I feel like squarespace could make this much easier lol thank you for this video because I just about quit squarespace thinking this wasn't possible lol.
I don’t like the drop down feature because I feel like you should be able to click on the original navigation element versus hovering and selecting the categories. My question is… is it possible to have a blog page…then summary blocks for each category (possibly carousel) but most importantly linking “read more” to go to a single page of the category only?! I don’t want numerous categories in the navigation so the only thing I could think about is if I had all the pages in the not linked section but keep them enabled. Idk if that makes sense. I’m new to squarespace and trying to not make it so complicated but I have a vision in my head what I want my blog to look like. Because then I would want the same with my store as well.. Would really appreciate any help or tips..
Yes this is totally possible! See this post www.bigcatcreative.com/blog/how-to-customize-your-blog-design-in-squarespace It is more complicated but if it works better for your content then go for it. Just keep in mind that Summary Blocks are limited at 30 items so definitely having a "view all from this category" or "view all posts" button or something of the sort is important.
No the Blog Title/Header area will stay the same, and it will just filter the posts. The only other way you could do this is create new blank regular page for each category and design the header however you want, then in the body of the page add a Summary Block and filter the category in that Summary block. This is a bit more work and be aware that Summary Blocks have a limit of 30 items. Here's a more in-depth tutorial www.bigcatcreative.com/blog/how-to-customize-your-blog-design-in-squarespace
what if we used your customizing blog video in order to create a new blog index? I'm so lost on how to link the pages to the index and then all back to the blog now haha
If you've used a Summary Block to pull your Blog Posts you can't "filter" them with this method. You could create multiple Summary Blocks that filter/only different categories, but if you're using Summary Blocks to create your blog page that's the only way to split up the categories
hi newbie question... that means i just need 1 blog page and drop all my blogs there (travel guide, gear reviews, how to)... i thought i need to create multiple blog pages per categories i will create... would that work too? what is the best practice?
You can do either! I would be inclined to do one blog with different categories as then you can have one page with "ALL POSTS" as this is something you can't do if you split the categories up into different blogs. But, if you don't want an All Posts page, then you could split them up - there's no bad option here really :)
How do you make the link work like an "or" instead of "&" some categories/tags have overlap so if you select both when creating the link it will only link to urls with both the category and tag, not either or
Hmm good question which I don't have the answer too sorry. I would first ask Squarespace support chat to see if there is a simple way but I don't think so. From there, I would post your question to this group as there is a lot of people in this group that develop easy plugins and might have something for this facebook.com/groups/1841908079397590
I literally just found your page as I am trying to set up a blog with squarespace but also in this time I have had to quickly shift my focus to start a website. Now I am confused on which direction to go. I have a blog name I was prepared with that I don’t necessarily want to be my actual website name. Do you have any suggestions for me. Should I just launch my blog and then make my website secondary to that? I am so confused 🤷🏽♀️
Hey Tammy! You'll want to focus on what the main goal of your website or blog is. What is more important? What is the long term goals here? Then choose your name from that. If the blog and website are related in any way, keep them together and come up with one name for everything. If they are totally different ventures then you can have 2 different websites that aren't related :)
Hi, really enjoying your content! Super helpful. liked and subscribed! I'm currently reorganising my website. I have a platform which is now mostly focused on music but expanding. So I want to create a 'feed' (blog). Where I share information on multiple categories like: articles, dj mix, press, interviews and more. I also have a radioshow more regularly and want to update that page when I do new shows and have an archive of older shows. If I were to create a new post for every new radioshow in this same feed it will probably clutter up a lot of the other information. So I was thinking to create another blog only for radio. Do you think it is smart to do so? I also want to create a reading list, where I run into a similar problem. Maybe in the feed I sometimes want to highlight that there has been an update to the reading list. But not have every new item in that reading list be part of the feed. Would it be best to create another blog for those lists and then in the ‘feed’ blog create a link to the other blog for the reading list? Maybe a lot to wrap your head around but I think you will understand what I mean, and might be something more people are running into problems with. I know you can also batch with tagging, so batch 1-30, 31-60 etc. might this be the way to go? So I create a summary block which shows all the categories except radio and reading list. and this becomes the feed. Only thing I run into then is the 30 post limit. So people aren't able to see the archive. I think it might be a bit hard to keep track of all the posts which will belong to batch 1, batch 2 if they also have different main categories right? Or do you keep track of this simply by the order you created them in?
