Can I Make My Blog Not Look Like a Blog?
September 26, 2018
Did you know that your blog with Typepad does not have to look like a blog? If you have a business and you want to keep your blog but expand your web presence, you can build a website around your blog.
When someone visits your blog, maybe you do not want them to go to your blog right away but to a "Welcome" page instead which can point them to different places on your website (including your blog).
Every blog includes Pages which can be set up separate from your blog. Pages are not date driven like blog posts and they do not appear in your blog feed. One of these pages can be created as a Landing Page. The Landing Page is the first page your visitors see when they visit your site. By default, this would be your Typepad blog but you can change this by changing the "Front Page" settings.
Once your page is created and saved, it becomes available to set up as your front page in your settings. You can access this by going to Settings > Posts > Front Page. The name of the page you just created is included in the drop-down menu to select.
After you save your Landing Page, a URL will appear in this section for your blog link. It will look similar to:
https://example.typepad.com/my_blog/blog_index.html
If you wish to add a link to your blog on your Landing Page, this would be the URL to use. Other types of pages you can link to on your Landing Page would be an About Page, Contact Page, or a Shop to sell your item or service.
Once your Front Page is saved, your "blog" will have a new look!
If you wish to not display the sidebar on just your Landing Page but on the rest of your blog, you can do this by adding CSS code to the HTML editor of your page. The CSS code differs based on the theme you are using:
Have you created a Landing Page on your blog? Share a link in the comments so we can check it out! If you want to create a Landing Page, sign in to your Typepad account today to get started.
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