This Joomla 4 override allows you to customize the header of your articles in a blog style, simply by editing some Joomla's com_content files. At the bottom of this article, you can download the files of the override.

Joomla 4 frontend rendering

PhP markup com_content/blog.php

<?php
/**
 * @package     Joomla.Site
 * @subpackage  com_content
 * @author  	web-eau.net
 * @copyright   (C) 2006 Open Source Matters, Inc. <https://www.joomla.org>
 * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
 */

defined('_JEXEC') or die;

use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
use Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper;
use Joomla\CMS\Language\Associations;
use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
use Joomla\CMS\Layout\FileLayout;
use Joomla\CMS\Layout\LayoutHelper;
use Joomla\CMS\Router\Route;
use Joomla\CMS\Uri\Uri;
use Joomla\Component\Content\Administrator\Extension\ContentComponent;
use Joomla\Component\Content\Site\Helper\RouteHelper;

// Create shortcuts to some parameters.
$params  = $this->item->params;
$canEdit = $params->get('access-edit');
$user    = Factory::getUser();
$info    = $params->get('info_block_position', 0);
$htag    = $this->params->get('show_page_heading') ? 'h2' : 'h1';

// Check if associations are implemented. If they are, define the parameter.
$assocParam        = (Associations::isEnabled() && $params->get('show_associations'));
$currentDate       = Factory::getDate()->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
$isNotPublishedYet = $this->item->publish_up > $currentDate;
$isExpired         = !is_null($this->item->publish_down) && $this->item->publish_down < $currentDate;
?>

<div class="">
	<?php echo LayoutHelper::render('joomla.content.full_image', $this->item); ?>
</div>


<div class="mx-auto w-90 com-content-article item-page<?php echo $this->pageclass_sfx; ?>" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article">
	<meta itemprop="inLanguage" content="<?php echo ($this->item->language === '*') ? Factory::getApplication()->get('language') : $this->item->language; ?>">
	<?php if ($this->params->get('show_page_heading')) : ?>
	<div class="page-header">
		<h1> <?php echo $this->escape($this->params->get('page_heading')); ?> </h1>
	</div>
	<?php endif;
	if (!empty($this->item->pagination) && !$this->item->paginationposition && $this->item->paginationrelative)
	{
		echo $this->item->pagination;
	}
	?>

	<?php $useDefList = $params->get('show_modify_date') || $params->get('show_publish_date') || $params->get('show_create_date')
	|| $params->get('show_hits') || $params->get('show_category') || $params->get('show_parent_category') || $params->get('show_author') || $assocParam; ?>

	<?php if ($params->get('show_title')) : ?>
  
	<div class="text-center mx-auto article-header">
      
		<<?php echo $htag; ?> itemprop="headline" class="article-blog-titre text-center mx-auto w-90">
			<?php echo $this->escape($this->item->title); ?>
		</<?php echo $htag; ?>>
		<?php if ($this->item->state == ContentComponent::CONDITION_UNPUBLISHED) : ?>
			<span class="badge bg-warning text-light"><?php echo Text::_('JUNPUBLISHED'); ?></span>
		<?php endif; ?>
		<?php if ($isNotPublishedYet) : ?>
			<span class="badge bg-warning text-light"><?php echo Text::_('JNOTPUBLISHEDYET'); ?></span>
		<?php endif; ?>
		<?php if ($isExpired) : ?>
			<span class="badge bg-warning text-light"><?php echo Text::_('JEXPIRED'); ?></span>
		<?php endif; ?>
  
		<?php if ($useDefList && ($info == 0 || $info == 2)) : ?>
			<div class="pb-3">
				<?php echo LayoutHelper::render('joomla.content.info_block', array('item' => $this->item, 'params' => $params, 'position' => 'above')); ?>
			</div>
		<?php endif; ?>    
  	                
	</div>
	<?php endif; ?>
	<?php if ($canEdit) : ?>
		<?php echo LayoutHelper::render('joomla.content.icons', array('params' => $params, 'item' => $this->item)); ?>
		<?php endif; ?>

	<?php // Content is generated by content plugin event "onContentAfterTitle" ?>
	<?php echo $this->item->event->afterDisplayTitle; ?>

