Configuring Item Page in MateMagz Theme

Item Page (Single Item) is the main page for posts and static pages. The elements on the item page also vary; consists of Breadcrumb, Post Title, Post Description, Author Name and Profile Image, Publication and Update Date, Comment Button, main content, etc.

You can customize it and adjust the elements to be displayed on the Item page easily.

Blog Post Configuration

There are several things that can be set on the item page. Here are some steps and their explanations:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Layout menu.
2. Look for the section titled Main Section.
3. Click the edit button (pencil icon) on the Blog Posts (Blog Posts Gadget).
4. A Blog Posts Configuration Popup will appear.
5. Here are a few things that can be set:
   • You can skip Number of posts on main page and Post page link text settings as they are only useful on Index Pages.
   • You can skip the Show date header as this feature can't be used on the MateMagz Theme.
   • The Show author setting is useful for displaying the Author name. If enabled, the Author format input will appear. You can fill it with text Written by, By or leave it blank.
   • The Show publish time setting is useful for displaying the post's publication date. If enabled, the Publish time prefix input will appear, you can fill it with text Published at, At or leave it blank. A dropdown for the date/time format will also appear, please select it according to your wishes.
   • The Show comment count setting is useful for displaying the number of comments (If there are comments) or text to add comments (If there are no comments). If enabled, the Comment format input will appear. Just skip it, because the input is not used.
   • The Show labels setting is useful for displaying post labels/category. If enabled, the Labels prefix input will appear, you can fill it with text Tags:, Labels: or leave it blank.
   • Just skip the Show email post link setting as it's not being used.
   • The Show share buttons setting is useful for displaying sharing buttons and share links to social media.
   • Just skip the Show location setting as it's not being used.
   • The Show author profile setting is useful for displaying post Author Profile.
   • The Show ads between posts setting is useful for displaying Ads. If enabled, Ad settings from AdSense like Number of posts between ads and Format will appear. Here are the options you can use:
     • Number of posts between ads - For the location of placing ads per post item. We recommend placing an ad in every half of the post that is displayed. For example, if the post item on the index page is set to 4, then you can set the Number of posts between ads to 2.
     • Format - To select the ad size. We recommend using Ad Units - Responsive.
6. If you want to finish the configuration, click the SAVE button at the bottom.

Customizer Settings

There are several Options and Color settings for all elements in the Item Page.

Options for Item Page

There are several Options for the Item Page that can be customized, namely:

Post Breadcrumb

This setting is useful for enabling or disabling breadcrumbs on post pages. Here are some steps to customize and some explanations:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post Breadcrumb (Disable | Enable), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - Breadcrumbs will be disabled.
   • 2px: Enabled - Breadcrumbs will be enabled.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Even if you disable/hide Breadcrumbs, Schema Markup for Breadcrumbs will still be there.

Post Description

This setting is useful for enabling or disabling the Post Summary or Post Description on the post page. Here are some steps to customize and some explanations:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post Description (Disable | Enable), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - Post Summary will be disabled.
   • 2px: Enabled - Post Summary will be enabled.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

If you enable this options but the post description does not appear, make sure you have enabled the default feature of Blogger, namely the Search Description Meta Tag by accessing the Settings Menu, Scroll Down, in the Meta Tags section, click the Enable search description option.

Post Author Name

This setting is useful for enabling or disabling the Post Author Name on the post page. Here are some steps to customize and some explanations:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post Author Name (Disable | Name | Name and Prefix), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - Post Author Name will be disabled.
   • 2px: Name - Post Author Name will be enabled.
   • 3px: Name and Prefix - Post Author Name will be enabled and Post Author Prefix will be displayed.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

If you set the Post Author Name to 1px (Disable), the Post Author Image will also be hidden.

