cheesemuncher42 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I'm only able to add multiple blocks to my blog, not sections. How would I go about having multiple sections instead? Link to comment
paul2009 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 16 hours ago, cheesemuncher42 said: I'm only able to add multiple blocks to my blog, not sections. Sections are a fairly recent addition to Squarespace, introduced with version 7.1. They can only be added to Pages. You cannot add Sections to Blog Posts, you can only add Blocks. 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
derricksrandomviews Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 What is that you want to do? What would go into the "sections?" Blog posts? Categories? Depending on what you want I might be able to help make your blog look like it has sections, similar to this: https://myrandomviews.com/storyarchive Touchstones and ssacarlsen 2 Link to comment
cheesemuncher42 Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 On 3/10/2022 at 10:22 AM, derricksrandomviews said: What is that you want to do? What would go into the "sections?" Blog posts? Categories? Depending on what you want I might be able to help make your blog look like it has sections, similar to this: https://myrandomviews.com/storyarchive I'm trying to have two text blocks side by side that are formated to be an equal length in distance regardless of whether one text block has more text in it than the other. I find if one is half as long, the other side of my blog page is shifted by that difference if that makes sense. Link to comment
derricksrandomviews Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 It does. Are the blocks in one blog post or are they two post excerpts? Link to comment
cheesemuncher42 Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 On 3/12/2022 at 7:13 AM, derricksrandomviews said: It does. Are the blocks in one blog post or are they two post excerpts? They are in the same blog post. Thanks btw for taking the time to lend your insight, appreciate it Link to comment
derricksrandomviews Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 It isn't hard to do what you want. I would start with a blank blog post. 7.0 creates a totally blank page, 7.1 adds a title spot and one text block. Add a spacer and move it to the right of the text block, which will shift to the left. Click the space block and you will get the + add on at the top of the block, add a text block and it should lay over top of it. Then you will have two blocks side by side. I did this on my site and my 7.1 sandbox site. Link to comment
cheesemuncher42 Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, derricksrandomviews said: It isn't hard to do what you want. I would start with a blank blog post. 7.0 creates a totally blank page, 7.1 adds a title spot and one text block. Add a spacer and move it to the right of the text block, which will shift to the left. Click the space block and you will get the + add on at the top of the block, add a text block and it should lay over top of it. Then you will have two blocks side by side. I did this on my site and my 7.1 sandbox site. yes but the problem arises when the text blocks/headers aren't the same length, causing the things below to shift with their size difference. Maybe I am missing something or someone as skilled as you can share a secret to correct this, I'm all ears! Link to comment
derricksrandomviews Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 You can corral the text blocks using spacers, make them the same size, put them at the bottom of the block. If you don't have the same amount of text in each block just put line feeds to match them up. Link to comment
cheesemuncher42 Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 49 minutes ago, derricksrandomviews said: You can corral the text blocks using spacers, make them the same size, put them at the bottom of the block. If you don't have the same amount of text in each block just put line feeds to match them up. Sometimes it's the simplest stuff that stumps us. Thank you. derricksrandomviews 1 Link to comment
derricksrandomviews Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Actually it may be easier to put just one spacer at the bottom of the blocks all across the page. cheesemuncher42 1 Link to comment
courseseller19 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Hi All, One follow up question that is slightly different. If I am looking to have a single blog post with unique URLS embedded inside of that single post, is that possible in Squarespace? I essentially want users to be able to jump to different sections within a single blog post dynamically. For more context, a random Squarespace support article demonstrates this concept well. If the header level blog post is https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002123427-Sample-messages-for-your-privacy-policy?platform=v6&websiteId=64f385c8c5259602b5e0e417, I want to be able to create unique, section-level URLs such as the following (note the "#toc-XXXX" at the end): https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002123427-Sample-messages-for-your-privacy-policy?platform=v6&websiteId=64f385c8c5259602b5e0e417#toc-cookies https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002123427-Sample-messages-for-your-privacy-policy?platform=v6&websiteId=64f385c8c5259602b5e0e417#toc-fonts Is similar functionality available in Squarespace blogs? Link to comment
Collaborada Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Hi @courseseller19 see this info on anchor links: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/207135178-Creating-anchor-links Have SEO questions? Chances are we've written about it! Try a quick Google search to find our advice. For fast and personalized support, see our Zoom sessions. ★ Official Squarespace Experts since 2014 ★ Link to comment
courseseller19 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 @Collaborada wonderful, thank you so much! Side note - I have used your website before and it has been super helpful 🙂 thanks again! Collaborada 1 Link to comment
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