Writing posts

Everything you need to know about creating and formatting posts in Pagecord.

The editor

Pagecord uses a rich text editor with Markdown support. You can use the toolbar, keyboard shortcuts, or type Markdown directly.

Keyboard shortcuts

Bold Cmd/Ctrl + B
Italic Cmd/Ctrl + I
Link Cmd/Ctrl + K

Markdown shortcuts

The editor recognises Markdown as you type:

*italic* or _italic_
**bold** or __bold__

## Heading 2
### Heading 3
#### Heading 4

- Bullet list
- Another item

1. Numbered list
2. Another item

> Blockquote

`inline code`

For code blocks, use triple backticks. You can specify a language for syntax highlighting:

```ruby
def hello
puts "Hello, world!"
end
``

Adding images

Drag and drop images directly into the editor, or click the attachment icon (paperclip) in the toolbar.

Image galleries

To create a gallery, click the paperclip icon in the toolbar and select multiple images at once. You can also drag multiple photos straight into the editor. Either way, they'll be arranged in a grid automatically.

If you have two or four images, they display in a 2-column grid. For three or more, they'll be arranged in a 3-column grid. Larger galleries wrap onto new rows, always with a maximum of three images per row. Aspect ratios are preserved throughout, so your photos won't get cropped or stretched.

Want to add more images to an existing gallery? Just drag a new photo over an existing one and it will be added to the gallery group.

Post Titles

Titles are optional on posts, but required on pages (except the home page, which is a special case). Leave the title field blank if you want a title-free post.

Title-free posts work well for:

Quick thoughts or observations
Photos
Quotes
Short updates

Excerpt breaks

If you want to show only the beginning of a post on your blog home page, add an excerpt break. See Using excerpt breaks for details.

Scheduling posts

Want to publish later? Click Change Publication Time from the drop-down menu and pick a future date. The post will go live at that time.

Drafts

Posts are saved as drafts automatically in your browser as you write, but you should click Save Draft to return to it later. Draft posts appear at the top of your post list.

Changing the post slug

A slug is the end part of the URL that looks like /my-first-post. This is set automatically when you create a post, but you can change it by selecting Change Slug from the drop-down menu when editing (or creating) a post.

Setting the language for a post

By default, posts use the language set on your blog. If you write a post in a different language, you can override this per post.

Select Set Language from the drop-down menu (or press L) to choose a language for that post. To revert to the blog default, select the blank "Use blog default" option.

The post language is used for the lang attribute in your HTML and helps browsers and screen readers render text correctly.

Hidden posts

You can hide a post from your blog feed while keeping it accessible via its direct link. This is useful for posts you want to share privately or keep as a reference without showing them on your blog.

To hide a post, select Post Visibility from the drop-down menu and check "Hide this post on my blog".

Canonical URLs

If you're cross-posting content from another site, you can set a canonical URL to tell search engines where the original version lives. This helps avoid duplicate content issues.

To set a canonical URL, select Canonical URL from the drop-down menu when editing a post.

Deleting posts

To delete a post, select Delete Post from the drop-down menu. Deleted posts are moved to the trash and kept for 30 days, so you can restore them if you change your mind.