Blocksy Custom Archive Template Builder Tutorial: Creating Exclusive Layouts for Blogs & Custom Post Types

exist WordPress When building a content-rich website, the layout of archived pages often determines the readability and overall aesthetics of the content.Blocksy incoming Archive Template Builder feature that helps users create fully customized archive page templates for blog posts or Custom Post Types (CPTs), no longer limited to preset options.

This article will take you step-by-step through how archiving templates are created, template type selection and their setup options.

How to create a new archiving template

• To access the backend, go to Blocksy > Content Blocks
• Click on the top of the page Add New

• In the pop-up selector, select Custom Template

• Type Selection Archive
• Name the template and confirm

This will enter a blank Gutenberg Editor page to start designing.

Template type selection

Before creating a template, select the archived page section you want to replace:

Replacement of card contents only (Only Card)

Ideal for users who want to keep the page structure and customize only the post card style.

• Customizable layout, content, images, titles, meta information, etc. for each post card
• utilization Gutenberg (used form a nominal expression) Dynamic Blocks (Dynamic Blocks) Free typesetting
• Inherit background color, spacing, shadow and other styles from theme settings
• Enable "Dynamic Content Preview" to preview the real article effect in the editor without frequent page refresh.

The editor defaults to a narrower width, closer to the actual card size, or you can adjust the width display in the sidebar.

Replacement of full page content (Full Page)

Ideal for users who need to completely reorganize the structure of archived pages.

• usable Gutenberg built-in Query Loop block Building article lists (also compatible with third-party tools)
• Provide common page structure controls, such as whether to enable sidebars, whether to enable boxed layouts, etc.
• When using this mode, the options related to archiving pages in Customizer are automatically hidden and the template takes over completely!

This model is more flexible, allowing archive pages to be personalized as feature pages, portfolios, catalog pages, and more.

Description of other setup options

Default card style inheritance

In the card template, a switch is provided to decide whether the card style is inherited from the theme settings. It is recommended to keep it turned on for a more manageable uniform style.

Reusable blocks

In order to speed up the designBlocksy Provides preset reusable blocks with included dynamic block templates that can be inserted and used directly. Of course, static blocks can also be added to customize text, images, buttons and other content.

Gutenberg Dynamic Support

The current template builder already supports the use of WordPress (used form a nominal expression) Gutenberg Dynamic Content Features. Support will be further enhanced in the future as WordPress is updated.

Recommendations for use

• If you only want to personalize the article summary and style, we recommend using "Only Card".
• If you want to build a full topic page layout, it is recommended to use "Full Page".
• Remember to save the template and go to the archive page for the corresponding post type to see the actual display results!

concluding remarks

Blocksy 's archive template builder offers new layout freedom for content-based websites. Whether it's a self-publishing, corporate, or project-based site, you can use this tool to design more recognizable content presentation pages.

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