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As your blog grows, the number of blog posts will grow too. To keep the latest Shopify blog posts "at hand" you need to display them somewhere where they are easy to discover. And there is no better place to display your latest pieces than the .

Our Shopify Blog App allows you to enable Shopify recent blog posts, and choose a template for them.

To display recent blog posts in Shopify: 

1. Navigate to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration > Sidebar.
2. Enable the recent posts widget.
3. Select the Template for the recent posts, List or Grid, and choose whether to Display Post Image.
4. Set the Posts Number and specify the Sort Order. The latter defines the position of the recent posts in the sidebar. The lower the number the higher it will be displayed.

Don't forget to Save the settings and go to the frontend to check how the blog posts are displayed in the sidebar. 

Once you save the settings, your recent blog posts will be displayed and changed in the sidebar and dynamically. If you want to display

When you manage an e-Commerce store, you probably have a lot of things going on. Keeping up with every task you have without scheduling is quite challenging. One of those tasks could be publishing . 

Luckily, Shopify Blog App from Magefan offers you an opportunity to schedule blog posts in advance, with just a few clicks. 

To schedule blog posts in Shopify: 

1. Go to Apps > Magefan Blog > Posts and find a blog post you want to schedule or press Add New Post if you want to create a new post 

2. Specify the Date when you want a blog post to be published.

3. Enable a blog post and press Save or Save and Continue Edit if you want to continue editing it. 

Once blog posts are enabled and saved (with the future date) they won't be visible on the frontend before a specified date. This feature frees you from the hassles of manual post-publication and allows you to plan in advance. 

If you want to explore all the other

Imagine having to go back and force to fix the title tags, images or any other element of the blog post page once the post is already published. Not very convenient, especially if yours is a high-traffic blog. That's why publishing without seeing them on the frontend first might be a disadvantage. 

But not with the Shopify Blog App. There is an option to preview blog posts before publication or once they are already published. 

Ready to learn how? 

To preview blog posts in Shopify:

1. Navigate to Apps > Magefan Blog > Posts and press the Add New Post button. 

2. Press Save and Continue Edit once you finish creating your post to see the Preview button appear. 

3. Preview blog post before publication. 

The secret link to the post will look like this: 

https://myshopify.com/a/blog/post/my-blog-post?secret=AJti4o5QrAq5EK2WG2xP3mLLl225M5s4

You can use the preview option to make sure the content looks as expected before

Engaging and informative content helps you to drive more organic traffic and increase your visibility in search. However, for those people to convert and become potential customers you have to make sure your blog is shoppable. 

One way to do that is to add links to your products within the post content or write product reviews. The other is related products. 

So, in this article, you'll learn how to add related products to Shopify blog posts. Spoiler alert — you just need Shopify Blog App, no additional apps for related products are required. 

How to Enable Shopify Blog Related Products?

You can add related products to posts while creating blog posts. However, their display is defined by the . That being said, before adding related products to posts, you should enable this feature and specify how many products to display.

Related blog posts are one of the best ways to encourage visitors to stay on your website longer. Besides, it is a way to offer them to read something they are already interested in, which makes them stay on your blog longer. 

Shopify Blog App offers you to add Shopify related blog posts with no additional app required. And today you'll learn how to do that. 

How to Enable Related Blog Posts in Shopify?

Before you add any related posts, you have to make sure they will be displayed. For that, you have to check the , enable related posts and specify how many of them to display. 

How to Add Shopify Related Blog Posts?

You can add related posts in Shopify when . Just go to Apps > Magefan Blog > Posts and choose a post to which you'd like to add related posts.

Then, scroll down to the Related Posts section, start typing the name of the article you'd like to add and choose one from the dropdown.

Save the blog post you've added

Creating blog posts in Shopify is a breeze if you use the right tools. Our Shopify Blog App allows you to use the feature-rich editor to and manage all other blog elements like categories, tags and authors. 

In this guide, in particular, you'll learn how to configure a post view page, and the elements you add to it. 

Although featured images and blog post content are the main things of the page, you'll also need to set up other elements to promote other posts and products for better engagement.

To configure other elements of the blog posts page, go to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration > Post Page (Post View).

Posts From The Same Category

If you want to display posts from the same category on a post page, you just need to enable the Display Posts From The Same Category option. Don't forget to specify the Template and the Number of Posts to display.

Related Posts

Here you have to enable the Display of Related Posts

The blog homepage is the main page of your blog where people land once they click on the . It is also one of the most important blog navigation pages with all the relevant content. 

While define how the page is displayed, our Shopify Blog App still allows you to configure the blog index page, title and metadata in particular. 

To configure the blog homepage in Shopify: 

1. Go to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration and find the Blog Index Page section at the top.

2. Give your blog a Title and Description that will be displayed on the frontend. 

3. Choose a  for your blog index page.

4. Specify how Sort posts By on the blog homepage.

5. Fill out the Meta Title, Keywords and Description. 

Press Save once you finish and check your blog homepage on the frontend. 

