Wix Blog: Creating and Editing Blog Posts in the Blog Post Composer
The Wix Blog post composer is your workspace for creating, editing, and publishing engaging blog posts. From the composer, you can organize your content, add images and videos, optimize your post for search engines, and choose how it appears on your blog.
The panel on the left helps you manage every detail, from scheduling and visibility to categories, tags, and comments, so you have full control over each post before you share it with your audience.
Creating and editing blog posts
Write your text, insert images, videos, and galleries, and use formatting features to organize your content. You can also add SEO settings, schedule posts, and update published articles to keep your blog up to date and engaging for your readers. Only people with writing permissions can create and edit posts.
Dashboard
Go to Blog in your site's dashboard.
Choose what you want to do:
Create a new post:
Click + Create New Post.
Add the title of your post.
Add the relevant content to the main body of the post.
Edit an existing post:
Hover over an existing post and click Edit.
Edit the body of the post as required.
Customize your post further by using the tabs in the panel on the left.
Add
Add content to your post, such as, images, galleries, videos, GIFs, or files. Insert elements like dividers, buttons and tables and polls. You can also embed HTML code, AdSense, or SoundCloud content.
AI tools
Use AI to help you create a full blog post, offer title suggestions, a post outline and SEO meta tags. You can also use it to review the post for grammar and style. Learn more about using AI to create blog posts.
Settings
Customize the settings in each of the tabs:
General: Set up your post’s details. Choose a cover image, write an excerpt, select the author, choose the publish date and time, decide if you want to feature the post, and enable or disable comments.
Categories: Assign one or more categories to your post to organize your blog and help readers browse by topic. Learn more about managing blog categories.
Tags: Add tags to connect your post with related topics and improve discoverability. Learn more about managing tags for your blog.
SEO
Control your post’s SEO. Customize the URL slug, SEO title, SEO description, and the image that displays when your post is shared on social media. Learn more about customizing your blog SEO settings.
Monetize
Monetize your blog by creating subscription plans for your posts, allowing your blog readers to access and view exclusive content for a small fee.
Translate
Translate your post into different languages and manage your translations to reach more readers. Learn more about translating your blog .
Apps
Find recommended apps that help boost your blog posts. For example, you can add an app that lets you promote products in your posts, share detailed recipes, or help create AI-powered content.
Wix app
Go to your site in the Wix app.
Tap Manage
at the bottom.
Tap Blog.
Tap Posts.
Tap +Create New Post or tap a post to edit it.
Write or edit your blog post and tap Next.
Choose what you want to do by tapping the relevant option:
Manage Post:
Post settings:
Edit your post settings:
General: Enter the general post information, such as publish date, writer, and excerpt. Choose if you want add a cover image or set the post as featured and add some related posts.
Categories: Select a category for your post or create a new category. Learn more about managing categories.
Tags: Add tags to your post. Each post can have up to 30 tags.
SEO: Customize the post URL and the title that appears on search engines and describe what the post is about. Learn more about managing SEO.
Tap Save.
Tap Save changes or Save and publish.
Manage Subscriptions:
Tap Create Plan.
Post actions:
Preview post:
Tap Preview post.
Review your post before you publish it.
Save as draft:
Tap Save as draft.
Schedule post: This option is only available for new posts.
Tap Schedule post.
Save and publish:
Tap Save and publish.
Tip:
While creating/editing the post you can t ap the Undo icon
in the bottom bar to undo a change you made to your post. Tap the Redo icon
if you want to restore a change again.
Troubleshooting
Use this section if your blog post doesn't look or publish the way you expect. Find your issue below and follow the fix.
Gaps appear in my post on mobile but not on desktop
Extra spacing that shows on mobile but not on desktop usually has one of two causes.
An image or table sits next to an empty paragraph:
You aligned an image or table to the left or right and left a blank paragraph beside it. It looks correct in the post composer and on desktop. On mobile, the blank paragraph drops below the image and leaves a gap.
Fix:
Open the post in the post composer.
Click the image with the alignment issue.
Change the alignment to Center, or click into the empty space next to the image and delete the blank paragraph.
