You can add blog posts to your website by creating a Blog page. The Blog page type on Websites 360® comes pre-built with a content block that lets you create pre-formatted blog posts.
Create a blog page
To create a blog page:
- Select the Pages tab at the top of the Websites app.
- Click the + Add A Page button at the top of the page.
- Check the box next to the Blog page type. Click Add to confirm the selection.
A new page titled "Blog" will appear at the bottom of the page.
Add a new blog post
- In the Pages tab, open your Blog page.
- On your Blog page, scroll until you see the Posts block. Select the Add New Post button.
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On the next page, you can input the Title, Date, Author, and Description (the body of your post), as well as an Image for the thumbnail.
- You can also add many different types of content blocks within the blog post. Select the (+) icon to see what blocks are available to add.
- When you’re ready to make your post live, select the Publish button at the top of your dashboard.
Duplicate a blog post
When you post a new blog on your website, you can repurpose an existing blog post's styling, formatting, and layout by using the Duplicate feature.
Step 1: Duplicate the post
There are two ways to duplicate a blog post:
| On the main blog page | On the specific blog post |
| You can quickly duplicate any blog post by selecting the "duplicate" icon on any post in the list. | At the bottom of every blog post page, you can click Duplicate Post to create a copy of that post. |
After you duplicate a post, it will appear at the top of the Posts list with the word (Copy) appended to the end of the title.
Step 2: Swap out the content
Once you have duplicated the post, the "copied" post will also carry over all of the content, images, and any SEO data from the original post. You will want to make sure that all content is changed to avoid being penalized by search engines for having duplicate content on your site.
Blog Content
Double check that all of your on-page content is updated to reflect your new blog post. Any changes you make in the Content panel will not affect the page's layout or design settings.
SEO Data
Any SEO data that you've added to your blog post - such as the Title Tag or Meta Description - will be carried over in to the copied post.
Before you publish your new post, expand the SEO & Sharing section on the right-hand sidebar, and enter a unique Title Tag, Description, and Canonical URL.
Social media data
If you have added a custom title, description, or image for a post's Facebook and Twitter share link, then that information will also carry over to the copied post.
On the SEO & Sharing sidebar, click on the Facebook and Twitter "tabs" to make sure any information entered matches the new blog post.
Limit past posts
If you would like to limit the number of posts per page and dictate the verbiage, you can do this within the Blog page, within the Posts block.
To choose how many posts appear at a time, select the Posts per page field and select the number of posts that you would like to appear on your page.
Set up a RSS feed
RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a way to deliver regularly changing web content. A RSS feed allows you to broadcast your blog posts directly to readers that continue to follow your content.
Enable a RSS feed
To turn on your blog's RSS feed, navigate to your Blog page. On the Posts block, toggle the RSS feed option to ON.
Share a RSS feed link
Once you setup the RSS feed on your website, here is how you can create the RSS link for your readers or RSS feed directory:
- Navigate to the Blog page on the live version of your website.
Example: http://yourwebsite.com/blog - Click into your browser's URL field, then add the following string at the end:
?format=rss
It should look like this:
http://yourwebsite.com/blog?format=rss
- Now, copy the link to your device and submit it to your desired RSS feed. Or, provide it to your potential subscribers in a hyperlink.
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