Getting Started with Modern Blogging: Complete Setup Guide

Modern Blogging is designed so you can go from signup to a live, search-optimized publication in under five minutes. Every blog includes a dedicated content database, global CDN delivery, automatic image optimization, and built-in SEO controls.

Step 1: Provision Your Subdomain

Visit the Get Started page and sign in with your email address or Google account. Choose a unique subdomain (for example, yourname.modernblogging.net). Once provisioned, your blog is immediately live and accessible worldwide.

Step 2: Create Your Author Profile

Before publishing your first post, set up at least one author profile so articles display a complete byline and author archive page:

1. Open your Dashboard and select Authors in the left navigation.
2. Click New Author and enter your display name, role or title (for example, Senior Editor), and biography.
3. Upload a square profile photo and add optional links to your website, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, or YouTube profiles.
4. Save the author profile. Your author archive page will automatically be generated at /author/your-slug.

Step 3: Organize Topic Categories

Categories group related articles into dedicated topic hubs and power your site navigation:

1. Navigate to Categories in your Dashboard and click New Category.
2. Provide a clear name, URL slug, and description explaining what readers will find in that section.
3. Optionally customize the Category Feed Layout if you want a specific category to use a distinct grid arrangement.

Step 4: Configure Site Branding and Navigation

Open Site Settings to tailor the look and structure of your publication:

• General: Set your blog title, optional subtitle, language code, logo, and footer copyright text.
• Colors & Theme: Choose your header background, navigation text color, accent color, and footer palette.
• Feed Layouts: Configure how posts are arranged on your homepage, category pages, and author archives.
• Navigation: Add links to your top categories, static pages, or external URLs in the header and footer menus.

Step 5: Write and Publish Your First Post

Go to Posts and click New Post. Write your headline and body in the rich text editor, upload a cover image with descriptive alt text, select your author and primary category in the right sidebar, and click Publish.