Add note about translations

Author: amarantha-k

resources/contribute-blog/_blog-template.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ category: 2025
 date: 2025-mm-dd
 seo:
     title: SEO Optimized Title
-    description: SEO optimized description for the blog post that can be displayed in search results.
+    description: SEO optimized description (recommend < 155 characters) that accurately reflects the page's content.
 
 labels:
     - General
@@ -18,17 +18,34 @@ Congrats on taking the first step toward drafting your blog post! Use this templ
 
 <!-- BREAK -->
 
+
 Refer to [Contribute Blog](https://xrpl.org/resources/contribute-blog/) for detailed guidelines and examples.
 
+NOTE: Blog posts are currently only available in English and are not yet translated.
+
 ## Section: Handy Reference
 
 To help you get started quickly, here’s a handy guide to the syntax for some of the most frequently used components in a blog post — perfect for streamlining your writing process.
 
-Choosing an SEO optimized title helps boost your blog post. It is recommended to limit your title to under 50 characters and keep it same as the meta `seo -> title` field for consistency.
+**Title**
+
+Use title case for the title and headings on the blog post. 
+
+Choose an SEO optimized title for your blog post. 
+
+It is recommended to limit your title to under 50 characters and keep it same as the meta `seo -> title` field for consistency.
+
+**Links**
 
-To include an internal link, use a relative path.  For example, to create a link to the Contributing Documentation topic, use the following syntax: [Contribute Documentation](../resources/contribute-documentation/index.md).
+To include an internal link, use a relative path.  For example, to create a link to the Contributing Documentation topic, use the following syntax: 
 
-To include an external link, use the absolute URL instead of a relative path. For example, [Contribute Documentation](https://xrpl.org/resources/contribute-documentation).
+[Contribute Documentation](../resources/contribute-documentation/index.md).
+
+To include an external link, use the absolute URL instead of a relative path as shown in the following example: 
+
+[Contribute Documentation](https://xrpl.org/resources/contribute-documentation).
+
+**Lists**
 
 To include an unordered list, use the following syntax:
 
@@ -45,11 +62,13 @@ To include an ordered list, use the following syntax:
 
 To include an image, use the following syntax:
 
-Store your graphics in the `/blog/img` directory. Embed graphics using the syntax:
-
 ![image_description](/blog/img/my_image.png)
 
-For example, ![XRPL Developer Portal](/blog/img/docs-iav3/xrpl-docs-home.png) renders as follows.
+It is recommended that you store graphics in the `/blog/img` directory. 
+
+For example, `![XRPL Developer Portal](/blog/img/docs-iav3/xrpl-docs-home.png)` renders as follows.
+
+![XRPL Developer Portal](/blog/img/docs-iav3/xrpl-docs-home.png)
 
 ### Sub-section: Embedding Videos In Your Blog Post
 

resources/contribute-blog/index.md

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Thanks for considering a contribution to the XRP Ledger Dev Blog!
 
 This page includes high-level instructions to create a new blog post. Detailed instructions and guidelines to contribute to the XRPL Developer Portal are available in [Contribute Documentation](../contribute-documentation/index.md).
 
+{% admonition type="info" name="Note" %}Blog posts are currently only available in English and are not yet translated.{% /admonition %}
+
+
 ## Directory Structure for Blog Posts
 
 The source files are located in the `blog` directory of the public `xrpl-dev-portal` repository. 
@@ -36,4 +39,4 @@ To create a new post, follow these steps:
 
 6. Once the draft is ready for review, save and commit your updates.
 
-7. Create a new PR to merge your changes to master. 
+7. Create a new PR to merge your changes to master.