Create Your First Blog Post

Welcome to the Paymenter Blog Extension! This tutorial walks you through publishing your first article, formatting content with Markdown, embedding media, and sharing tips with your readers.

What You'll Learn

• Navigating to the blog administration panel
• Drafting rich content with headings, lists, tables, quotes, and callouts
• Embedding images and referencing assets
• Publishing (or scheduling) your work when it is ready

Pro tip: Draft in Markdown to keep your content portable and easy to maintain. The editor shows a live preview of what readers will see.

1. Open the Blog Admin Area

1. Sign in as an administrator.
2. Head to Administration → Blog.
3. Click Create Blog Post to open the editor.

2. Add Core Details

Fill in the essentials to help readers find your article:

Set Published At to the moment you want the post to appear. Leave it blank to publish immediately when toggling “Is Published”.

3. Write Markdown Content

The Markdown editor supports headings, inline styles, links, and more. Here is a quick reference:

### Example Markdown

**Bold text** and *italic text*

- Bullet lists keep content scannable
- Use `inline code` for commands

![Inline image example](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1517245386807-bb43f82c33c4?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&q=80)

> Quotes are great for highlighting key messages.

| Shortcut | Result |
| ------- | ------ |
| `# Heading` | H1 Heading |
| `## Heading` | H2 Heading |
| `* item` | Bullet item |

You can also embed videos or external resources via standard Markdown links:

• Markdown Guide
• Unsplash for free imagery

4. Preview and Publish

Use the preview panel to double-check formatting and links. When you are satisfied:

1. Toggle Is Published on.
2. Click Save.
3. Visit /blog to confirm the new post appears in the grid.

Need to schedule content? Set a future Published At timestamp and keep the post published—the blog listing will reveal it automatically at the right moment.

Next Steps

• Update the blog title or description from the Blog extension settings to match your brand voice.
• Encourage team members to contribute by inviting them to the admin area with the admin.blog.* permissions.
• Create categories by using descriptive slugs (for example, tips/optimizing-checkout) and referencing them in your titles and descriptions.

Happy publishing! 🎉