--- title: Blogs slug: blogs description: Manage blog posts, review performance metrics, and open drafts for editing or publishing. productSlug: cedros productLabel: Cedros sectionKey: site sectionLabel: Site --- # Blogs The Blogs section is where you manage every post on your blog feed — announcements, tutorials, case studies, company updates. From here you can see every post at a glance, check how each one is performing, and jump in to write or publish. ## What's on this page ### Posts, Pillars, and Cluster map - **Posts** is the library described below. - **Pillars** focuses the library on pillar content and its cluster role. - **Cluster map** shows pillar/spoke assignments, cluster health, recent views, issues, and live links so you can find orphaned or weakly connected content. ### The blog library The main view is a table listing every blog post. Each row shows: - **Title** — The post name, with a colored dot showing its status (Draft, Scheduled, Published, or Archived) and the URL slug (for example, `/blog/launching-v2`). - **Views** — How many times the post has been viewed. - **Visitors** — How many unique people viewed it. - **Views / visitor** — Average pages per visitor. - **Avg session** — Average time visitors spend reading. - **Exit rate** — Percentage of visits where this post was the last page before leaving. - **CTA clicks** — How many times visitors clicked a call-to-action button in the post. A dash (`—`) means analytics haven't loaded yet or no data has been recorded for that post. ### Toolbar (top of the table) - **Search** — Type any part of a post title or URL slug to filter. - **Status filter** — Narrow the list to Draft, Scheduled, Published, Archived, or All states. The Type filter is hidden here because everything in this section is a blog post. ### Row actions Hover over any row to see the action icons on the right: - **View** (eye icon) — Open the post in a new tab as visitors see it. - **Copy preview link** (copy icon) — Mints a shareable link so a teammate can review the draft without logging in. Only available for unpublished drafts. - **Analytics** (chart icon) — Opens deeper analytics for this single post (views over time, traffic sources, scroll depth, click heatmap, SEO health). See [Blog Post Analytics](blog-post-analytics.md). - **Edit** (pencil icon) — Opens the post in the editor. See [Add / Edit Blog Post](add-edit-blog-post.md). - **Delete** (trash icon) — Permanently removes the post. You'll be asked to confirm. ### Header buttons At the top of the section: - **New Blog Post** — Starts a blank blog post in the editor. - **Upload blogs** — Imports Markdown files (or a zip archive) as drafts. Frontmatter can set `blogRole` and `topicCluster`; cluster spokes should identify their pillar and include a contextual link to it. Missing general fields are inferred from the filename and body when safe. ## Common things you can do here ### Find a specific post Type into the **Search** box. It matches against the title and the URL slug. ### See your best-performing posts Click any column header to sort. **Views** and **Visitors** highlight your most-read posts; **Avg session** flags the ones people actually finish; **CTA clicks** shows which posts drive action. ### Write a new post Click **New Blog Post** in the top right. You'll go straight into the editor with an empty draft. See [Add / Edit Blog Post](add-edit-blog-post.md) for the full editor walkthrough. ### Share a draft for review Open a draft, click **Copy preview link** in the row, and send it to a teammate. They'll see the unpublished post in their browser without needing admin access. ### Dig into one post's analytics Click the chart icon on the row. You'll see view trends, scroll depth, click heatmaps, top search queries, and on-page SEO checks — all for that single post. ## Tips - **Status dots are color-coded.** Hover any dot to see the label (Draft / Scheduled / Published / Archived). - **Scheduled posts show their publish date** beneath the title. - **Numbers reflect the current site-wide analytics window.** To dig deeper or change the window for a single post, open that post's Analytics view. - **Sort by published date** by clicking the Title column header (it sorts by most recent updates). - **Permissions matter.** If you don't have edit permission, the **Edit** and **Delete** buttons are disabled and the **New Blog Post** button is disabled. Ask an admin for the right access. ## Troubleshooting - **Analytics columns are blank?** That's normal for a brand-new post, or right after publishing. Numbers fill in once visitors read the post and analytics finish processing. - **Preview link doesn't work?** Preview links are tied to the draft revision. If you published or deleted the draft after sharing, the link expires. Generate a new one and reshare. - **Can't find a post you know exists?** Check the **Status** filter — it might be Archived. Set it to **All states** to see everything. - **Empty table?** With no posts yet, you'll see *No blog posts have been created yet.* If a search or status filter is hiding everything, it reads *No matching blog posts yet.* — clear the filters or create a post to fill the list. - **Looking for blog categories or feed settings?** Those live in the **Appearance** section under blog structure, not here.