Troubleshooting - my article isn't showing on the storefront

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title: Troubleshooting — my article isn't showing on the storefront
section: Troubleshooting
slug: article-not-showing
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You published an article in BlockPress, but visiting your storefront doesn't show it. This is almost always one of five things — listed in order of likelihood.


## 1. You published it as a draft (most common)


In the editor's **Publish** modal, there's a toggle:


- **Publish** — visible on storefront immediately
- **Save as draft** — saved to Shopify but **not** visible publicly


Open `/app/posts` — your article is there with a "Draft" tag if this is the issue. Click it, then click **Publish** in the editor to flip the status. Refresh your storefront and the article appears.


## 2. You're looking at the wrong blog


Shopify supports multiple blogs (`/blogs/news`, `/blogs/recipes`, etc.). The article is published in whichever blog the editor's right-hand panel had selected at publish time.


In the editor's **Settings** panel → **Blog** dropdown shows which blog the article belongs to. Visit `/blogs/{blog-handle}/{article-slug}` to find it.


If the blog handle isn't `news` (Shopify's default), the article won't be on `yourstore.com/blogs/news` no matter how many times you refresh.


## 3. Your theme doesn't show the blog on the homepage


Most Shopify themes don't link to your blog from the homepage navigation by default. Even though the article is published and reachable at `/blogs/{blog}/{slug}`, casual visitors don't see it.


Fix this in your Shopify admin → **Online Store → Navigation** → add a link to your blog under your main menu. Or have your theme designer add a "Latest from the Blog" section to the homepage.


## 4. Theme caching (especially on Online Store 2.0 themes)


Some themes cache the blog feed aggressively. After publishing, the article might be reachable at its direct URL but not yet appear on `/blogs/{blog}` index pages.


Workarounds:


- **Wait 5–10 minutes** — most theme caches expire that quickly
- **Hard refresh** the blog index page (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + R)
- **Test in incognito** to bypass your browser cache


## 5. The article needs an SEO `noindex` flag removed


If you saved the article with the "Hide from search engines" toggle on (in the Shopify article settings), it won't appear in Google. It IS visible on your storefront, but search-engine traffic won't find it.


Check Shopify admin → **Online Store → Blog posts → [your article] → Search engine listing preview** → **Hide article**. Make sure it's OFF.


## Still missing?


Drop the article URL (or the BlockPress dashboard URL `/app/posts/{id}`) in chat. I'll check the underlying state and tell you exactly why it's not visible.


## Bonus: how to know an article is fully published


In BlockPress, a fully-published article has:


- ✅ A green **Published** badge in `/app/posts`
- ✅ A non-empty **Published at** date in the article settings panel
- ✅ A reachable URL when you click **View on storefront**
- ✅ A featured image set (some themes hide articles without featured images)


If any of these are missing, the article isn't truly live yet.

Updated on: 26/05/2026