One more blog element visible on the blog homepage is the sidebar. It helps your blog readers to navigate through your blog and find relevant content using search, categories or post widgets.

You can to define the position

Once you install Shopify Blog App on your store and create your first , you'll start getting organic traffic from search. However, if you want people who initially come to your store to discover your blog, you need to ensure the blog link is visible in the menu. 

So, in this guide, you'll learn how to add a blog link to the navigation menu in Shopify. 

To add a blog link to the Shopify navigation menu: 

1. Log into your admin panel and navigate to Content > Menus.

2. Click on the Main menu option.

3. In the Main Menu > Menu items press the Add menu item button.

4. Give the new item a Label and a Link.

5. Don't forget to press the Save button after you add the blog link to the menu.

Once you save the new menu item, go to the frontend to check the changes. The blog link should appear alongside other menu items. Note that you

Blog homepage, categories, tags, archive and search pages are post lists featuring certain posts. Correspondingly, the display of these posts is defined by the post list settings. Our Shopify Blog App enables you to choose between different templates and for post list pages and arrange a certain number of posts there. 

Eager to learn how to do that?

To configure blog posts lists in Shopify:

1. Navigate to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration and find the Post List section. 

2. Choose the Template for the posts list. 

3. Define how to Sort Posts By: Position or Publish Date.

4. Specify the number of Posts per Page. If this number is exceeded, pagination will appear. 

5. Set the Default Short Content Length. 

6. Set the Short Content End Characters that are displayed in case short content exceeds the specified number of characters.

Want to improve navigation through your blog, display some popular posts on all blog pages or enable search? In this case, you need to add the Shopify Blog sidebar. Magefan Shopify Blog App features 7 different blog sidebar elements including posts, categories, search, archive and others. The biggest benefit is — you don't need to know any coding to enable them. Just click a few buttons and that's it. 

So, today you'll learn how to configure each sidebar widget to improve customers' experience on your blog.

To add Shopify blog sidebar you need to navigate to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration and find the Sidebar section. Here you can enable and configure all Shopify blog sidebar widgets. 

Search Form

Here you only need to enable the form, set the Label and the Sort Order for it. The advanced algorithm

Blog comments are one of the best ways to keep your blog readers engaged. They help you to build trust, keep a dialogue with your audience and get ideas for your future blog posts. 

Unlike many other apps, which require additional Shopify blog comment apps to enable comments, our comes with three comment types out of the box. 

Today we'll discuss all of them so you can choose which type of Shopify blog comments to choose for your blog.

Shopify Blog Comment Types

Since blog comments are related to a , you can configure them in the Post Page (Post View) section. For that go to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration > Post Page > Comments. Here you can disable blog comments or choose which type to use.

Magefan Comments

To configure Magefan comments in Shopify you need to specify the Number of Comments and the Number of Replies you want to allow. If you go with this comment type you will be able to approve and edit Shopify blog comments. 

This is how Magefan blog comments will look on the

Creating great content is not always enough to get ranked high in search. Except for the SEO-optimized content, you need to configure , canonical tags, breadcrumbs, metadata, rich snippets, etc. Shopify blog URL structure is also one of the important factors to pay attention to. 

Our Shopify Blog App offer you very flexible URL settings. So you can create SEO-friendly blog URLs. Today we'll discuss how you can configure blog URLs and change them when needed.

Blog URL Structure

To configure the Shopify Blog URL structure: 

1. Navigate to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration and scroll down to the Permalink Settings section and set the Blog Route.

2. Define Post Path Schema. Available variables here: {|{parent_category}}, {|{id}}, {|{year}}, {|{month}}, {|{url_key}}. 

Adding authors to your blog builds trust and increases credibility. People know who is the source of the information and can refer to it when needed. In Shopify Blog App, you can create an unlimited number of blog authors. And that's what you'll learn to do in this article. 

Check this short video to see how to create blog authors in Shopify or follow the instruction below: 

How to Manage Blog Authors in Shopify?

Before you move on to creating blog authors in Shopify, you need to make sure they are enabled in configurations. For that go to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration and find the Author section.

1. Choose whether to Display Author Information.
2. Decide if you want to Display Author and Co-author Blocks at the bottom of the post page. 
3. Enable the Display Post List by Author option if you want to show the author's posts on the author page and chose the Post List Template for it.

How to Create Blog Author in Shopify?

When covering a lot of topics in your blog, you need to find a way to group them, so it is easier to find relevant posts. With Shopify Blog App, you can do it either via blog categories or tags. 

Since we've already covered how to , today you'll learn how to create and manage blog tags. 

