Set up a blog page on your WordPress website

1. AccountWebsite AppearanceWebsiteAutomationBilling

   Blog index

   If your WordPress site has no blog page, Blue Kite can create one. An existing blog and its design will not be changed.I already have a blog on this websiteThis only removes the setup reminder. It will not change your WordPress site.

   Check whether the website already has a blog

   Connect WordPress, then open Settings → Website → Blog index.

   If a blog already exists, select I already have a blog on this website. This saves your choice and removes the reminder without changing the blog or its design. You can stop here.

2. Blog index

   Page title

   Blog

   Page URL

   blog

   Short introduction (optional)

   Helpful advice from our team.

   Check blog setup

   Enter the new blog page details

   If no blog exists, set Page title, Page URL and an optional Short introduction.

   Use a short URL part such as blog, not a complete address. Select Check blog setup.

   Follow any message about an existing Posts page, occupied URL, homepage or permissions. Blue Kite does not replace those arrangements automatically.

3. Choose the blog layout

   Editorial gridBalanced article cards in rows

   Broadsheet listLarger stories, one after another

   Spotlight featureA leading story followed by a grid

   Blog

   ArticlesYour latest article

   ArticlesAnother useful guide

   ArticlesA story from your business

   Layout preview. WordPress will provide live article links and pagination.

   Review the proposed address and layout

   Read What Blue Kite will do. Check the proposed public URL.

   Choose Editorial grid, Broadsheet list or Spotlight feature under Choose the blog layout. Check the layout preview. Your saved appearance supplies its visual styling.

4. What Blue Kite will do

   Create a new page at https://example.com/blog/, assign it as the WordPress Posts page, and show published articles using the layout you choose.

   I confirm this website does not already have a blog index and I want to publish this new one.

   Create and publish blog index

   Approve creation and publication

   Select the confirmation only if this website has no existing blog index and you want this new one live.

   Select Create and publish blog index. This creates the new page, assigns it as the WordPress Posts page and publishes it. Wait for the result.

5. Blog index

   Your Blue Kite blog page is liveNew published articles will appear there automatically.

   Open your blog page

   Open the new blog page

   Select Open your blog page and check the public result. New published articles appear there automatically; saved drafts remain private.

   If the outcome is unclear, check WordPress before trying to create another blog page.

Setup is unavailable?

Follow the reason shown by Check blog setup. An existing Posts page, homepage arrangement, occupied address or missing Administrator permission can prevent creation. Check the connector or contact support instead of replacing an existing blog.