	<?php // Content is generated by content plugin event "onContentBeforeDisplay" ?>
	<?php echo $this->item->event->beforeDisplayContent; ?>

	<?php if ((int) $params->get('urls_position', 0) === 0) : ?>
	<?php echo $this->loadTemplate('links'); ?>
	<?php endif; ?>
	<?php if ($params->get('access-view')) : ?>

	<?php
	if (!empty($this->item->pagination) && $this->item->pagination && !$this->item->paginationposition && !$this->item->paginationrelative) :
		echo $this->item->pagination;
	endif;
	?>
	<?php if (isset ($this->item->toc)) :
		echo $this->item->toc;
	endif; ?>

	<div itemprop="articleBody" class="mx-auto w-90 com-content-article__body">
		<?php echo $this->item->text; ?>
      
  		<?php $this->item->tagLayout = new FileLayout('joomla.content.tags'); ?>
		<?php echo $this->item->tagLayout->render($this->item->tags->itemTags); ?>    
	</div>

	<?php
	if (!empty($this->item->pagination) && $this->item->paginationposition && !$this->item->paginationrelative) :
		echo $this->item->pagination;
	?>
	<?php endif; ?>
	<?php if ((int) $params->get('urls_position', 0) === 1) : ?>
	<?php echo $this->loadTemplate('links'); ?>
	<?php endif; ?>
	<?php // Optional teaser intro text for guests ?>
	<?php elseif ($params->get('show_noauth') == true && $user->get('guest')) : ?>
	<?php echo LayoutHelper::render('joomla.content.intro_image', $this->item); ?>
	<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('content.prepare', $this->item->introtext); ?>
	<?php // Optional link to let them register to see the whole article. ?>
	<?php if ($params->get('show_readmore') && $this->item->fulltext != null) : ?>
	<?php $menu = Factory::getApplication()->getMenu(); ?>
	<?php $active = $menu->getActive(); ?>
	<?php $itemId = $active->id; ?>
	<?php $link = new Uri(Route::_('index.php?option=com_users&view=login&Itemid=' . $itemId, false)); ?>
	<?php $link->setVar('return', base64_encode(RouteHelper::getArticleRoute($this->item->slug, $this->item->catid, $this->item->language))); ?>
	<?php echo LayoutHelper::render('joomla.content.readmore', array('item' => $this->item, 'params' => $params, 'link' => $link)); ?>
	<?php endif; ?>
	<?php endif; ?>
	<?php
	if (!empty($this->item->pagination) && $this->item->paginationposition && $this->item->paginationrelative) :
		echo $this->item->pagination;
	?>
	<?php endif; ?>
	<?php // Content is generated by content plugin event "onContentAfterDisplay" ?>
	<?php echo $this->item->event->afterDisplayContent; ?>

</div>

PhP markup layouts/joomla/content/info_block/author.php

<?php
/**
 * @package     Joomla.Site
 * @subpackage  Layout
 * @author  	web-eau.net
 * @copyright   (C) 2013 Open Source Matters, Inc. <https://www.joomla.org>
 * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
 */

defined('_JEXEC') or die;

use Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper;
use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;

?>
<span class="createdby" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
	<?php $author = ($displayData['item']->created_by_alias ?: $displayData['item']->author); ?>
	<?php $author = '<span itemprop="name">' . $author . '</span>'; ?>
	<?php if (!empty($displayData['item']->contact_link ) && $displayData['params']->get('link_author') == true) : ?>
		<?php echo Text::sprintf('COM_CONTENT_WRITTEN_BY', HTMLHelper::_('link', $displayData['item']->contact_link, $author, array('itemprop' => 'url'))); ?>
	<?php else : ?>
		<?php echo Text::sprintf('COM_CONTENT_WRITTEN_BY', $author); ?>
	<?php endif; ?>
</span>
<span class="px-2">-</span>

PhP markup layouts/joomla/content/info_block/publish_date.php

<?php
/**
 * @package     Joomla.Site
 * @subpackage  Layout
 * @author 	    web-eau.net
 * @copyright   (C) 2013 Open Source Matters, Inc. <https://www.joomla.org>
 * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
 */

defined('_JEXEC') or die;

use Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper;
use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;

