diff --git a/src/PostIt/PostIt/Services/BlogApiClient.cs b/src/PostIt/PostIt/Services/BlogApiClient.cs
index dbe86ca3..5ebfe264 100644
--- a/src/PostIt/PostIt/Services/BlogApiClient.cs
+++ b/src/PostIt/PostIt/Services/BlogApiClient.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace PostIt.Services;
 /// </summary>
 public sealed class BlogApiClient
 {
-    private const string DefaultPathPrefix = "api/blog";
+    private const string DefaultPathPrefix = "blog";
 
     private readonly YavscApiClient _api;
     private readonly string _pathPrefix;
diff --git a/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs b/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs
index 21b8b22b..073ebf7a 100644
--- a/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/PostIt/PostIt/ViewModels/MainPageViewModel.cs
@@ -128,9 +128,28 @@ public partial class MainPageViewModel : ViewModelBase
     [RelayCommand]
     internal async Task Save()
     {
+        // No selection means "create a new post from the editor".
+        // The server is the source of truth, so we POST without an id
+        // and let BlogApiController assign one. The local view-model
+        // is then rebound to the server-issued record.
         if (SelectedPost is null)
         {
-            StatusMessage = "A post must be selected before saving.";
+            var draft = new BlogPost
+            {
+                Title = string.Empty,
+                Article = string.Empty,
+                DateCreated = DateTime.UtcNow,
+                DateModified = DateTime.UtcNow
+            };
+            await ExecuteAsync(async () =>
+            {
+                var created = await BlogClient.CreatePostAsync(draft);
+                if (created is not null)
+                {
+                    SelectedPost = created;
+                    StatusMessage = $"Created post {created.Id}.";
+                }
+            });
             return;
         }
 
@@ -176,19 +195,6 @@ public partial class MainPageViewModel : ViewModelBase
         });
     }
 
-    [RelayCommand]
-    internal void New()
-    {
-        SelectedPost = new BlogPost
-        {
-            Title = string.Empty,
-            Article = string.Empty,
-            DateCreated = DateTime.UtcNow,
-            DateModified = DateTime.UtcNow
-        };
-        StatusMessage = "New blog post ready.";
-    }
-
     [RelayCommand]
     internal void OpenSettings()
     {
@@ -253,7 +259,6 @@ public partial class MainPageViewModel : ViewModelBase
         LoadPostsCommand.NotifyCanExecuteChanged();
         SaveCommand.NotifyCanExecuteChanged();
         DeleteCommand.NotifyCanExecuteChanged();
-        NewCommand.NotifyCanExecuteChanged();
     }
 
     private bool CanSave() => SelectedPost is not null && !IsBusy;
diff --git a/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/MainPage.axaml b/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/MainPage.axaml
index c09c2f7a..247bf28e 100644
--- a/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/MainPage.axaml
+++ b/src/PostIt/PostIt/Views/MainPage.axaml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
             <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
                 <Button Command="{Binding LoadPosts}" Content="Load posts" />
                 <Button Command="{Binding Search}" Content="Filter" />
-                <Button Command="{Binding New}" Content="New post" />
                 <Button Command="{Binding Save}" Content="Save" />
                 <Button Command="{Binding Delete}" Content="Delete" />
                 <!--
diff --git a/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/BlogApiController.cs b/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/BlogApiController.cs
index 6c3c73f9..89f74ad2 100644
--- a/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/BlogApiController.cs
+++ b/src/Yavsc.Blogs/Controllers/BlogApiController.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ namespace Yavsc.Blogs.Controllers
     [Authorize("BlogScope")]
     [Produces("application/json")]
     [Route(APIPrefix + "/blog")]
-
     public class BlogApiController : Controller
     {
         private readonly BlogSpotService blogSpotService;