts==
If you complete '''Step 3 Create a blog post template with prebuilt Easy Content Builder templates''', the app automatically assigns the template you've created to the selected blog post page.  
====Step 1: Open the Theme Editor====
When you want to manually assign available templates to a webpage, you can follow these steps:
*From the Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click '''Customize'''. [[File:Create Clean template customize.jpg|1200x1200px]]
* Go to the Shopify admin > Sales Channel > '''Blog Posts''', open the blog post you want and assign the template you’ve created (under the '''Theme Template''' section).
====Step 2: Create a template====*2.1. From the dropdown menu in the Theme Editor, click '''Blog posts''', then scroll down and click '''Create''' '''template'''.
[[File:Create blog post assign template.jpg|1200x1200px]]
:[[File:Create Clean template 2.jpg|1200x1200px]]
*2.2. The fill in the '''Name''' & the '''''Based on''''' fields as follows: [[File:Create clean template form.png|1200x1200px]]:*'''Name''': type the name using the following name structure, where "<span style="color:red">easy-</span>“ is the prefix. The name can contain any of the following characters: (a-z), (0-9), and dash. E.g: easy-collection-phone.


'''Next Step:'''
:: Note: When migrating templates to a new theme, the <u>ECB app only migrates the templates with the name structure above</u>


Once the new webpage template is in place, you can start adding content blocks ''(Please refer to the section [[Add Sections]] and [[Add Blocks|ECB Block Settings]] for more details)''
:* '''Based on''': Select '''Default template''' or any available template created before.
====Step 3: Customize the template you've just created====
*From the Theme Editor, you can start adding content blocks to the template you’ve just created. Please refer to sections [[Add Sections]] and [[Add Blocks|Adding ECB Blocks]] for more details.
====Step 4: Assign the template to the blog posts====
To assign the template you've just created to any blog post, go to the Shopify admin > Blog Posts, open the product you want and assign the template you’ve created (under the '''Theme Template''' section).
:[[File:Create product template 2.jpg|1200x1200px]]

Revision as of 10:04, 3 December 2022

In this section, you will learn:

Create a new template for a Single blog post with the ECB app

NOTE: We highly recommend you create three Clean templates first, each for a type of page - Product page, store page, and Blog Post page. Once created, you will have three Clean template files with the .clean suffix (product.clean.json, page.clean.json, article.clean.json). 

Learn more about What a Clean template is and How to create a Clean template.

Step 1: Create a new blog post

  • From your Shopify admin, click Blog Posts (under Sales channels section)
  • Then click Add block post.
  • Enter a title and content for the page.
  • Click Save (You need to have a title to save the post.).

Step 2: Create a template for the blog post

  • From the Blog Post Edit page, click More actions (that appears in the upper-right of the form), click Create Template for this article: Create blog post.jpg
  • From Easy Content Builder dashboard, you can create a new template based on:
    • Select a prebuilt blog post template provided by the Easy Content Builder app. Or,
    • Select from available templates of the main theme (if created before): This option is only visible if you did build templates using the Easy Content Builder app before. It allows you to speed up the workflow by reusing those templates.:Create template for single product.jpg

Step 3: Customize the template in the Theme Editor

  • After you perform Step 2 above, you will be automatically directed to the Theme Editor where you can start adding content blocks to the template you’ve just created. Please refer to sections Add Sections and Adding ECB Blocks for more details.

Create a new template for a group of blog posts

Step 1: Open the Theme Editor

  • From the Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click Customize. Create Clean template customize.jpg

====Step 2: Create a template====*2.1. From the dropdown menu in the Theme Editor, click Blog posts, then scroll down and click Create template.

Create Clean template 2.jpg
  • 2.2. The fill in the Name & the Based on fields as follows: Create clean template form.png:*Name: type the name using the following name structure, where "easy-“ is the prefix. The name can contain any of the following characters: (a-z), (0-9), and dash. E.g: easy-collection-phone.
Note: When migrating templates to a new theme, the ECB app only migrates the templates with the name structure above
  • Based on: Select Default template or any available template created before.

Step 3: Customize the template you've just created

  • From the Theme Editor, you can start adding content blocks to the template you’ve just created. Please refer to sections Add Sections and Adding ECB Blocks for more details.

Step 4: Assign the template to the blog posts

To assign the template you've just created to any blog post, go to the Shopify admin > Blog Posts, open the product you want and assign the template you’ve created (under the Theme Template section).

Create product template 2.jpg
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