It's totally fine to create separate blogs if you want to keep this information separate / not in the same blog. You could create a "home" page with "recents" (eg 3 summary block carousels with Main/Radioshow/Reading with the 30 most recent posts) then links underneath these that says "see all" or something. Otherwise you could have it all in one blog and just make sure you have clear category labels so people can filter out the stuff they don't need. Or you could this plugin with the Summary Blocks that works well www.squarewebsites.org/squarespace-plugins/lazy-summaries
@@BigCatCreative Oh wow I think that plugin might be the solution. Since I could then keep everything in 1 blog. Might be safer for future proofing if I want to still create links to eachother. And create a seperate blog overview page with a summary block selecting only the categories I want and using this lazy summaries plugin to be able to show all the posts from these categories without the 30 post limit. Just seems a bit expensive for a little line of code..
@@sekan-sekan I don't think you can go too wrong either way. Worst case you can always move posts around too, just remember to create URL redirects if you do move anything so that the old URL can redirect to the new URL ua-cam.com/video/Z97Wsyy4ILc/v-deo.html It's a lot more than just a little line of code, and it includes any updates if Squarespace changes anything! It's a high quality plugin.
follow up: The archive 'category' dropdown is NOT possible in 7.0 . The best option available is to create a folder in the main navigation ua-cam.com/video/a7PIeKqiJeo/v-deo.html
Hey Jake. The archive block is definitely available in Squarespace 7.0! We use it in almost all of our 7.0 templates, and I just tested it again in case something had changed. What 7.0 template are you using?
@@BigCatCreative montauk. I’m able to use the archive element elsewhere but not in that particular templates blog page banner. As far as I could tell at least
Hi! Great, simple advice. It doesn't seem to be working for me :( I have created a blog posts page 》then a folder 》then dragged and dropped links to the categories in my blog posts under the categories folder. I cannot work out what I've done wrong - any chance someone could help? Thanks!
Hey! I'm not sure what you've done either... if you're stuck you can reach out to Squarespace free support squarespace.com/support or contact our extra support team bigcatcreative.com/extra-support
I recommend using a Summary Block. You won't be able to have a filter for categories but you'll be able to pull a certain number of preview posts from different categories / tags. I don't think what you want is really possible without some heavy customization but you can always reach out to squarespace.com/support and ask
@@BigCatCreative Thanks for getting back to me! I don't think I have summary block, I have 7.1 and have been unable to find that. Is there away to switch to 7.0?
@@GraceMorrissey Yes, you have a summary block, just search "Summary" when you go to add a block :) Here's more info about using Summary Blocks for your blog www.bigcatcreative.com/blog/how-to-customize-your-blog-design-in-squarespace
When you go to the + symbol, and then scroll down to the link, the cog is no longer there. There is a URL dropdown on the left, but no cog. Does anyone else get that?
I'm not sure where you're talking about but Squarespace has changed the link editor! If you just start typing in the link editor, suggestions will show up. You can type 'category' and your categories will show up. Hope this helps!
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I cannot even tell you how long I have been looking for these instructions. Thank you for such a detailed and thorough tutorial!
Yay so happy to hear that :)
Same THANK YOU!!
Amazing tutorial!! I cannot even tell you how long I have been looking for these instructions just like the first commenter!!
Thank you thank you thank you!!!! This is awesome!
this was seriously super helpful, its not that simple if you don't know but you really explained it well. thanks so much.
I be starting on square space and this has been what I needed to convert my Resource page over
Thank you. Very clearly explained. Best wishes.
Thank you for sharing your ideas! Really appreciate that you talk direct to the point.
thank you!!! I could cry hahah. this has been driving me nuts. thank you for sharing
You're so welcome! Thanks for your message :)
Great video with examples...practical...thank you👍🙏
Very useful video. Thanks Big cat
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Great video, extremely useful and easy to follow.
OMG so helpful!!! Thank you! Needed a workaround for creating a categorized list without putting it in the shop.
Yay glad it helped!
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SUPER HELPFUL! Thankyou! :)
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I love this video! Thank you so much. Subscribed and will watch your other tutorials 👍🏽:)
Thank you!! :)
Such a great job of explaining! I was trying to google this, but really needed the visual/audio instructions.
Glad it was helpful! :)
Thank you for this!
