The purpose of this article is to help you: 

  • Learn how to use the blog
  • Add the blog to your BookingKoala website
  • Add a new blog article
  • Delete an old blog article
  • Adding a section/category to your blog
  • Add a new author to your blog

 

Adding A Blog To Your Site

 

Once you are inside the website builder you will need to go to the top of the page where it has the "Page" tab dropdown menu. 

Once the dropdown appears go to the bottom and select "Manage Pages".

Now a side menu will appear on the left hand side, go to the bottom and select "Add Page". 

Next a pop-up will appear asking you to name the new page, name it "Blog" then click "Save".

Now you will have a blank page with "Your Content Here" across the middle, when you hover over it there will be an outlining orange box with a + on-top and bottom of the outlined area, here you can add a new section.

To add a new section click on the + at the top of the outlined box and a side menu will appear with all the sections. 

Note: We have already made sections for a blog.

To add the blog section you will scroll down until you find "Blog".

Once clicked you can see the options for the blog, you will hover over the one you want and click "Add This Section" and it will add it to your page. 

To finish you will click "Save and Publish".

 

Where are my articles located? 

When you are on your dashboard go to Marketing > Blog.

You will be redirected to the general blog post section.

 

How do I add a new blog post?

When you are on the general blog post section you will see a green button in the top right hand corner that says "Add Blog Post" click here. 

Once inside you will be able to add the title, write the post, add images, change the author, change the publish date, and more!

 

How do I delete a blog post?

When you are in the general blog post section there are 2 ways of doing so. 

The first way is to go to the blog post that you want to delete and go to the "Action" column on the right hand side.

 Then find the trash can icon which is in the middle of the 3 icons. 

Then a pop-up will appear asking you "Are you sure you want to move this blog post to the trash?".

Click "Yes".

The second way is to bulk delete posts, you will click on the white square at the top of the page next to "Title".

This will then change all the box's to orange going down in a line of all the posts.

Next go to the drop-down at the top of the page where it says "Bulk Actions". 

Select "Move To Trash" then click the green "Apply" button.

A pop-up will appear saying "Are you sure you want to move to trash the selected posts?".

Click "Yes".

 

How do I add a section (category) to my blog?

Go to the "Blog" drop-down in the top left hand corner. 

Then select "Categories".

Next click the green "Add Category" button on the top right hand side.

Now you can add the name and a description if you would like one.

 

How do I add an author to my blog? 

Go to the "Authors" drop-down in the top left hand corner. 

Next select "Add Author".

Here you can add the name, email, picture and make them the default author.

 

How do I change the blog comment settings?

Go to the "Blog Settings" drop-down in the top left hand corner. 

Inside here you will be able to change the comment settings. 


How can I organize my blog posts?

Go to the "Blog" drop-down in the top left hand corner. 

Next select "Organize Blog Posts". 

In here you will be able to drag and drop the posts in the order you want them. 

Once you have the order of your blog posts perfect click the green "Update Order".