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Blog

In short
  • Use it to write articles and news that appear on your studio’s website.
  • In the menu it is under Website > Blog, with the Articles, Categories, Authors, and Comments tabs.
  • The most common task: press + Articolo (+ Article), write the title and text, save the draft, then publish.

What it is​

A module for creating and publishing articles, news and editorial content.

Flo's blog manages articles, categories, authors and comments directly in the app. Some studios still use the previous version of the blog, with different screens: this page covers the current version. If you're not sure which one you use, ask support.

It is part of the Digital growth category, because each published article becomes a new public page of the studio's digital identity.

When it is visible​

It is visible when the studio wants to publish news, articles, updates or editorial content.

The Blog section is in the Website > Blog menu and appears when the blog is enabled for your studio. Access depends on the user's role and permissions.

Main sectors​

  • Fitness
  • Real Estate
  • Enterprise
  • Studios with a content strategy

Dependencies​

Can be linked to:

The module's sections​

The Blog is split into four tabs, always visible at the top.

The Blog Authors tab with two authors, their email, and the Gestisci and Elimina buttons.
Use the tabs at the top to move between Articles, Categories, Authors, and Comments.
  • Articles: creation, editing and publishing.
  • Categories: article classification.
  • Authors: bylines and avatars.
  • Comments: comment and report moderation.

Creating an article​

  1. Open Blog and stay in the Articles tab.
  2. Press + Articolo (+ Article) to create a new one.
  3. Fill in Title, Description and Slug (under Informazioni generali, General information): the slug is the last part of the article page's address, and Flo creates it from the title.
  4. Write the Article body with the editor.
  5. Under Classification choose the Category, one or more Authors and any Related articles.
  6. Under Media Items upload the Cover image.
  7. Fill in the Cover alt text: it is used by screen readers and search engines. Leave it empty only if the image is decorative.
  8. Save the draft.

To save, title and slug are required; you can complete the rest of the content later.

The article editor with title, slug, description, and the Article body and Classification sections.
Switch from Contenuto to Media to upload the cover image.

Draft and publishing​

Each article can be in Draft (visible only in administration) or Published (online on the site).

The Articles tab with articles shown as cards, each marked Bozza (Draft) or Pubblicato (Published).
The badge at the top right of each article tells you whether it is still a draft or already online.

Practical rules:

  • Save safeguards the draft; publishing is a separate action.
  • On an already-published article, saving creates a pending draft: the site keeps showing the online version until you choose Publish Changes.
  • Discard draft discards unpublished changes and restores the online content.
  • The Visibility on Site toggle acts immediately on the saved state: Visible publishes, Hidden removes the article from the site (with confirmation). Unsaved changes stay in the form and are not published.
  • In the list, the state and the pending-changes badge help you understand what is online.

The slug can no longer be changed after publishing: shared links keep working.

Categories and authors​

Categories: name, slug and description. They can be translated into the site's languages.

The Categories tab with three categories and the Gestisci and Elimina buttons.
Press + Categoria to add one, or Gestisci to edit it.

Authors: name, email and avatar. They are not translated and apply to all languages.

You can create categories and authors from their tab or on the fly from the article editor.

Comments and moderation​

Comments arrive from the site and require an authenticated visitor. New comments are Pending.

The comment moderation queue with one pending comment and the buttons to approve, reject, block, or delete it.
Approve the comment with the green tick: only then does it appear on the site.

From the Comments tab you can:

  • in the Coda moderazione (Moderation queue) view, filter by state: Pending, Approved, Rejected, Blocked, All;
  • Approve, Reject, Block/Unblock or Delete a comment;
  • open the detail view to read the full text and reach the article;
  • in the Reports view, resolve reports sent by users.

Only approved, non-blocked comments appear on the site.

Translations​

Articles support multiple languages: each language has its own version, with dedicated title, slug, description and body.

  • The first version to publish is the one in the main language.
  • From the editor you can then create versions in the other languages and translate them manually or with the help of AI Translate.
  • Each version is published independently.

Details in Multilingual.

Newsletter​

The blog feeds the newsletter of the Communication module:

  • in Communication > Messages > Automations choose the Blog template to send (or test-send) a newsletter for the latest published article;
  • recipients are contacts with consent, divided by language, falling back to the main language;
  • if there is no published article in the main language, sending does not start.

Best practices​

  • Publish only complete articles: title, description, cover image and alternative text.
  • Use a clear cover image consistent with the blog's tone.
  • Always assign category and authors: they help navigation and credibility.
  • Regularly check pending comments and reports.
  • Avoid changing the slug after publishing: shared links would break.