Blogs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Audience | public |
| Page type | reference |
| Area | sg-admin |
| Updated | 2026-05-14 |
The SG-Admin Blogs module — administer post records, taxonomies, the producer for Posts blocks.
The Blogs module in the admin is the per-site surface for administering blog posts (and any custom record type configured as post-shaped). Operators create, tag, schedule, and publish posts here; SG-Builder Posts blocks consume the records on pages. This page is the Reference definition.
What is this for?
Read this page when you want the structural definition of the Blogs module — what records it administers, what the post lifecycle looks like, and how taxonomies organize posts.
Good use cases
- You are scoping editorial workflows for a blog or news section.
- You are explaining to a stakeholder how SGEN handles post administration.
- You hit a "where do I add a new post?" question and want the model laid out.
What NOT to use this for
- Step-by-step procedures — open the relevant Guide.
- How posts surface on pages — open Posts Blocks Reference.
- Per-release shipped change — open What's New or Changelog.
How this connects to other features
- SG-Admin Overview — parent surface.
- Posts Blocks — consumer surface in SG-Builder.
- Publishing Workflow — the publish path.
Where to find it
Open SG-Admin for the active site. Blogs is in the sidebar under the content group. Editors and Authors can create and manage posts; Admins can manage categories and tags.
Definition
The Blogs module administers post records for the active site. Each post carries identifying metadata (title, slug, route), structural metadata (author, publish date, tags, categories), and content (post body edited via SG-Builder).
The defining property is post-shaped administration. Posts have publish-date semantics that pages typically don't — they list reverse-chronologically, support taxonomies, and feed Posts blocks on the consumer side.
Purpose
The purpose of this page is to define the Blogs module as a Reference layer. It explains the post record, the taxonomy model, and the producer relationship to Posts blocks.
Scope
This page covers Blogs at the Reference level.
The page covers:
- The post record model.
- Taxonomies (tags, categories).
- The post lifecycle.
- The producer relationship to Posts blocks.
- Per-step procedures — Guides.
- Posts blocks consumption — Posts Blocks Reference.
- Per-release shipped change — What's New or Changelog.
The post record model
Each post carries:
- Title — the post heading.
- Slug — URL fragment.
- Author — operator who authored or owns the post.
- Publish date — when the post is dated for display.
- Tags — free-text taxonomy.
- Categories — structured taxonomy with hierarchy.
- Featured flag — elevates the post in some Posts blocks.
- Excerpt — short summary surfaced in lists.
- Body — the full post body (composed in SG-Builder).
- State — draft / scheduled / published / archived.
Site · SG-Admin · Blogs
Posts
| Title | Author | Tags | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caching, scaling, and architecture groundwork ★ | chris | Performance | Apr 17 | Published |
| Application efficiency and media reliability | chris | PerformanceMedia | Apr 17 | Published |
| Q2 review preview | jerome | Updates | May 10 | Scheduled |
Taxonomies
Tags
Free-text labels for cross-cutting topics. Multiple tags per post. Used for filtering in Posts blocks.
Categories
Hierarchical structured taxonomy. One primary category per post (typically); used for category landing pages.
Featured flag
Per-post boolean that elevates the post in Featured Post and similar Posts blocks.
Post lifecycle
Draft → Scheduled (optional) → Published → Archived (optional). Per the Publishing Workflow.
Scheduled posts publish automatically at the scheduled date; published posts surface in Posts blocks immediately; archived posts remain in the record set but are not served.
Producer to Posts blocks
The Blogs module produces records that Posts blocks consume:
- Recent posts reads from this module sorted by date.
- Featured post reads the featured-flagged post.
- Post grid reads filtered by tag or category.
- Post detail is the body-page layout for a single post.
Constraints and boundaries
Blogs is a Reference area for the post record model.
Use this Reference for:
- Understanding the post record and lifecycle.
- Confirming the producer relationship to Posts blocks.
- Posts block consumption — Posts Blocks Reference.
- Per-step procedures — Guides.
- Per-release shipped change — What's New or Changelog.
Public boundary
This page is intentionally public-safe.
Examples
Example 1 — Editor publishes a new blog post
Editor opens Blogs, clicks Add new post, fills title + tags + excerpt, opens in SG-Builder for body composition, publishes. Post surfaces in Recent Posts and Post Grid blocks immediately.
Example 2 — Editor schedules a post for next week
Editor sets publish date to the following Monday, sets state to Scheduled. The post publishes automatically on Monday; Posts blocks pick it up at that point.
Example 3 — Operator features a post for a campaign
Operator flags an existing post as Featured. The Featured Post block on the homepage now surfaces this post. After the campaign, operator removes the featured flag.
Documentation guidance
Use this page as the structural definition for the Blogs module.
Reading order
Open this page when scoping editorial work. Pair with Posts Blocks Reference for the consumer surface.
Related reading
- SG-Admin Overview — parent surface.
- Posts Blocks — consumer.
- Publishing Workflow — publish path.
Vocabulary cross-reference
- Post record is one row in the Blogs inventory.
- Tag is a free-text taxonomy label.
- Category is a structured hierarchical taxonomy.
- Featured flag is the per-post boolean that elevates the post in some Posts blocks.
- Scheduled state is the publish-on-future-date intermediate state between draft and published.
Maintenance discipline
When the Blogs module changes across releases (new field, new taxonomy type, new lifecycle event), update this Reference and log the change in Changelog.
Related reading
| Topic |
|---|
| SG-Admin |
| Posts Blocks |
| Publishing Workflow |