Click Publish to apply the changes to your live site.
Content was pasted from an external source:
You pasted content from an external tool (e.g. Microsoft Word or Notepad) into the post composer. Hidden formatting can carry over and cause extra spacing.
Fix:
Copy your content from the external source as usual.
Paste it without formatting:
PC: Ctrl + Shift + V
Mac: Shift + Command + V
Reapply any formatting (e.g. bold, headings) directly in the post composer.
Click Publish to apply the changes to your live site.
The Publish button is greyed out
The Publish button stays greyed out until your post meets a few requirements. Check the causes below:
Your post has no title:
Every post needs a title before you can publish it. If the title field looks empty, the title color may match the background (e.g. white text on a white background), which makes it invisible.
Fix:
Go to your editor.
Click the Post page.
Click the Post widget.
Click the Settings tab.
Click Design, then click Text style and color.
Update the title text color.
Your post has no content:
Your post body needs some text or media before you can publish.
Fix: Add text or media to the post body, then publish.
A corrupt element is in the post:
A recently added element can block publishing.
Fix: Remove your recent elements one at a time to find the one causing the issue, then add your content back.
My post shows "X days ago" instead of a date
This is expected behavior, not an error. For the first 7 days after publishing, the date shows as a relative time (e.g. "3 days ago"). After 7 days, it switches to a standard date (e.g. "14 July").
Fix: No action is needed. The date updates on its own after 7 days.
The background color looks wrong on the live site
Your live background color comes from the Post page design settings in your editor, not the post composer. Learn more about customizing your blog post page.
Fix:
Go to your editor.
Click the Post page.
Click the Post widget.
Click the Settings tab.
Click Design, then click Background and buttons.
Adjust the background color or opacity as needed.
Click Publish to update your live site.
FAQs
Click a question below to learn more about accessing the blog post composer and creating posts.
How do I access the blog post composer?
You can access the blog post composer directly from your dashboard or from the Wix app. Here, you have the option to create a new post or edit an existing post. Both options open the post composer, where you can create/edit your blog posts.
To access the blog post composer:
Choose how you want to access the blog post composer:
Dashboard:
Go to Blog in your site's dashboard.
Click +Create New Post or click an existing post to edit it.
Wix app:
Go to your site in the Wix app.
Tap Manage
at the bottom.
Tap Blog.
Tap Posts.
Tap +Create New Post or tap a post to edit it.
Does it matter how I access the blog post composer?
No. The way you access the post composer does not impact the process of writing a post. Just enter the post title and start writing.
Is there a limit to how long a blog post can be?
Yes. Currently, the maximum size of a blog post is 400KB.
How can I customize the layout and design of my blog posts?
You can customize the layout and design of your blog posts directly from your editor.
Note: Blog color settings aren't all in one place. Some are in the Blog widget Settings panel in your editor, while others come from your Site Theme. If you can't find a color setting in the widget, check your Site Theme. Text design (font and color) set in the editor applies to all posts as a template. Text design changed in the post composer applies only to that post. Learn more about customizing your blog post page.
How can I format my blog posts?
The post composer toolbar gives you the tools to style and enhance your blog posts, whether you’re working in the dashboard or on the Wix app. Depending on your needs, you can use the toolbar in your dashboard post composer or the toolbar in the Wix app post composer to format your posts.
The Wix app toolbar includes all the essentials to format your posts on the go:
The dashboard version offers the full range of formatting options:
Do I need to keep saving my post as I make changes?
No. Once you add a title to your post, the changes are automatically saved as you go.
Can I make money from my blog?
Yes. You can monetize your blog content by setting up blog subscriptions.
Can I translate my blog content to other languages?
Yes. Using both Wix Blog and Wix Multilingual, you can translate your blog content into other languages.
Is there a character limit for post excerpts?
Yes. Blog post excerpts are capped at 500 characters. This limit allows you to provide a concise and informative summary of your post without leaving out key details. If you leave the excerpt field blank, it will automatically populate with the first few lines of your post, offering a quick preview of the topic.
