TEMPLATE PAGES
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Blog is a collection page — like events; each post has its own editing page using the Classic Editor
Duplicate posts to save time — copy a well-formatted post and just update the content; always update the URL slug manually when duplicating
URL slug doesn't auto-update when you change the title — fix it manually in settings every time
SEO description auto-pulls from the first line of text if you don't write a custom one
Auto-post to social media or connect to Squarespace email campaigns directly from blog post settings
Comments — enable globally in Blog Preferences, then toggle on/off per individual post; requires approval option available; monitor comments in the Manage Comments area
Categories — added via an Archive Block; custom CSS in the template centers them and adds accent color hover; keep categories concise (too many looks messy on mobile)
Hide categories and tags from SEO — Google creates a separate page for every tag and category, which competes against your important pages; go into blog settings and hide tags and categories from search results (but leave the posts themselves visible)
Featured posts — mark posts as featured to pull them into summary blocks on other pages like the homepage
⭐ Blogs are great for SEO — add valuable content, post regularly (weekly, biweekly, or monthly), and signal to Google that your site is active and current