Display recent posts, blog posts, and Instagram posts on your website


By default, each of Sociavore's Theme templates includes a "Recent Post" section on the homepage.

With Sociavore's built-in Publisher, you can create and display text/image posts and blog posts into your website as well as Instagram posts.

Sample recent posts block

Follow the steps below to customize how your recent posts are displayed on the website:

Step 1 - Background

Upload a background for this section and adjust the transparency of the image. Increasing the transparency makes the image darker.

To remove the background check off the "no background image" box

Background options

Step 2 - Layout Style & Number of Posts to Display

There are 4 layout styles to choose from and you can display up to 9 of your most recent posts on the page.

Layout and number of events to display

Layout Style #2

  • Centered heading
  • Title and/or description is the main display
  • Image is displayed when you hover over the post
Alternative layout style

Layout Style #3

  • Centered heading
  • Image is displayed
  • Title and/or description is displayed
  • "Read more" is displayed
Layout style 3

Layout Style #4 (Slider)

  • Right and left arrows to flip through posts if more than 3 is displayed
  • Centered heading
  • Title and/or description is the main display
  • Image is displayed when you hover over the post
Layout with slider

Layout Style #4 (Slider)

  • Heading is displayed along with the first 2 posts
  • Right and left arrows to flip through the posts
  • Text title and/or post is the main display
  • Image is displayed when you hover over the post
Layout with slider

Step 3 - Hide / Unhide Descriptions & Dates

Typically, a blog post has a title, description, and a date. A regular / status post has a text description and a date. Optionally you can hide the description and/or the date.

Title, date, and description example

Step 4 - Type of Posts to Display

Select the type of posts to display, or select them all. A blog post can include a longer text content whereas a regular post is just a short description similar to status post on social media.

Choose to display instagram only, regular only, blog only, or all posts
  • Optionally, you can display a navigation menu to filter the type of posts.
  • Or display a "View All" button, when clicked, it redirects the visitor to a page with all your posts.
View all button example

Step 5 - Don't forget to save your work!

Save button