Configuration Settings
All configuration settings are located at Content -> Blog MX -> Settings section, and breaks into following subsections:
- Appearance - defines blog main page and articles appearance.
- Display - governs menu display options
- Search Engine Optimization - defines metadata, that can be used by search crawlers
- Comments - governs possibility for customers to leave comments
- Sharing - allows to display social buttons on blog article pages
Appearance
Option |
Description |
Top Menu Name |
Defines menu title for Magento 2 Top Link Menu. |
Blog Name |
Defines main header for Blog MX main page (accessed via direct click on Top Link Menu item, or using base URL) |
Date Format |
Defines date format, in which displayed date of blog publishing. It resembles Wordpress date format. |
Display
Option |
Description |
Visible Navigation Menu |
Turns on/off Top Link Menu, defined in previous subsection. After changing this option, purge ALL cache to make changes apply. |
Search Engine Optimization
Option |
Description |
Base URL |
Sets base URL for Blog MX main page. |
Base Meta Title |
Defines meta title for Blog MX main page |
Base Meta Description |
Defines meta description for Blog MX main page |
Base Meta Keywords |
Defines keywords for Blog MX main page. |
URL Suffix for Posts |
Defines default suffix (file extension) for generated Posts pages (.html by default). |
URL Suffix for Categories |
Defines default suffix (file extension) for generated Categories pages (.html by default). |
Option |
Description |
Provider |
Defines current provider for commenting blogs. There are the following options available: Disable comments, Disqus and Facebook. |
Disqus Blog Shortname |
Additional field, displayed only when Disqus provider is selected. Shortname is needed for managing comments. Read more here. |
Sharing
Option |
Description |
Enable AddThis Sharing Buttons |
Displays social buttons block from AddThis service. By default Facebook, Twitter and Messenger are shown. Read more here. |