BLOG (M2) Magento Extension by PIXLOGIX
USER GUIDE
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Table of Contents
1. Installation Process ......................................................................................................... 4
2. Blog Configuration .......................................................................................................... 5
2.1 General Settings ...................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Search Engine Optimization ..................................................................................... 6
2.3 Post List ................................................................................................................... 7
2.4 Post Detail ............................................................................................................... 8
2.5 Latest Post Widget on Homepage ............................................................................. 9
2.6 Featured Post Widget on Homepage ...................................................................... 10
2.7 Sidebar .................................................................................................................. 11
2.8 Date & Time Custom Options ................................................................................. 14
2.9 Comments ............................................................................................................. 15
2.10 Blog RSS ................................................................................................................. 17
2.11 XML Sitemap ......................................................................................................... 18
2.12 Implementation Code ............................................................................................ 19
3. Manage Posts (Admin Post Listing) ............................................................................... 20
3.1 Post Information (Add/Edit Post) ........................................................................... 21
3.2 Content ................................................................................................................. 22
3.3 Search Engine Optimization ................................................................................... 23
3.4 Association ............................................................................................................ 24
3.5 Website ................................................................................................................. 25
3.6 General .................................................................................................................. 26
3.7 Design ................................................................................................................... 27
4. Manage Categories (Admin Category Listing) ................................................................ 28
4.1 Category Information (Add/Edit category).............................................................. 29
4.2 Content ................................................................................................................. 30
4.3 Search Engine Optimization ................................................................................... 31
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4.4 Design ................................................................................................................... 32
5. Manage Tags (Admin Tag Listing) .................................................................................. 33
5.1 Tag Information (Add/Edit tag) .............................................................................. 34
5.2 Search Engine Optimization ................................................................................... 35
6. Manage Author (Admin Author Listing) ......................................................................... 36
6.1 Author Information (Add/Edit author) ................................................................... 37
6.2 Search Engine Optimization ................................................................................... 38
7. Manage Comments (Admin Comment Listing) ............................................................... 39
7.1 Comment Information ........................................................................................... 40
8. Export Information ....................................................................................................... 41
9. Import Information ....................................................................................................... 42
10. Post List View (Frontend) .............................................................................................. 43
11. Post Grid View (Frontend) ............................................................................................. 44
12. Post Detail View (Frontend) .......................................................................................... 45
13. License ......................................................................................................................... 47
14. Help & Support ............................................................................................................. 48
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1. Installation Process
To install the extension, you need to follow below steps
Backup your web directory and store database
Enable all cache from admin (System > Tools > Cache Management) before upload
extension.
Extract extension zip package and copy folder (app).
Upload (app) folder to your store root folder by FTP.
After uploading (app) folder navigate to your store root folder in the SSH console of your
server:
o cd path_to_the_store_root_folder (cd public_html)
o Run the following command:
php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy
Flush the store cache; Logout to complete installation process and login.
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2. Blog Configuration
2.1 General Settings
Enable Blog: To enable or disable blog extension.
Blog Title: To display this text in title, footer menu and list page on frontend.
Blog URL: It is used for blog page URL, footer menu link and Breadcrumb URL on
frontend.
Post URL Suffix: It is used for post URL on frontend.
Enable Footer Link: To enable or disable blog link on frontend footer links menu.
Enable Breadcrumbs: To enable or disable Breadcrumbs on frontend.
Blog Layout: To set blog post listing layout either grid view or list view on frontend.
No. of Grid Column: If grid view is selected then options will be “Two Column”, “Three
Column” and “Four Column”.
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Blog Page Layout: To change frontend blog page layout.
2.2 Search Engine Optimization
Meta Title: To set blog Meta title.
Meta Keywords: To set blog Meta keywords.
Meta Description: To set blog Meta description. Maximum 255 chars
Meta Robots: This will be included before head closing tag in page HTML.
Enable Canonical URL: To enable or disable Canonical URL.
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2.3 Post List
Image Size: Set post image width and height as per requirement. I.e. 900x506 Use only
width to maintain image ratio. i.e. 900
Description Character Limit: If post short description is empty then it will take from
description field on listing page and you can specify character limit from here.
Default 250 character limit.
Posts Per Page on List Allowed Values: Comma-separated.
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2.4 Post Detail
Post Image Size: Set post image width and height as per requirement. I.e. 900x506
Use only width to maintain image ratio. i.e. 900
Social Share: To enable or disable social share on post detail page.
Author Info: To enable or disable author info on post detail page.
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2.5 Latest Post Widget on Homepage
Latest Post Image Size: Set post image size as per your requirement.
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2.6 Featured Post Widget on Homepage
Featured Post Image Size: Set post image size as per your requirement.
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2.7 Sidebar
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Search: To enable or disable blog post search sidebar block on frontend.
Search Position: To display search block on left, right or both sidebars on frontend.
Categories: To enable or disable categories sidebar block on frontend.
Categories Position: To display categories block on left, right or both sidebars on
frontend.
Number of Categories: Insert value to display latest number of categories. Leave empty
to display all categories.
