Blogs

#Overview

The Blogs plugin adds a full blogging system to your CMS Max website. You can write and publish posts, organize them into categories, and control how they appear to visitors and search engines.

#Getting Started

To enable the Blogs plugin, go to Settings > Plugins and activate Blogs. Once active, a Blog section appears in the main navigation of your admin panel.

#Creating a Blog Post

1. Navigate to Blog > Posts in the admin panel.
2. Click New Post.
3. Enter a title and write your content in the editor.
4. Optionally assign the post to one or more categories.
5. Set the Schema Type to help search engines understand your content (see Choosing a Blog Type).
6. Set the post status to Published when you are ready for it to appear on the site.
7. Click Save.

#Managing Categories

Categories let you group related posts together. To manage categories:

1. Navigate to Blog > Categories.
2. Click New Category to create one, or click an existing category to edit it.
3. Assign posts to categories from the post edit screen.

Visitors can browse posts by category using the category pages generated automatically on your site.

#Controlling Visibility

Each post has a Status field that controls whether it is visible to site visitors:

• Draft — saved but not visible on the site.
• Published — live and visible to all visitors.
• Scheduled — set a future publish date and the post will go live automatically at that time.

#SEO Settings

Each post has an SEO panel where you can set a custom browser title, meta description, and URL slug. If you leave these blank, CMS Max generates them automatically from the post title.

The Schema Type setting tells search engines what kind of content the post contains. See Blog Types for guidance on which type to choose.

#Common Questions

#Can I use the blog without categories?

Yes. Categories are optional. You can publish posts without assigning them to any category.

#How do I unpublish a post without deleting it?

Change the post status from Published back to Draft. The post is saved but no longer visible on the site.

#Can I schedule posts in advance?

Yes. Set the status to Scheduled and choose a publish date and time. The post will go live automatically at that time.