?>
<span class="published">
	<time datetime="<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('date', $displayData['item']->publish_up, 'c'); ?>" itemprop="datePublished">
    <?php echo Text::sprintf('COM_CONTENT_PUBLISHED_DATE_ON', HTMLHelper::_('date', $displayData['item']->publish_up, Text::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC3'))); ?>    
	</time>
	</span>

PhP markup layouts/joomla/content/info_block/modify_date.php

<?php
/**
 * @package     Joomla.Site
 * @subpackage  Layout
 * @author 		web-eau.net
 * @copyright   (C) 2013 Open Source Matters, Inc. <https://www.joomla.org>
 * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
 */

defined('_JEXEC') or die;

use Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper;
use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;

?>
<span class="px-2"> - </span>
<span class="modified">
	<time datetime="<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('date', $displayData['item']->modified, 'c'); ?>" itemprop="dateModified">
		<?php echo Text::sprintf('COM_CONTENT_LAST_UPDATED', HTMLHelper::_('date', $displayData['item']->modified, Text::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC3'))); ?>
	</time>
</span>

PhP markup layouts/joomla/content/info_block.php

<?php
/**
 * @package     Joomla.Site
 * @subpackage  Layout
 * @author	    web-eau.net
 * @copyright   (C) 2017 Open Source Matters, Inc. <https://www.joomla.org>
 * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
 */

defined('_JEXEC') or die;

use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;

$blockPosition = $displayData['params']->get('info_block_position', 0);

?>


<div class="article-info pb-2">
    
	<?php if ($displayData['position'] === 'above' && ($blockPosition == 0 || $blockPosition == 2)
			|| $displayData['position'] === 'below' && ($blockPosition == 1)
			) : ?>

		<?php if ($displayData['params']->get('show_author') && !empty($displayData['item']->author )) : ?>
			<?php echo $this->sublayout('author', $displayData); ?>
		<?php endif; ?>

		<?php if ($displayData['params']->get('show_parent_category') && !empty($displayData['item']->parent_id)) : ?>
			<?php echo $this->sublayout('parent_category', $displayData); ?>
		<?php endif; ?>

		<?php if ($displayData['params']->get('show_category')) : ?>
			<?php echo $this->sublayout('category', $displayData); ?>
		<?php endif; ?>

		<?php if ($displayData['params']->get('show_associations')) : ?>
			<?php echo $this->sublayout('associations', $displayData); ?>
		<?php endif; ?>

		<?php if ($displayData['params']->get('show_publish_date')) : ?>
			<?php echo $this->sublayout('publish_date', $displayData); ?>
		<?php endif; ?>

	<?php endif; ?>

	<?php if ($displayData['position'] === 'above' && ($blockPosition == 0)
			|| $displayData['position'] === 'below' && ($blockPosition == 1 || $blockPosition == 2)
			) : ?>
		<?php if ($displayData['params']->get('show_create_date')) : ?>
			<?php # echo $this->sublayout('create_date', $displayData); ?>
		<?php endif; ?>

		<?php if ($displayData['params']->get('show_modify_date')) : ?>
			<?php echo $this->sublayout('modify_date', $displayData); ?>
		<?php endif; ?>

		<?php if ($displayData['params']->get('show_hits')) : ?>
			<?php echo $this->sublayout('hits', $displayData); ?>
		<?php endif; ?>
  
	<?php endif; ?>
</div>

CSS

.page-header {
	min-height:60px
}
.article-info > span {
	font-size:0.9em !important;
}
.intro-image-blog img{
	min-height: 249px;
	max-height: 249px;
}
.article-header {
	border-bottom: 1px solid #CDCDCD;
	background: #ffffff;
	margin-bottom: 56px;
}
.article-blog-titre {
	padding: 35px 0;
	margin-top: -50px !important;
	font-size: 40px !important;
	line-height: 54px !important;
	font-weight: 600 !important;
	background-color: #fff !important;
	z-index: 1000;
}
.article-full-image {
	width: 1440px !important;
	height: 521px !important;
	background: #F2F7FA;
}
 

Download the override

override-blog-article.zip

Install the override

Enjoy the override

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