# Starting a Blog

## Getting Started With Your Blog

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## How to check if you have the Blog feature loaded

Navigate to your 'Pages' menu to see if you have a blog installed in your project.

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If it appears in this list, it means that you already have the blog installed in your project. You can click on it to enter the blog section.

## If the blog feature is not loaded

If it does not appear in this list, here is how to load it.

Click on **'+ Add New\...'** and select **'Blog'** from the list.

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This will now load the Blog feature into your page's menu.

## Blog Page Settings

Next, you will need to adjust the main blog page settings. Hover over the Blog in the pages menu and click the **'settings cog wheel'**.

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This will open the main blog settings, where you can change the name and URL and update all SEO information.

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Once this is done, you are ready to start building your Blog.
