Blog page
The Blog page template of Split lists the articles of a blog with title, date, author and excerpt, tag filtering and the number of posts per page.
Applies to: Split 5.1.0 and later. Added in: Split 1.0.0. Last checked: 2026-10-13 against Split 5.1.0.
The Blog page template lists the articles of a blog: the blog title on the left half of the screen, the articles stacked on the right half. Every blog uses it unless you assign the blog another blog template.
Where to find it: in the theme editor, open the page selector at the top and select Blogs → Default blog. The template has one section, Blog page.
Article list
- Number of posts per page sets how many articles each page lists, from 2 to 24 in steps of 2. Default: 8. Numbered page links show under the list when the blog has more.
- On screens wider than 1024 px, each article is a row half a screen tall: the text on the left of the row, the article's featured image on the right. An article without an image uses the full row for its text.
- A blog with a single article shows it one screen tall, the text above the image.
- On phones and on tablets held upright, the blog title sits above the articles and the articles are full width.
The blog title and the articles come from Shopify admin → Online Store → Blog posts.
Blocks
The Blog page section has three blocks. Each one can be added once; drag them to change the order of the article text, or hide one with the eye icon.
Title
Shows the article title. It has no settings.
Info
- Show date shows the publication date. Default: on.
- Show author shows the author's name. Default: off in the block, on in the Cuber preset's template.
Excerpt
Shows the article's excerpt, or the start of its content when the excerpt is empty: 15 words when the article has an image, 30 words when it has none. It has no settings.
Filtering by tags
Turn on Enable filtering by tags to show tag buttons under the blog title: All, then one button per tag used in the blog. Selecting a tag lists only the articles with that tag. Default: off.
Tags are added to each article in Shopify admin → Online Store → Blog posts.
Mobile layout
On screens 640 px wide and narrower, the article image fills the whole row and the text sits over it.
- Text sets the color of the article text over the image.
- Image overlay sets a color laid over the image, at 30 percent opacity, so the text stays readable.
The Cuber preset uses white text over a black overlay. Leave both transparent to keep the theme colors.
Why don't I see the article date or author?
Because the Info block is hidden or removed, or Show date and Show author are off in it. Select Blog page in the theme editor, then the Info block. If the block is missing, add it with Add block.
Can I show the number of comments on the blog page?
No. Split shows the comments count only on the article itself. Turn on Show comments number on the Article page. Comments must also be enabled for the blog in Shopify admin.
All Blog page settings
Every setting in this group, with its type and default.
Accepts these blocks: Title, Info and Excerpt.
Enable filtering by tags (checkbox, default: off): Shows tag buttons under the blog title, All and one per tag, that list only the articles with that tag.
Number of posts per page (slider 2 to 24, step 2, default: 8): Sets how many articles each page of the blog lists. Numbered page links show under the list.
Blog page section: Mobile layout
Where to find it: Blogs → Default blog → Blog page → Mobile layout
On mobile devices the text will be over the image. You can choose custom colors in this case, for better visibility.
Text (color, default: transparent): Sets the article text color on screens 640 px wide and narrower, where the text sits over the article image.
Image overlay (color, default: transparent): Sets the color laid over the article images, at 30 percent opacity, on screens 640 px wide and narrower.
Title block
Where to find it: Blogs → Default blog → Blog page → Add block → Title
One Title block per section.
The Title block has no settings in Split 5.1.0.
Info block
Where to find it: Blogs → Default blog → Blog page → Add block → Info
One Info block per section.
Show date (checkbox, default: on).
Show author (checkbox, default: off).
Excerpt block
Where to find it: Blogs → Default blog → Blog page → Add block → Excerpt
One Excerpt block per section.
The Excerpt block has no settings in Split 5.1.0.
Related pages
- Article page: the page each article opens, with sharing buttons, tags and comments.
- Blog posts section: the latest articles of a blog on any page.
- How Split is built: the split-screen halves the blog page uses.