Watch this short video to track the process, or follow the instructions below:

To create blog tags in Shopify:

1. Go to Apps > Magefan Blog > Tags and press the Add New Tag button. 

2. Give your tag a Title and add a description in the Content section. 

3. Set Tag status to enable. 

4. Specify whether to Exclude a tag page from XML Sitemap. 

5. Enter a URL Key for the tag page, specify the Metadata and change the Meta Robots if necessary.

6. Save your tag once you finish and assign it to a .

Additionally, you can enable tag cloud in the . So readers can navigate through your blog using tags too.

Shopify blog tags will be displayed under the featured images and once your blog readers click on them,

Categorizing helps to make navigation through your blog easier, especially if you cover different topics. Shopify Blog App makes it even more convenient since you can not only create categories but add them to the sidebar category tree for better navigation.  

In this article, we'll discuss it in more detail. However, if you prefer to follow video instructions, jump to the bottom of the article.

To create blog categories in Shopify: 

1. Go to App > Magefan Blog > Categories and press the Add New Category button.

2. Give your category a Title and write a description in the Content section. 

3. Change the Category status to enable. 

4. Specify the Publish Date and End Date. The latter will make a blog category disabled when a certain date comes. 

5. Specify whether to Include a category in Menu. 

6. Set the Parent category for your category. If a category you're creating is to be a parent category, just leave this field empty. 

7. Choose whether to Exclude a category from XML Sitemap

Creating blog posts is harder than it sounds, and it's not only about the content or keyword research. The tools you use to create a blog in Shopify matter too. In case you're tired of ineffective drag-and-drop page builders and want to create Shopify blog posts easier, you've landed on the right page.

Today you'll learn how to create blog posts in Shopify with a handy Shopify Blog App.

Before you begin working with your first blog post, note that you need to . It defines whether certain elements (e.g. related posts, view count, etc.) will be displayed on the blog post page.

Then to add a blog post in Shopify navigate to App > Magefan Blog > Posts and press the Add New Post button. And here's when we begin. 

Step 1: Set a Date and Category

The basic Shopify blog post information includes the Status, Publishing date and Category it belongs to.

Once you start creating the blog post, it's in the Draft status. We recommend keeping it this way till you finish creating your blog post.

It is hard to overestimate the importance of content in your sales strategy. It brings traffic and conversions while improving customer loyalty and trust. So, if you haven't implemented a blog in your Shopify store, it might be the right time.

And what better way to do this than with the Shopify Blog App? This easy-to-manage tool will help you to improve online visibility and put you in a better SERP position. In this article, you'll learn how to add it to your store.

To add a blog to Shopify:

1. Log in to the Shopify App Store and find the Magefan Blog.

2. Click Add app on the Magefan Blog App listing page.

3. Click Install app in your Shopify admin to authorize the use of the app. 

Once you install the app you'll find it in the Apps and sales channel settings section in your Shopify admin.

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Customer support is improved significantly with the since you can assist customers with their requests timely. But that's not it.

Shopify store admin is not the only place where you can from. You can also do that from your CRM or helpdesk, etc. (if they allow you to extend them and run requests to the custom API that comes with our app).

But even this is not the only thing a custom API allows you to do. 

Today you'll learn about all the options, along with how to retrieve those API Keys.

Log in to Customer Accounts

You can log in to customer accounts using the Login as Customer API in 2 different ways. However, before that you need to retrieve the Public and Secret Keys. 

For that navigate to Apps > Magefan Login as Customer > Configuration > API keys. Then copy and generate corresponding keys.

Once you do that, explore the login options available for you.

Login using the customer ID

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When customers have difficulties placing an order or preparing a shopping cart, the last thing they want is to wait. Since sharing login data is not an option you have to figure out a way to log in as a customer in Shopify without it.

And Shopify makes that possible with their Multipass feature, but only for the Shopify Plus users.

Yet, you can still log in as customer in Shopify with other plans. You just need the Magefan app — .

Not only does it work with all Shopify plans, but all account types including .

So, in this guide, you'll learn about the various options it offers.

Shopify Login as Customer: Legacy Accounts

Although Shopify encourages people to use new customer accounts over legacy, the latter is still commonly used. Depending on the Shopify plan, Shopify Login as Customer app offers you different login options.

Direct Login

If you use Shopify Plus, there

Helping customers with their requests has never been easier with the Shopify Login as Customer App. Today you'll learn how to install it in your store for a better customer experience and more advanced support. 

To install Login as Customer App in Shopify:

1. Log in to the Shopify App Store and find the Magefan Login as Customer.

2. Click Add app on the Login as Customer listing page.

3. Click Install app in your Shopify admin to authorize the use of the app. 

Once the app is installed you'll find it within the Apps and sales channel settings in your Shopify admin.

4. Navigate to Apps and find the Login as Customer app to start using it. 

If you click on the App you'll be redirected to the customer grid where you can from.