How to build a blogging platform in Bubble

A simple and valid way to build a blogging platform in Bubble is to create a Post data type, design pages for creating and viewing posts, set correct Privacy Rules, and use Bubble’s built‑in rich text editor for writing content. You let users create posts through a form, save them to the database with a workflow, and display them in a repeating group. This setup is enough for a functional blogging system.

Core Data Structure

You only need one main type:

• Post (fields: Title - text, Content - rich text, Author - User, CoverImage - image, Published - yes/no, CreatedDate - date)

Bubble automatically creates the User type, so you just add a field linking the post’s Author to the creator.

Create New Post Page

Use standard Bubble inputs:

• Input for Title
• Rich Text Input for Content
• Picture Uploader for Cover
• Button “Publish” with a workflow

Your workflow uses the action Data → Create a new thing and sets fields like:

• Title = Input Title’s value
• Content = RichTextInput’s value
• Author = Current User
• CoverImage = Uploader’s value
• Published = yes

Blog List Page

Add a Repeating Group with Type = Post and Data Source “Search for Posts”. Display only published posts using a constraint Published = yes.

• Inside each cell: image, title text, and a “Read more” link sending the user to the post page.

Post Page

This page’s Type of Content = Post. It lets you display the post by sending it as a parameter from the list.

• Image = Current Page Post’s CoverImage
• Title = Current Page Post’s Title
• Content = Current Page Post’s Content (rich text)

Privacy Rules

In the Data tab → Privacy, create rules for Post:

• Everyone can view when Published = yes
• Only Author can modify the post

Optional: Slugs

In the Post data type, enable Slug. After the post is created, add a step:

// This updates the slug to a readable URL
Make changes to thing: Result of step 1
Slug = This Post's Title:slugify