Archives: To enable or disable archives sidebar block on frontend.
Archives Position: To display archives block on left, right or both sidebars on frontend.
Number of Archives: Insert value to display latest number of archives. Leave empty to
display all archives.
Recent Posts: To enable or disable recent posts sidebar block on frontend.
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Recent Posts Position: To display recent posts block on left, right or both sidebars on
frontend.
Number of Recent Posts: Insert value to display number of recent posts. Leave empty to
display recent “5” posts.
Show Recent Post Thumbnail: To show or hide recent post thumbnail.
Recent Post Thumbnail Size: If recent post thumbnail is enabled then set post image
width and height as per requirement. I.e. 75x42 (or leave empty for default size) Use
only width to maintain image ratio. i.e. 60
Recent Comments: To enable or disable recent comments sidebar block on frontend.
Recent Comments Position: To display recent comments block on left, right or both
sidebars on frontend.
Number of Recent Comments: Insert value to display number of recent comments.
Leave empty to display recent "5" comments.
Tag Cloud: To enable or disable tag cloud sidebar block on frontend.
Tag Cloud Position: To display tag cloud block on left, right or both sidebars on
frontend.
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2.8 Date & Time Custom Options
Date Format: Add date format option to format blog post date. Click here to know more
about Date Format.
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2.9 Comments
Comments (Default Comments)
● Enable Comments: "Yes - Default Comments" - To enable default post comments.
Enable Comments to Logged in Users?: To allow comments for logged in users or not.
Enable Auto Approve Comments: To allow auto approve comments. By default, all
comments status will be pending.
● Enable Email Notification: To enable or disable comment submission notification to
admin.
Admin Email Name: Admin email name (as sender name) to notification email.
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Admin To Email Address: Admin will get email to this email address.
Admin Email Subject: Admin email subject name for comment email notification.
Admin Email Template: Admin can change admin comment email template from here.
Mage CAPTCHA for Comment Form: To enable CAPTCHA on blog comment form, please
follow below steps:
Stores > Configuration > Customers > Customer Configuration > CAPTCHA > select
"Enable CAPTCHA on Storefront" = "Yes" > Select "Forms" = "Flexibleblog Comment
Form" > click on "Save Config" button.
Comments (Disqus Comments)
Enable Comments: " Yes - Disqus Comments" - To enable Disqus comments.
Shortname: Registered website shortname on disqus. If you have not register with
disqus then just click on https://disqus.com/register to register.
Enable Comments: "No" - To disable comments on frontend.
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2.10 Blog RSS
Enable RSS Feed: To enable or disable RSS Feed on frontend.
Enable Blog All Posts: To enable or disable all blog posts on frontend RSS Feed.
Enable Recent Posts RSS Feed: To enable or disable recent posts on frontend RSS
Feed.
Enable Blog Categories RSS Feed: To enable or disable blog categories on frontend
RSS Feed.
Enable Blog Authors RSS Feed: To enable or disable blog authors on frontend RSS
Feed.
Enable Blog Tags RSS Feed: To enable or disable blog tags on frontend RSS Feed.
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2.11 XML Sitemap
Enable Blog XML Sitemap: To enable or disable Blog XML Sitemap on frontend.
Frequency: One of the following value: always, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly,
yearly, never. Learn more.
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2.12 Implementation Code
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3. Manage Posts (Admin Post Listing)
ID: Post Id
Image: Post Image
Title: Post Title
Url Key: Post Url Key to display frontend post identifier key.
Is Featured?: To display enabled or disabled featured post status.
Author: Post assigned author name.
Comment: To display enabled or disabled post comment status.
Status: To display enabled or disabled post status.
Published: Post published time.
Created: Post created time.
Modified: Post modified time.
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Action: Post edit and delete links on action column.
3.1 Post Information (Add/Edit Post)
Post Title: Post Title
URL Key: Post URL key to view post on frontend.
Status: To enabled or disabled this post.
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3.2 Content
Post Image: To upload post image as featured image. This image will display on post list
and detail page.
● Description: To display post description on frontend.
Short Description: To display post short description as an excerpt on frontend post list
page.
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3.3 Search Engine Optimization
● Meta Title: To set post Meta title.
● Meta Keywords: To set post Meta Keywords.
Meta Description: To set post Meta Description. Maximum 255 chars
Meta Robots: Admin can select any option from dropdown.
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3.4 Association
● Post Categories: To assign post categories. Hold CTRL to select multiple.
● Tags: Add multiple Tags separated by comma. Here you can see auto suggest tags.
Comments: To enabled or disabled post specific comments.
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3.5 Website
Store View: To assign store specific post. Hold CTRL to select multiple
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3.6 General
● Is Featured Post: To set post as a featured post or not.
● Publish Date: Admin can select date to publish post. Leave empty to use current date
time.
● Author: To assign post author.
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3.7 Design
● Page Layout: To change post specific frontend page layout.
● Custom Layout Update: To update post specific frontend Custom Layout Update.
