{"id":898,"date":"2022-08-11T08:12:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T08:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2022\/08\/11\/6462842-hostinger-website-builder-how-to-create-a-blog\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:41:07","slug":"6462842-hostinger-ai-builder-manual-mode-how-to-create-a-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6462842-hostinger-ai-builder-manual-mode-how-to-create-a-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Hostinger AI Builder: How to create a blog in manual mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">Create a blog on your Hostinger AI Builder manual mode website quickly and easily.<\/p><h3 id=\"h_d2b8dbc2ea\">Before you begin<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">Before starting, check this simple list of things to decide on:<\/p><ul>\n<li class=\"no-margin\"><b>Would you like your blog to be the essence of your website or just one of its constituent parts<\/b>?<br>\nYou can create a simple single-page website and <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6445835-website-builder-what-to-do-if-blog-posts-aren-t-visible-on-the-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">display all your blog posts<\/a> <\/b>within that one page by using multiple <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6475040-website-builder-how-to-add-and-manage-website-sections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website sections<\/a><\/b>.<br>\nYou may also have <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6456705-website-builder-how-to-add-more-pages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more pages<\/a><\/b> on your site: <i>About<\/i>,<i> Projects<\/i>,<i> Contact<\/i>, etc. &ndash; <b><i>Blog <\/i><\/b>being one of them. In general, you can easily <b>insert blog sections<\/b> into any of your website pages.<\/li>\n<li class=\"no-margin\"><b>What topic<\/b>(<b>s<\/b>)<b> would you like to write about on your blog<\/b>?<br>\nIf you plan to cover more than one topic, you may create multiple<b> <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6491536-website-builder-how-to-categorize-blog-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">categories<\/a> <\/b>for your blog posts.<\/li>\n<li class=\"no-margin\"><b>Will your blog have a specific name<\/b>?<br>\nIf not, make sure that at least the titles of your blog posts stand out. Check these<b> <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/blog-name-generators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog name generators<\/a><\/b> to find the perfect name!<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h_71e588ccdf\">Enabling blogging tools<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Firstly, make sure a blog module is enabled on your website:<\/p><ol>\n<li class=\"no-margin\">Within the AI builder, expand the <b>Blog<\/b> management panel on the left. If you see any sample blog posts, it means that your website template already includes a blog section or a blog page. If you don&rsquo;t see any sample blog posts, click <b>Start a blog, <\/b>and a blog section (with a couple of sample blog posts) will be inserted into your page:<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/08\/2026-08-27_17-37.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/08\/2026-08-27_17-37.png 434w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/08\/2026-08-27_17-37-149x300.png 149w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"no-margin\">You can add multiple blog sections to your website pages and display different blog posts (<b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6491536-website-builder-categorizing-blog-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by category<\/a><\/b>) in each of those sections. Within the builder, click the <b>Add section <\/b>button that&rsquo;s between any two sections:<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/08\/a243e013-b7ba-49ed-89dd-cfe825c5bf4b.jpg\" alt=\"Hostinger Website Builder add section button\" data-media-id=\"3661\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"no-margin\">From the menu, select <b>Blog <\/b>and click on its thumbnail. This way, a blog section will be inserted into your page:<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/08\/aaeacf1a-ceeb-4ca9-ba12-27f21e33752e.jpg\" alt=\"Add new section dialog with Blog category selected and blog post preview on the right\" data-media-id=\"3663\"><\/li>\n<\/ol><p class=\"no-margin\">Use blog sections to display your blog posts on your website.<\/p><h2 id=\"h_6164867e8d\">Creating a new blog post<\/h2><ol>\n<li class=\"no-margin\">Within the builder, open the <b>Blog <\/b>management panel on the left<\/li>\n<li class=\"no-margin\">Click on <b>Add new post<\/b>:<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17260 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/08\/2026-08-27_17-38-e1787827244463.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/08\/2026-08-27_17-38-e1787827244463.png 430w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/08\/2026-08-27_17-38-e1787827244463-149x300.png 149w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"no-margin\">This will take you to the section to create a blog using AI, if you click <strong>Skip<\/strong>, you will see the blog post editor:<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/08\/2026-08-27_17-38_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/08\/2026-08-27_17-38_1.png 590w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/08\/2026-08-27_17-38_1-300x269.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol><p class=\"no-margin\">A blog post consists of two main parts:<\/p><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The <b>header<\/b> contains the title, description, author, publication date, and reading time of a blog post<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">You can edit this information in the <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6491379-website-builder-blog-settings\/#h_88e70bbe5c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post settings<\/a> <\/b>(except for the reading time &ndash; it&rsquo;s calculated automatically)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">You can show or hide this information in the <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6491379-website-builder-how-to-manage-blog-settings\/#h_2aec4ca5ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post header settings<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The <b>body <\/b>contains the main content of the article: texts, images, videos, etc.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><p class=\"no-margin\">You can add various sections and elements to your blog post anytime. Learn how to<b> <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6491379-website-builder-blog-settings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manage blog settings<\/a><\/b>.<\/p><h2 id=\"h_5949c4e012\">Tips<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Make sure the content is reader-friendly and the website is easy to navigate overall. Keep the design clean and consistent, and avoid using too many <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6463286-website-builder-how-to-change-text-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fonts<\/a><\/b>. Check if the colors are contrasting and don&rsquo;t clash: for example, keep away from light text on a light\/colorful background or dark text on a dark\/colorful background. Learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6462732-hostinger-website-builder-how-to-change-the-section-background\/\"><b>change the overlay opacity<\/b><\/a> of the section background or <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6632359-website-builder-how-to-add-text-background\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">add background color to text elements<\/a><\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">As more than <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/277125\/share-of-website-traffic-coming-from-mobile-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50%<\/a><\/b> of website traffic comes from mobile devices, remember to check the <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6475658-website-builder-how-to-edit-the-mobile-version-of-a-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mobile version<\/a><\/b> of your blog.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">To let the world know about your blog, you can share links to your articles on various social media platforms. Before doing so, make sure to add <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6491586-website-builder-how-to-change-the-featured-image-of-a-blog-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">featured images<\/a><\/b> to your blog posts &ndash; they&rsquo;ll be visible on social media platforms as link preview images.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">With the help of <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6463152-website-builder-how-to-embed-a-custom-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">custom code<\/a><\/b>, you can embed third-party integrations into your blog posts, for example:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/docs\/plugins\/share-button\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Share button<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/en\/using-twitter\/add-twitter-share-button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet button<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6572145-website-builder-how-to-add-a-comments-section\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comments section<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">If you&rsquo;d like to send newsletters, remember to <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6474695-website-builder-how-to-add-a-subscription-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">add a subscription form<\/a><\/b> to your website.<\/p><h2 id=\"h_546a87805b\">Publishing the blog<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Once you follow all the steps above and your blog is ready to go live, <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6475340-website-builder-how-to-publish-a-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">publish your website.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set up and publish a blog on your Hostinger AI Builder manual mode website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[293],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ai-builder"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6462842-hostinger-website-builder-how-to-create-a-blog\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/6462842-hostinger-creador-de-sitios-web-como-crear-un-blog\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/6462842-hostinger-createur-de-site-web-comment-creer-un-blog\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/6462842-hostinger-website-builder-bagaimana-membuat-blog\/","default":0},{"locale":"lt-LT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/lt\/support\/6462842-hostinger-svetainiu-kurimo-irankis-kaip-sukurti-tinklarasti\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-BR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/6462842-hostinger-criador-de-sites-como-criar-um-blog\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=898"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13858,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898\/revisions\/13858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}