Thanks, this is so helpful, I wonder if we could do this with our tags.
I’m wondering the same! @BigCatCreative Do you know if creating the link for tags is available? I don’t see it now, just categories.
Thanks for your Info But you go through it fast! LOL!
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Thank you for this it was super helpful!
i love this video. super in-depth. thanks
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks :)
I feel like squarespace could make this much easier lol thank you for this video because I just about quit squarespace thinking this wasn't possible lol.
Yes it's a confusing!
This is useful. Thanks!
Hi Erica, great content and very useful tips. You have one more sub ;-) Greetings from Switzerland Christian.
Thank you!
I don’t like the drop down feature because I feel like you should be able to click on the original navigation element versus hovering and selecting the categories.
My question is… is it possible to have a blog page…then summary blocks for each category (possibly carousel) but most importantly linking “read more” to go to a single page of the category only?!
I don’t want numerous categories in the navigation so the only thing I could think about is if I had all the pages in the not linked section but keep them enabled. Idk if that makes sense. I’m new to squarespace and trying to not make it so complicated but I have a vision in my head what I want my blog to look like. Because then I would want the same with my store as well..
Would really appreciate any help or tips..
Yes this is totally possible! See this post www.bigcatcreative.com/blog/how-to-customize-your-blog-design-in-squarespace
It is more complicated but if it works better for your content then go for it. Just keep in mind that Summary Blocks are limited at 30 items so definitely having a "view all from this category" or "view all posts" button or something of the sort is important.
Can we have different header title or image for each blog category?
No the Blog Title/Header area will stay the same, and it will just filter the posts. The only other way you could do this is create new blank regular page for each category and design the header however you want, then in the body of the page add a Summary Block and filter the category in that Summary block. This is a bit more work and be aware that Summary Blocks have a limit of 30 items. Here's a more in-depth tutorial www.bigcatcreative.com/blog/how-to-customize-your-blog-design-in-squarespace
what if we used your customizing blog video in order to create a new blog index? I'm so lost on how to link the pages to the index and then all back to the blog now haha
If you've used a Summary Block to pull your Blog Posts you can't "filter" them with this method. You could create multiple Summary Blocks that filter/only different categories, but if you're using Summary Blocks to create your blog page that's the only way to split up the categories
hi newbie question... that means i just need 1 blog page and drop all my blogs there (travel guide, gear reviews, how to)... i thought i need to create multiple blog pages per categories i will create... would that work too? what is the best practice?
You can do either! I would be inclined to do one blog with different categories as then you can have one page with "ALL POSTS" as this is something you can't do if you split the categories up into different blogs. But, if you don't want an All Posts page, then you could split them up - there's no bad option here really :)
How do you make the link work like an "or" instead of "&" some categories/tags have overlap so if you select both when creating the link it will only link to urls with both the category and tag, not either or
Hmm good question which I don't have the answer too sorry. I would first ask Squarespace support chat to see if there is a simple way but I don't think so. From there, I would post your question to this group as there is a lot of people in this group that develop easy plugins and might have something for this facebook.com/groups/1841908079397590
I literally just found your page as I am trying to set up a blog with squarespace but also in this time I have had to quickly shift my focus to start a website. Now I am confused on which direction to go. I have a blog name I was prepared with that I don’t necessarily want to be my actual website name. Do you have any suggestions for me. Should I just launch my blog and then make my website secondary to that? I am so confused 🤷🏽♀️
Hey Tammy! You'll want to focus on what the main goal of your website or blog is. What is more important? What is the long term goals here? Then choose your name from that. If the blog and website are related in any way, keep them together and come up with one name for everything. If they are totally different ventures then you can have 2 different websites that aren't related :)
Hi, really enjoying your content! Super helpful. liked and subscribed!
I'm currently reorganising my website. I have a platform which is now mostly focused on music but expanding. So I want to create a 'feed' (blog). Where I share information on multiple categories like: articles, dj mix, press, interviews and more.
I also have a radioshow more regularly and want to update that page when I do new shows and have an archive of older shows.
If I were to create a new post for every new radioshow in this same feed it will probably clutter up a lot of the other information.
So I was thinking to create another blog only for radio. Do you think it is smart to do so?
I also want to create a reading list, where I run into a similar problem. Maybe in the feed I sometimes want to highlight that there has been an update to the reading list. But not have every new item in that reading list be part of the feed. Would it be best to create another blog for those lists and then in the ‘feed’ blog create a link to the other blog for the reading list?
