# Blog Index Grid block

> Blog index with cover-image post cards in a responsive three-column grid and author footers

Blog listing on a responsive 1/2/3-column grid of Cards: 16:10 cover, date and read-time, clamped title and excerpt, author footer with Avatar and Read link. Built on Card, CardContent, Avatar. For blog index, article archive, news, or changelog.

- Type: Pro block
- Category: [Blog](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/marketing/blog.md)
- Page: https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/marketing/blog/blog-1
- MCP: `get_block("blog-1")`
- Built with: Avatar, Card
- Installs with a ReUI Pro or Ultimate license; setup: https://web.dev.reui.io/docs/license-setup

## Best for

Card tiles with a date and read time line, a clamped excerpt and an author footer, stepping 1, 2, then 3 across

## Agent notes

- `BLOG_POSTS` holds 3 sample posts built from `AUTHORS` and Unsplash `COVER` images; replace them with your CMS posts
- `date` and `readTime` are preformatted strings on `BlogPost`, so format them from your publish date and body length
- The cover, title and Read links in `PostCard` each carry their own placeholder `href`, so route all 3 to the post page

## When not to use

- A single article reading page with body sections and related posts: use [Read Next Post](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/marketing/blog/blog-6.md) (`get_block("blog-6")`)
- A row of posts that slides sideways with previous and next buttons: use [Article Slider](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/marketing/blog/blog-3.md) (`get_block("blog-3")`)

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @reui/blog-1
```

## About Blog blocks

### When to use

- A blog, news or insights index of post cards with cover images, in a grid or a carousel
- A single article reading page with a byline, body sections, topic tags and related posts

### When not to use

- Dashboard tiles for KPIs, profiles or setup guides, with no article to read: use the [Card blocks](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/card.md)
- A dashboard side panel of figures, transactions or integrations, one record per row: use the [List blocks](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/list.md)
- Photo tiles that send shoppers into a store department or collection: use the [Category Card blocks](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/ecommerce/category-card.md)

### Agent notes

- Every root component takes no props and renders `BLOG_POSTS` or `ARTICLE` from components/data.ts; add a prop to pass in posts from your CMS
- Every link is a hash `href` placeholder and every cover `img` loads an Unsplash demo image; swap in your post routes and covers
- Each page.tsx wraps the block in a padded `min-h-svh` container; remove it when the block renders inside your site layout

Every ReUI item has a twin like this one; the index is https://web.dev.reui.io/llms.txt. Agents with the ReUI MCP (https://web.dev.reui.io/docs/mcp) get the same guidance from the getters named above.