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4. Manage Categories (Admin Category Listing)
Id: Category Id
Title: Category Title
Url Key: Category Url Key to display frontend category identifier key
Status: Category Status
Created: Category created time
Modified: Category modified time
Action: Category edit and delete links on action column
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4.1 Category Information (Add/Edit category)
● Category Title: Category title
● Url Key: Category URL key to view category on frontend.
● Status: To enabled or disabled this category.
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4.2 Content
● Description: To display category description on frontend.
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4.3 Search Engine Optimization
● Meta Title: To set category Meta title
● Meta Keywords: To set category Meta Keywords.
● Meta Description: To set category Meta Description. Maximum 255 chars
● Meta Robots: Admin can select any option from dropdown.
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4.4 Design
● Page Layout: To change category specific frontend page layout.
● Custom Layout Update: To update category specific frontend Custom Layout Update.
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5. Manage Tags (Admin Tag Listing)
Id: Tag Id
Title: Tag Title
Url Key: Tag Url Key to display frontend tag identifier key
Status: Tag Status
Created: Tag created time
Modified: Tag modified time
Action: Tag edit and delete links on action column
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5.1 Tag Information (Add/Edit tag)
● Tag Title: Tag title
● Url Key: Tag URL key to view tag on frontend.
● Description: To display tag description on frontend.
● Status: To enabled or disabled this tag.
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5.2 Search Engine Optimization
● Meta Title: To set tag Meta title
● Meta Keywords: To set tag Meta Keywords.
● Meta Description: To set tag Meta Description. Maximum 255 chars
● Meta Robots: Admin can select any option from dropdown.
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6. Manage Author (Admin Author Listing)
Id: Author Id
Author Avatar: Author Avatar/photo
Name: Author Name
Author Url Key: Author Url Key to display frontend author identifier key.
No. of Post: To display number of post of this author.
Created: Author created time
Modified: Author modified time
Action: Author edit and delete links on action column
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6.1 Author Information (Add/Edit author)
● Author Name: Author name
● Url Key: Author Url Key to display frontend author identifier key.
● Avatar: To upload author photo.
● Author Bio: To set author bio description.
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6.2 Search Engine Optimization
● Meta Keywords: To set author Meta title
● Meta Keywords: To set author Meta Keywords.
● Meta Description: To set author Meta Description. Maximum 255 chars
● Meta Robots: Admin can select any option from dropdown.
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7. Manage Comments (Admin Comment Listing)
Id: Comment Id
Post Title: Associated post link to this comment.
Name: Comment sender name.
Email: Comment sender email name.
Website: Comment sender website.
Comment: Customer comment description.
Comment IP: Customer sender user IP.
Status: Comment status.
Created: Comment created time
Modified: Comment modified time
Action: Comment edit and delete links on action column
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7.1 Comment Information
● Name: Comment sender name.
● Email: Comment sender email name.
● Website: Comment sender website.
● Comment: Customer comment description.
● Status: Comment status.
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8. Export Information
Date From: Select “From” date if your want to export between two date range data.
Date To: Select “To” date if your want to export between two date range data.
Categories: Select one or more categories if you want to export specific category wise
data.
Post Tags: Add comma separated tags if you want to export specific tag wise data.
Author: Select author if you want to export specific author wise data.
Status: Select status if you want to export specific status wise data.
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9. Import Information
Select File to Import: You can import blog data by uploading .csv file. See sample.csv file
before import data. Also please follow above screenshot note to upload post images
dynamically. (See above snap)
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10. Post List View (Frontend)
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11. Post Grid View (Frontend)
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12. Post Detail View (Frontend)
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13. License
What is allowed with single regular license?
You can use it on one website for yourself or for your client.
You will need to purchase another regular license for another domain or clients.
You can setup extension on your staging server for testing/development purposes (that
setup shouldn't be available to the public).
You can customize extension; you can modify it with other works as per your need.
Extension updates will be available free for single website.
What is not allowed?
It is not allowed to create multiple websites with single regular license. You will need to
purchase multiple regular licenses for multiple websites.
It is not allowed to copy our extension code to misuse or for other extension creation or
for selling purpose.
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14. Help & Support Please read "User Guide" carefully, it will help you to resolve most of potential problems with
incorrect configuration of the extension in Magento. If you don't find the answer to your
questions, please watch our video from below URL.
Video - Extension Installation & Blog Configuration guideline
Coming soon..! (Under Creation)
Magento Support Policy
Magento configuration, installation, maintenance, customization etc. is beyond the scope of our
support. We can provide you paid support on extension setup, customization & Magento custom
requirement. If you found bug within extension, please contact us at below email.
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PIXLOGIX INFOTECH PVT. LTD. is a multi-disciplinary, award-winning web design, development and user
experience company with special focus on website usability and responsive design. The PIXLOGIX team
consists of a highly experienced team of specialists with an outstanding record of providing high quality
deliverables both on a timely basis and at very affordable cost.
PIXLOGIX is a Global provider of web programming and IT services with clients based in the USA, UK,
Australia, Finland, Spain, Netherlands and many more. Our communication skills are excellent and are
pleased to participate in providing quotations per Requests for Quotation or proposals. We guarantee
your satisfaction!
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