--- title: "Manage your blog articles" description: "Write, publish or draft your blog articles, fine-tune their SEO and quickly find any piece of content from a single list." url: https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/blogs-articles --- # Articles The **Articles** page brings together every article on your blog, whether published or in draft. Come here whenever you want to write a new piece of news, tweak the SEO of an existing article, temporarily remove an article from the site, or simply find a draft in progress. The dashboard is shown in French, with English captions. ::: details Read the video steps 1. — In Articles, click “Create an article”. 2. — The new article will be active and visible. 3. — Enter the article title. 4. — Add a short description. 5. — Write the search engine description. 6. — Scroll down, then click the image area. 7. — Open Pexels, then search for a textile workshop image. 8. — Choose the spools and fabrics photo. 9. — The photo is applied to the article. 10. — Assign the active “Secrets d’atelier” category. 11. — Choose Camille Durand as the author. 12. — Assign the “Savoir-faire” tag. 13. — Click “Save”. 14. — The article appears with its image, links, and Visible status. 15. — Reopen the article to add its main content. 16. — Add the main content. 17. — Save the article content. 18. — The article is saved and visible, with its image and content. ::: ## Articles This section lists all your articles with their title, their [categories](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/blogs-categories.md), their [tags](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/blogs-tags.md), their [authors](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/blogs-authors.md) and their state (visible or not on the site). Click on a row to open an article, or on **Create an article** to write a new one. The search bar and the filters (status, category, tag, author) help you find a specific piece. By ticking several articles you can activate, deactivate or delete them, change their categories, authors or tags in one go, or export them to a CSV file. If the blog is globally disabled, a banner alerts you with a shortcut to [**Settings**](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/blogs-settings.md). On your very first visit, as long as the blog has no article and no title, **Create an article** opens a four-step assistant: blog name, first author, blog page theme (Default, Classic, Magazine or Typographic) then article theme (Default, Editorial, Reading or Magazine), each previewed live. The **Create my blog** button saves these choices, activates the blog, creates the author and takes you straight to writing your first article. ### Writing The main column of the editor holds the article description (the excerpt shown on the blog page) and the body text. The editor handles headings, lists, quotes, tables, alignment, links, images and YouTube videos, with your site's styling applied as you type. At the top of the page, **Save** publishes your changes and **Duplicate** creates a copy of the article. ### Visibility Controls the publication of the article on the site. Enable **Article visible** to make it accessible to visitors; disable it while it's in progress or when you want to remove it temporarily. ### SEO Description shown in search engine results. Provide a clear **Article title** and a concise **Article SEO description** to improve [SEO](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/seo.md). Add an **Article share image**: it serves as the thumbnail in the article list and as the preview when the article is shared on social networks. ### Classification Categories, authors and tags linked to the article. Attach the article to one or more [**Sections**](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/blogs-categories.md), choose its [**Authors**](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/blogs-authors.md) and add [**Tags**](https://docs.vivlab.com/en/sections/blogs-tags.md) so your readers can easily filter similar content.