Post Author Image

This setting is useful for enabling or disabling the Post Author Image on the post page. Here are some steps to customize and some explanations:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post Author Image (Disable | Enable), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - Post Author Image will be disabled.
   • 2px: Enable - Post Author Image will be enabled.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Post Timestap

This setting is useful for enabling or disabling the Published and Updated Timestamp on the post page. Here are some steps to customize and some explanations:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post Timestamp (Disable | Published | Published and Updated), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - Post Published Timestamp will be disabled.
   • 2px: Published - Post Published Timestamp will be enabled.
   • 3px: Published and Updated - Post Published and Updated Timestamp will be enabled.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Post Timestamp Prefix

This setting is useful for enabling or disabling the Timestamp Prefix on the post page. Here are some steps to customize and some explanations:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post Timestamp Prefix (Disable | Enable), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - Post Timestamp Prefix will be disabled.
   • 2px: Enable - Post Timestamp Prefix will be enabled.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Post Comment Dots

This setting is useful for enabling or disabling the number of comments with the Notification Dot style on the Comments Button. Here are some steps to customize it:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post Comment Dots (Disable | Enable), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - Post Comment Dots will be disable.
   • 2px: Enable - Post Comment Dots will be enable.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Post Label List

This setting is useful to enable or disable Label List on post page. Here are some steps to customize it:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post Label List (Disable | Enable | Enable with Prefix), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - Label List will be disabled.
   • 2px: Enable - Label List will be enabled.
   • 3px: Enable with Prefix - Label List will be enabled with Prefix.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Post About Author

This setting is useful to enable or disable About Post Author on post page. Here are some steps to customize it:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post About Author (Disable | Enable), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - About Author will be disabled.
   • 2px: Enable - About Author will be enabled.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Post About Author Image

This setting is useful to enable or disable About Post Author Image on post page. Here are some steps to customize it:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post About Author Image (Disable | Enable), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - About Author Image will be disabled.
   • 2px: Enable - About Author Image will be enabled.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Post About Author Description

This setting is useful to enable or disable About Post Author Description on post page. Here are some steps to customize it:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post About Author Description (Disable | Enable), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - About Author Description will be disabled.
   • 2px: Enable - About Author Description will be enabled.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Post Comment

This setting is useful to enable or disable Post Comment on item page. Here are some steps to customize it:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post Comment (Disable | Enable), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - Post Comment will be disabled.
   • 2px: Enable - Post Comment will be enabled.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Post Comment Sort

This setting is useful for enabling or disabling the Post Comments sort button. Here are some steps to customize it:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post Comment Sort (Disable | Enable), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - Post Comment Sort will be disable.
   • 2px: Enable - Post Comment Sort will be enable.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Post Comment Messages

This setting is useful for enabling or disabling the Post Comments Messages. Here are some steps to customize it:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post Comment Messages (Disable | Enable), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - Post Comment Messages will be disable.
   • 2px: Enable - Post Comment Messages will be enable.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Post Comment Author Link

This setting is useful for enabling or disabling Blogger Profile Links in Commenters. Here are some steps to customize it:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post Comment Author Link (Disable | Enable), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - Post Comment Author Link will be disable.
   • 2px: Enable - Post Comment Author Link will be enable.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Post Comment Author Image

This setting is useful to enable or disable Post Comment Author Image on item page. Here are some steps to customize it:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post Comment Author Image (Disable | Enable), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - Comment Author Image will be disabled.
   • 2px: Enable - Comment Author Image will be enabled.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Post Comment Timestamp

This setting is useful for enabling or disabling the Comment Published and Updated Timestamp on the post page. Here are some steps to customize and some explanations:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced Dropdown, click Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Look for the Slider setting named Post Comment Timestamp (Disable | Enable), drag the slider right or left. Here is the explanation:
   • 1px: Disable - Comment Published Timestamp will be disabled.
   • 2px: Enable - Comment Published Timestamp will be enabled.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Color Settings for Item Page

There are several color settings for the Item Page that can be customized, namely:

1. Post Breadcrumb Color - To set Post Breadcrumb color.
2. Post Title Color - To set Post title color.
3. Post Description Color - To set Post summary or post description Color.
4. Post Meta Color - To set Post Meta color (Author Name, Publish and Update Date, Comment Button and Share Button.
5. Post Border Color - To set Post Border color.
6. Post Key Color - To set Post Key Color.
7. Post Text Color - To set Post Text color (Main content).

Here are some steps to customize it:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard and select the Theme menu.
2. Click the CUSTOMIZE button.
3. Click Advanced > Default Options Dropdown and Select Item Options.
4. Find a color setting and select the color you want to change.
5. Click the Save button (diskette icon) in the lower right corner.

Those are some steps to configure the Item Pages (Single Items) in the Materia X2 Theme. If you have any questions, please write them in the comments section below.

If you want to report some bugs, you can write them in the comments section on the Bug Report page and if you want to request new features or want to provide feedback, please write them in the comments section on the Request and Feedback page.