Blog posts section
The Blog posts section shows 3 to 6 articles from one blog in Highlight, with featured images, date, author, excerpt and a link.
Applies to: Highlight 4.1.0 and later. Added in: Highlight 1.0.0. Last checked: 2026-10-13 against Highlight 4.1.0.
The Blog posts section shows the latest 3 to 6 articles of one blog in a draggable row, with their featured images, title, date, author, excerpt and a link. Use it on the home page or any page to point customers to your stories.
Where to find it: Online Store → Themes → Customize → Add section → Blog posts (Content category).
Choosing the articles
- Blog picks the blog. The section shows its newest articles first.
- Posts sets how many articles show, 3 to 6. Default: 4.
- Show featured image shows each article's featured image above its text, cropped to 4:3. Articles without an image show a placeholder.
- Show link to blog page adds an "All posts" link under the row that opens the blog.
Blocks
The blocks decide what each article shows under its image, in the order you put them. Each block can be added once. The section starts with Info and Title.
Title
Shows the article title, linked to the article.
Info
- Show date shows the publishing date. Default: on.
- Show author shows the author's name. Default: off.
Excerpt
Shows the article's excerpt. When the excerpt is empty, Highlight shows the first 15 words of the article.
Link
Shows a "Keep reading" link to the article.
Why does the excerpt not show?
The section has no Excerpt block. Select Add block → Excerpt in the Blog posts section. The excerpt shows with or without featured images. To write a custom excerpt, open the article in Shopify admin → Content → Blog posts and fill in Excerpt.
Why does the section say there are no articles?
The selected blog has no published articles yet, or Blog is empty. Publish an article in Shopify admin → Content → Blog posts, then pick its blog in the section.
All Blog posts settings
Every setting, with its type and default.
Accepts these blocks: Title, Info, Excerpt and Link.
Heading (text field, default: "Latest Articles").
Blog (blog picker): Sets the blog whose newest articles the section shows.
Posts (slider 3 to 6, default: 4): Sets how many of the newest articles show in the row.
Show featured image (checkbox, default: on): Shows each article's featured image above its text, cropped to 4:3.
Show link to blog page (checkbox, default: on): Shows an All posts link under the articles that opens the blog page.
Blog posts section: SEO
Where to find it: Blog posts → SEO
Heading tag (dropdown, default: H2): Specify heading level to help search engines index the structure of your page. Options: H1, H2, H3, H4, span.
Title block
Where to find it: Blog posts → Add block → Title
One Title block per section.
The Title block has no settings in Highlight 4.1.0.
Info block
Where to find it: Blog posts → Add block → Info
One Info block per section.
Show date (checkbox, default: on): Shows the article's publishing date.
Show author (checkbox, default: off): Shows the article author's name.
Excerpt block
Where to find it: Blog posts → Add block → Excerpt
One Excerpt block per section.
The Excerpt block has no settings in Highlight 4.1.0.
Link block
Where to find it: Blog posts → Add block → Link
One Link block per section.
The Link block has no settings in Highlight 4.1.0.
Related pages
- Blog page: the page that lists all articles of a blog.
- Article page: the page of one article.
- Sections: every section you can add.