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How to Add a New Journal Post in Grav

Note: This folder was originally used for Ian's monthly wallpaper releases (hence the "Wallpaper" page template and naming pattern below). Going forward, no new wallpapers will be released — this will be used for regular blog-style journal posts instead. The steps and template are the same; just treat the "Wallpaper Image" section as optional (skip it if a post doesn't have a dedicated wallpaper file), and use a natural post title instead of the old "Wallpaper Month Year" pattern.

This guide walks through adding a new entry to the Journal section, using the Grav admin panel. It assumes you're already logged in.

1. Go to the Journal section

  1. In the left sidebar, click Pages.

  2. Find and click into the Journal folder (/journal) — this is where all the Wallpaper entries live, alongside other journal-type content.

    2. Add a new page

  3. At the top right of the Journal page list, click + Add. A pop-up window titled Add Page appears.

  4. Fill in the fields:

    • Page Title — a natural, descriptive title for the post (previously these followed a "Wallpaper Month Year" pattern, e.g. Wallpaper January 2019 — that convention is retired now that these are regular journal posts, not monthly wallpaper releases).
    • Folder Name — Grav usually auto-fills this from the title (e.g. wallpaper-january-2019). Leave it as generated unless there's a reason to change it.
    • Parent Page — this is important: click the folder icon and choose Journal from the list (you'll see a "Parents" browser pop-up showing Home, Art, Books, Journal, etc. — click Journal, then Continue). If this is left as <root>, the new page won't land in the right place alongside the other Wallpaper entries.
    • Page Template — choose Wallpaper from the dropdown.
    • Visible — leave on Auto unless told otherwise (this controls whether the page shows in site navigation menus; Auto follows the theme's default behavior for this page type).

  5. Click Continue. This creates the page and takes you into its editor.

    3. Fill in the content

You'll land on the Content tab by default. It has three parts:

A. Title Already filled in from step 2 — this is the page heading (e.g. Wallpaper January 2019).

B. Body text Below the title is a text editor (formatting toolbar with Bold, Italic, links, images, quote, lists, etc.). This is where the write-up/story for that month goes — write or paste it in like a normal blog post.

C. Page Media / Wallpaper Image (optional for regular posts — skip this part if there's no standalone wallpaper-style image to offer, and just add images inline in the body text instead using the image icon in the toolbar) Scroll down to Page Media:

  1. Drag and drop (or click to upload) the wallpaper photo file for that month. It'll appear as a thumbnail with its filename and file size. Then under Wallpaper Image, set which uploaded image is used for each format:
    • Wallpaper - Wide Ratio — check this box, then pick the uploaded image from the dropdown next to it (this is the main widescreen wallpaper version).
    • Wallpaper - iPad Ratio — optional; check this box and choose an image only if you have a separate iPad-cropped version to offer.
    • Header image — leave unchecked unless told otherwise; this controls a different display area.
    • Show Rentals — leave checked/unchecked matching how previous entries are set (this toggles a rentals promo block on the page — don't change unless asked).

      Tip: If you're not sure what a field does, hover over the small ? icons next to field labels — Grav shows a tooltip explanation.

4. Leave Advanced settings alone

The Advanced tab (Folder Name, Parent, Page Template, Ordering, etc.) is already set correctly once you've chosen the Wallpaper template and title. You shouldn't need to touch:

  • Folder Name
  • Parent
  • Folder Numeric Prefix (this site has it Disabled, meaning pages aren't manually reordered by number — new posts just take their title-based slug) Leave these as Grav sets them automatically.

5. Save

At the bottom of the page, under After Save..., choose:

  • Edit Item — stays on this page after saving (good if you're still working on it)

  • List Items — takes you back to the Journal page list after saving (good once you're done) Then click Save in the top right.

  • Saving does not always mean it's publicly live — check the eye icon (Preview) near the top to view the page as visitors would see it.

  • If there's a Publish toggle or date field under the Options tab, make sure that's set correctly if you want it visible right away (vs. scheduled for later).

    6. Double-check it appears in the list

Go back to Pages → Journal and confirm your new entry shows up alongside the others (e.g. 1000 Islands Wallpaper April 2017, Wallpaper April 2005, etc.).

Things NOT to touch

To keep the site stable, avoid changing anything in these areas unless Mike says otherwise:

  • Page Template dropdown (once correctly set to Wallpaper)
  • Folder Numeric Prefix toggle
  • Anything under Themes, Plugins, or the Expert mode toggle (top right of the editor)
  • Any .twig file references — these are template files, not content, and editing them can break page layouts across the site If something looks broken or a field is unclear, it's faster (and safer) to screenshot it and ask than to guess.