Your First Post
A quick walkthrough of creating and publishing a blog post in Pubvana.
TL;DR
- Go to Admin → Posts → Create New.
- Enter a title — the slug is auto-generated.
- Write content in the editor (Markdown by default).
- Pick a category.
- Set status to Published.
- Click Save.
Details
Opening the Post Editor
From the admin sidebar, click Posts, then click Create New Post (or the + button). The post creation form opens.
Title and Slug
Enter your post title in the first field. As you type, the slug field below it is auto-populated with a URL-friendly version (lowercase, hyphens replacing spaces). You can edit the slug manually if needed — it must be unique across all posts.
Content Editor
The content area offers two editor modes:
- Markdown (SimpleMDE) — the default. A toolbar provides formatting shortcuts (bold, italic, headings, links, images, lists, code). A live preview pane shows rendered output. Fullscreen mode is available for distraction-free writing.
- HTML (Summernote) — a WYSIWYG rich-text editor. Use the toggle button above the editor to switch modes. Content is synced before switching.
Excerpt
The Excerpt field holds a short summary of the post. It is displayed on the blog index page and in RSS feeds. If left blank, Pubvana auto-generates an excerpt from the first 150 characters of the post body.
Featured Image
Click Set Featured Image to open the Media Library and select or upload an image. The featured image is displayed at the top of the post on single-post pages and as a thumbnail on archive pages.
Categories
Categories are shown as a checkbox list on the right side of the editor. Check one or more categories for the post. If no categories have been created yet, go to Admin → Categories first.
Tags
Type comma-separated tags in the Tags field. Tags are created on the fly as you type — you do not need to pre-create them. Example: news, tutorial, php.
Status and Publishing
The Status dropdown has three options:
- Draft — saves the post but does not make it visible on the site.
- Published — makes the post live immediately (or at the scheduled date if one is set).
- Scheduled — queues the post for future publication. Set the Published At date/time field to the desired future date.
SEO Fields
Expand the SEO panel at the bottom of the form to set a custom Meta Title and Meta Description for search engines. If left blank, Pubvana uses the post title and excerpt.
Saving
Click Save Post to save. If status is Published, the post is immediately visible on the site. You will be redirected to the post list with a success message. Click View Post in the notification to preview the live post.