racheleeva Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Hello! I'm trying to decide if Squarespace is the best product for my project. I'm trying to create an artist directory for my town's Open Studios this year (since we're going virtual). Essentially, I want to create a page for each artist with their basic information (name, description of work, links to their website) with some photos, but each artist needs to be categorized by medium (i.e. ceramicist, painter, etc... and ideally, we should be able to choose more than one category). I'd like the homepage to have thumbnails of all the artists and the user to be able to filter by medium category (i.e. show only the ceramicists). This seems very simple and straightforward, but after poking around a bit I'm not sure exactly how I would set it up (products almost does what I'd like, but we aren't actually selling anything-- just linking to their sites-- so I don't want to include pricing information). Am I just missing something? Thanks! Link to comment
Solution paul2009 Posted September 14, 2020 Solution Share Posted September 14, 2020 You can do this with a Blog Collection. Add a post for each artist, and use categories or tags for their medium. You can set the Site Styles to determine how they appear - thumbnails, titles, excerpts and so on. Me: I'm Paul, a SQSP user for >18 yrs & Circle Leader since 2017. I value honesty, transparency, diversity and good design ♥. Work: Founder of SF.DIGITAL. We provide high quality original extensions to supercharge your Squarespace website. Content: Views and opinions are my own. Links in my posts may refer to my own SF.DIGITAL products or may be affiliate links. Forum advice is completely free. You can thank me by selecting a feedback emoji. Buying a coffee is generous but optional. Would you like your customers to be able to mark their favourite products in your Squarespace store? Link to comment
racheleeva Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Thank so much! Is there a straightforward way to help visitors to the site filter the artists/posts (ie. show only painters, etc) ? Link to comment
paul2009 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 51 minutes ago, racheleeva said: Is there a straightforward way to help visitors to the site filter the artists/posts (ie. show only painters, etc) ? Yes, you can add category or tag navigation links to show posts in a particular category or with a particular tag. See https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015977088-Linking-to-categories-or-tags#toc-create-a-category-or-tag-navigation-link Me: I'm Paul, a SQSP user for >18 yrs & Circle Leader since 2017. I value honesty, transparency, diversity and good design ♥. Work: Founder of SF.DIGITAL. We provide high quality original extensions to supercharge your Squarespace website. Content: Views and opinions are my own. Links in my posts may refer to my own SF.DIGITAL products or may be affiliate links. Forum advice is completely free. You can thank me by selecting a feedback emoji. Buying a coffee is generous but optional. Would you like your customers to be able to mark their favourite products in your Squarespace store? Link to comment
racheleeva Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Thank you! Link to comment
derricksrandomviews Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 (edited) I did this with a group of blog posts, that is serialized. I guess that is the best word for it. I have a link to them on my nav bar. Its not hard to do at all. The nice thing is that link could be a button, in a footer, many places, including a landing page as you can see here: my random views Edited February 13, 2021 by derricksrandomviews Link to comment
Reina609 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 On 9/13/2020 at 10:49 PM, racheleeva said: Hello! I'm trying to decide if Squarespace is the best product for my project. I'm trying to create an artist directory for my town's Open Studios this year (since we're going virtual). Essentially, I want to create a page for each artist with their basic information (name, description of work, links to their website) with some photos, but each artist needs to be categorized by medium (i.e. ceramicist, painter, etc... and ideally, we should be able to choose more than one category). I'd like the homepage to have thumbnails of all the artists and the user to be able to filter by medium category (i.e. show only the ceramicists). This seems very simple and straightforward, but after poking around a bit I'm not sure exactly how I would set it up (products almost does what I'd like, but we aren't actually selling anything-- just linking to their sites-- so I don't want to include pricing information). Am I just missing something? Thanks! Hi, I know this is old, but I'm looking to do something similar but with party supply stores in my area. Are you willing to share your website so that I can see what a listing/directory site made of blog posts on Squarespace looks like? Link to comment
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