How to set up Blog Templates?

HubSpot blogs consist of blog listing pages and the individual blog posts.

How to choose blog templates?

  • In your HubSpot account, click the settings icon in the main navigation bar.
  • In the left sidebar menu, navigate to Website > Blog.
  • In the Current View section, click the first dropdown menu and select a blog
  • On the Templates tab, you can view or change the templates applied to your blog posts and blog listing page. You can also customize your listing page set-up and add custom HTML to your templates' header and footer.
  • In the Blog post section, click the Actions dropdown menu to manage your blog post template:
    • Select Change template to choose a different template. On the template selection screen, select your new template, then click Done. In the bottom left of your template settings, click Save.
    • Select Edit to edit your template in the design manager. Learn more about editing a blog post or listing template
    • Select Preview to see what your template looks like. 

  • In the Blog listing page section, you edit a blog listing page or customize its settings: 
    • Click Edit page to open the listing page in the content editor.
  • Click the Actions dropdown menu and select Preview to preview the page on different devices
  • Click the Actions dropdown menu and select Details to view the listing page's performance data. 
  • In the Number of posts per listing page field, enter the number of posts you want to appear on your listing page. Click Save in the bottom left to save your changes.
  • To display the content of blog posts up to the Read More separator on your listing page, select the Show summaries on listing page checkbox. Click Save in the bottom left to save your changes.
  • To display the featured images of your blog posts on your listing page, select the Use featured image in listing summaries checkbox. Click Save in the bottom left to save your changes. 

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