# Default blog post A **blog post** in Shopify is an individual article published within a **Shopify blog**. It helps businesses share updates, industry news, product guides, and other engaging content to attract and retain customers. * **Show Full Width:** Expands the section across the entire screen width. * **Right & Left Spacing :** Add **spacing** to the **Full Width** layout (applies in full-width mode). * **Padding:** Top Padding and Bottom Padding are used to adjust the spacing above and below a section in Shopify, improving the layout and readability. * **Show article:**Show the recent article of the blog on sidebar * **Show Sidebar Excerpts :** Option to display excerpts in the sidebar for a quick preview of articles. * **Show Tags:** Display associated tags for each blog post. Additionally, there is an option to select specific tags to filter the displayed posts. ### Recent article * The **Recent Articles** section in a Shopify blog displays the latest published blog posts. It helps improve engagement by showing fresh content to visitors. * Allows to add heading for the articles and can adjust the limit of the article using range and add tag ### **Promo Banner** * **Show Promo:** Enable or disable displaying the promotional section to the blog layout. * **Image:** Upload or select an image to display in the promo section. * **Heading:** Set a custom heading for the promo section. * **Button:** Add a call-to-action button to the promo section. * **Link:** Provide a URL for the button to direct users to a specific page or resource. ### **Product List** * **Enable:** Enable or disable displaying the Product List section within the blog layout. * **Heading :** Set a custom heading for the product list section. * **Collection:** Select collection. * **Limit:** Limit the number of products shown in the product list. ### Menu * **Enable:** This option allow to enable the menu * **Heading:** Add heading to menu * **Collection:** Can select menu required to show in sidebar