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Linking a blog post title to another page

You can make the title of a blog post a link to an external page. This is a great way to directly reference external content from another site when blogging.

Link a blog post title to another page

To link the title of a blog post to another page:

  • Version 7.1
  • Version 7.0
  • Squarespace app
  1. In the Home menu, click Pages, then click a blog page.
  2. Hover over the post in the blog page panel and click ..., then clickSettings.
  3. Click theOptionstab.
  4. Enter the full URL to link to in the Source URL field, includinghttp:// or https://.
  5. Switch the Link Post Title to Source URLtoggle on.
  6. Click Back, then clickSave.
  1. In the Home menu, click Pages, then click a blog page.
  2. Hover over the post and click Edit.
  3. Click theOptionstab.
  4. Enter the full URL to link to in the Source URL field, includinghttp:// or https://.
  5. CheckPost Title should link to Source URL.
  6. ClickSave orSave & Publish.
  1. Tap Pages, tap the blog page, then tap the post.
  2. Tap the ... icon orthe-gear-icon in the top right corner and tap Page Settings.
  3. Tap Source URL.
  4. Enter the full URL to link to, including the http:// or https://.
  5. Tap Post Settings to go back, then switch on the Link Title to Source URL toggle.
  6. Tap Save.

Your blog post title will now link to the Source URL. The post title will also be linked to the source URL in summary blocks.

Source URL display

Options for displaying the source URL on your blog post depend on your site's version.

  • Version 7.1
  • Version 7.0

The source URL doesn't display. Titles of blog posts linking to a source URL display an arrow on the Blog landing page. Clicking the title orRead More link takes you to the source link, and clicking the post thumbnail image takes you to the post.

Some templates display the source URL on the page or add an arrow to titles linked to a source URL. For example, here's how posts with a title linked to a source look in Galapagos:

Add a source URL to a blog post without linking it

Some templates only display the source URL if the post title doesn't link to it. To do this, follow the steps above, but leavePost Title should link to Source URL unchecked. This is useful for attributing another site for your content without directing visitors away from your blog.

URL source display by template

Here's how source URLs display in these template families:

Template family Source URL display
Adirondack
  • "Source" link displays on unlinked posts
Avenue
  • Linked titles display an arrow
  • Source URL displays on unlinked posts

Aviator

  • "Source" link displays on individual posts (linked and unlinked)

Bedford

  • Linked titles display an arrow (blog page only)
  • Source URL displays on individual posts (linked and unlinked)

Brine

  • Source URL doesn't display
  • Linked posts: Clicking the post thumbnail image takes you to the post, not the source link

Farro

  • Source URL doesn't display
  • Linked posts: Clicking the blog page thumbnail image takes you to the source link
Five
  • Linked titles display an arrow
  • "Source" link always displays
Flatiron
  • Linked titles display an arrow
  • Source URL displays on unlinked posts
Forte
  • Source URL displays on blog page (linked and unlinked)
  • Source URL displays on unlinked individual posts
Galapagos
  • Linked titles display an arrow
  • Source URL always displays
Ishimoto
  • Linked titles display an arrow
  • Source URL displays on unlinked posts
Momentum
  • Source URL displays on unlinked individual posts

Montauk

  • Linked titles display an arrow
  • Source URL displays on unlinked posts
Native
  • Linked titles display an arrow
  • "Source" link displays on unlinked posts

Pacific

  • Linked titles display an arrow
  • Source URL always displays

Skye

  • Linked titles display an arrow (blog page only)
  • Source URL doesn't display
  • Linked posts: Clicking the post thumbnail image takes you to the post, not the source link
Supply
  • Linked titles display an arrow
  • Source URL always displays

Tremont

  • Source URL doesn't display
  • Linked posts: Clicking the post thumbnail image takes you to the post, not the source link
Wells
  • Linked titles display an arrow
  • On the blog page, unlinked posts display the source URL
  • Individual posts display the source URL
Wexley
  • Linked titles display an arrow
  • Source URL displays on unlinked posts

York

  • Source URL doesn't display
  • Linked posts: Clicking the post thumbnail image takes you to the post, not the source link

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