Featured blog posts

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Featured blog posts

Last updated January 15, 2026 20:52

Call special attention to a blog post by flagging it as featured.

Featured posts highlight blog posts you want to bring to your visitor's attention. You can display featured posts in a stylish layout using the summary block.

Watch a video

This video shows version 7.0, but also applies to version 7.1.

Set a post as featured

To enable the Featured Post setting:

  • Version 7.1
  • Version 7.0

  • Squarespace app

  • Open the Pages panel and click a blog page.

  • Hover over the blog post you want to set as featured and click ..., then click Settings.
  • Click the Optionstab, then switch the Featured Post toggle on.

  • Click Back, then click Save.

  • Open the Pages panel and select the blog page you want to edit.

  • Hover over the blog post you want to set as featured and click Edit.
  • Click the Optionstab, then check Featured Post at the bottom of the blog post editor.
  • Click Save.

If your site is on version 7.1:

  1. Tap More, tap Pages, tap the blog page, then tap Blog Content.
  2. Tap ... next to the blog post, then tap Settings.
  3. Tap Options, then tap to switch the Featured Post toggle on.
  4. Tap Back, then tap Save.

If your site is on version 7.0:

  1. Tap More, tap Pages, tap the blog, then tap the blog post.
  2. Tap ..., then tap Page Settings.
  3. Tap to switch the Featured Posttoggle on.
  4. Tap Save.

You can also follow these steps to set featured events on calendar pages.

Add a summary block to display featured posts in a sidebar, footer, or layout page:

  1. In the Content tab of the summary block, click Select a Page and select the blog page with featured posts.
  2. Back in the Content tab, click Filter Items.
  3. Switch the Featured Only toggle on.

Bedford template family header

Templates in the Bedford family (version 7.0) display a slideshow of featured posts in the blog page header. To learn more, visit the Bedford template guide.

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