Maybe a lot to wrap your head around but I think you will understand what I mean, and might be something more people are running into problems with.
I know you can also batch with tagging, so batch 1-30, 31-60 etc. might this be the way to go? So I create a summary block which shows all the categories except radio and reading list. and this becomes the feed. Only thing I run into then is the 30 post limit. So people aren't able to see the archive. I think it might be a bit hard to keep track of all the posts which will belong to batch 1, batch 2 if they also have different main categories right? Or do you keep track of this simply by the order you created them in?
It's totally fine to create separate blogs if you want to keep this information separate / not in the same blog. You could create a "home" page with "recents" (eg 3 summary block carousels with Main/Radioshow/Reading with the 30 most recent posts) then links underneath these that says "see all" or something.
Otherwise you could have it all in one blog and just make sure you have clear category labels so people can filter out the stuff they don't need.
Or you could this plugin with the Summary Blocks that works well www.squarewebsites.org/squarespace-plugins/lazy-summaries
@@BigCatCreative Oh wow I think that plugin might be the solution. Since I could then keep everything in 1 blog. Might be safer for future proofing if I want to still create links to eachother. And create a seperate blog overview page with a summary block selecting only the categories I want and using this lazy summaries plugin to be able to show all the posts from these categories without the 30 post limit. Just seems a bit expensive for a little line of code..
@@sekan-sekan I don't think you can go too wrong either way. Worst case you can always move posts around too, just remember to create URL redirects if you do move anything so that the old URL can redirect to the new URL ua-cam.com/video/Z97Wsyy4ILc/v-deo.html
It's a lot more than just a little line of code, and it includes any updates if Squarespace changes anything! It's a high quality plugin.
Is the category dropdown possible in 7.0?
follow up:
The archive 'category' dropdown is NOT possible in 7.0 . The best option available is to create a folder in the main navigation ua-cam.com/video/a7PIeKqiJeo/v-deo.html
Hey Jake. The archive block is definitely available in Squarespace 7.0! We use it in almost all of our 7.0 templates, and I just tested it again in case something had changed. What 7.0 template are you using?
@@BigCatCreative montauk.
I’m able to use the archive element elsewhere but not in that particular templates blog page banner. As far as I could tell at least
Is there a reset or ALL option? I cannot find it.
You would just link to your main blog page URL (eg yourwebsite.com/blog)
Hi! Great, simple advice. It doesn't seem to be working for me :( I have created a blog posts page 》then a folder 》then dragged and dropped links to the categories in my blog posts under the categories folder.
I cannot work out what I've done wrong - any chance someone could help? Thanks!
Hey! I'm not sure what you've done either... if you're stuck you can reach out to Squarespace free support squarespace.com/support or contact our extra support team bigcatcreative.com/extra-support
How can I add the categories onto my home page to have smaller lists of each category and like have the post preview show up?
I recommend using a Summary Block. You won't be able to have a filter for categories but you'll be able to pull a certain number of preview posts from different categories / tags. I don't think what you want is really possible without some heavy customization but you can always reach out to squarespace.com/support and ask
@@BigCatCreative Thanks for getting back to me! I don't think I have summary block, I have 7.1 and have been unable to find that. Is there away to switch to 7.0?
@@GraceMorrissey Yes, you have a summary block, just search "Summary" when you go to add a block :) Here's more info about using Summary Blocks for your blog www.bigcatcreative.com/blog/how-to-customize-your-blog-design-in-squarespace
When you go to the + symbol, and then scroll down to the link, the cog is no longer there. There is a URL dropdown on the left, but no cog. Does anyone else get that?
I'm not sure where you're talking about but Squarespace has changed the link editor! If you just start typing in the link editor, suggestions will show up. You can type 'category' and your categories will show up. Hope this helps!
@@BigCatCreative Oh man, that's it. Hours and hours of searching, posting in forums, and watching youtube videos. Thank you!
Great Video. I just earned 40usd to fix an issue from Fiverr seeing your video
This was helpful althrough they changed the name from folder to dropdown. I had to pay attention
Yes they just did that last week!
NZ accent?
Yes! Bit of a mix, but yes some NZ :)
This is exactly what I needed! Thank you!!
thankyou - this was really helpful!