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Squarespace Alternate Blog Layouts Collection

Compare Squarespace examples for the alternate blog layouts. Choose an index that makes recent and older stories easy to scan.

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Compare two indexes

Use the same six posts in a dated list and a thumbnail grid. Include a long headline, an older story, and a post without an image. Ask a reader to find the older story by subject. Keep the version that makes the story easier to find. Check that each link still makes sense when read on its own.

Choose a list or a grid

A dated list works when readers follow a series in order. A grid works when subjects are recognizable from the images. If the thumbnails look similar, keep visible titles and summaries so the grid is still easy to scan.

Choose a blog index

Use a chronological list if freshness matters. Try a grid when visitors choose by thumbnail, or a featured story above a compact list when one story deserves extra space.

Try a different reading path

Set up a featured story, a grid of recent posts, and a short list by category. Compare which layout helps a visitor find a particular session with the least effort.

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