Changes Made to Blogs
A blog, merging the terms "web" and "log," acts as a virtual platform where writers craft engaging stories, providing readers with access to various realms of insight and imagination. It is a lively space where enthusiasm blends with writing, turning the ordinary into the remarkable with each post.
Based on the feedback and constant iteration, blogs changed their perspective by making the following things simpler!
1. URL simplification
We have removed b and c in the URLs. Our blogs will function in the following manner
a) For example if the Domain is: abc.com
- Users can specify the abc.com/blog as /blog as the slug. (If the domain page already exist, it will add other unique parameters after scanning all the urls and domain in funnels/websites)
- The blog post name is defined as abc.com/post/post-name
- The category url will be abc.com/blog/category/category-name
- Tag url will be abc.com/blog/tag/tag-name
- Author will be abc.com/blog/author/author-name
b) For example if the subdomain is: blog.abc.com
- Users can specify the blog.abc.com, they will be required to add slug but it will not be considered.
- In Domain, please go to Edit and add the default page of Blog Home.
- The blog post name is defined as blog.abc.com/post/post-name
- The category url will be blog.abc.com/category/category-name
- Tag url will be blog.abc.com/tag/tag-name
- Author will be blog.abc.com/author/author-name
2. Automated Sitemap
When a blog post is published, there's no need for the user to manually update the sitemap or add a robots.txt file each time. The domain's sitemap will automatically update with each new blog post.
3. Open Each Blog Post in New Page
Blog posts will open in a new tab, not the current one. You can customize the appearance with elements like subscription forms, custom comment sections, or other features such as text, subtext, and calendars.
4. Strong SEO with Canonical Tags
In SEO, canonical tags suggest to Google which version of the page it should index, consolidate link equity (ranking strength) to, and show in search results.
5. Customize with Different Layouts and Designs
Blog can be created with a custom layout with the option to show what you like in the card view of the blog.
New Blog Flow - How it Works
How the blogs flow and work is a very important function. The flow allows blog creators to design the blogs in a way that best captures and holds their audience's attention, and allows readers to better navigate the blog for easy reading and usability. Below is an image of our new blog flow design that will give you a better idea of how we enhanced that process for both the blog creators and blog readers!
If you want to take a closer look at the new blog flow, use the link below to gain access to our Canva design where you can zoom in and see all the details of how the blog flow was redesigned!
What Happens to Old Blogs and Blog Posts?
The old blogs which were added to the funnels and websites work as they were working and will allow users to create new blog posts. The old blog will have issues in regards to url simplification, canonical url to solve the SEO indexing issues, automatic update to XML Sitemap. All the blog posts will become part of the Default blog.
To solve these problems, it is better and recommended to move to the new blog and new blog posts. For new sub-account getting created after release, it will work with the new blog flows.
How to Migrate Blog Post to Revamped Version?
1. Go to Sites > Blogs
2. In the Blogs, there will be the option of Default Blog which were hosted in Funnels/Website.
3. In the Default Blog, it will have the blog posts.
4. Select the checkbox of blog post
5. Click on Move Blog the selected blog post
NOTE: The old URL of the blog post will break and get updated with the new URL!
