Gatefold
Blog and reviews
Use the blog as a review section, with scores, the reviewed record and editorial feeds.
The blog doubles as a review section. Create these article metafield definitions in Settings > Custom data > Blog posts:
| Metafield | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
custom.review_score |
decimal | The score, such as 8.4. Shown large on the article and in the product page Review block. |
custom.review_product |
product reference | The record being reviewed. Story cards get a price and add to cart button, and the product page Review block finds the review. |
custom.featured_products |
list of product references | Products shown in Shop this story on the article. |
Tag an article Best New Music to give it the badge. On the product, an article reference in custom.review picks a specific review. Otherwise the newest of the last 50 articles in the chosen blog that reviews this product is used.
Blog sections
- Blog posts (blog page): magazine, grid or list layout, stories per page, topic links and summaries.
- Blog post (article page): drop cap, image caption, share links, the blog's topic bar and more stories from the same topic.
- Story feed (any page): one feed built from up to three blogs, newest first, filtered with Only posts tagged and Leave out posts tagged. Layouts: lead story and list, magazine, hero, mosaic, grid, scrolling row, numbered list, review covers and topic columns. Turn on Show buy button on reviews to sell the reviewed record from the card.
Writers page
Every byline links to a page listing that writer's stories. Create a page with the author template (or the handle authors) and pick it in Theme settings > Blog > Author page. With no writer picked, the page lists every writer and their story count. Photos and bios come from the writer's staff account.