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Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7: RAW

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Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7: RAW

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Building Business Websites with Squarespace 7
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Squarespace Templates in a Nutshell
List of Online Resources Used in This Book
Index

Using content blocks to improve internal navigation and highlight content


Most of the time, blocks are used to add content or functions to your page, but you can also use them to pull out content extracts or point visitors to other content on your website. You can use these kinds of blocks to highlight things that are important to your business and showcase them in high-visibility locations, such as your homepage or in a sidebar. For example, you could highlight your latest blog posts, display a list of all discounted products, or show a summary of all events happening within the next month. The really cool thing about these types of blocks is that they will automatically be updated anytime you update the source page, making it easier to manage your website and keep it feeling fresh.

Adding a search box

The most basic of these navigational blocks is the Search Block, which inserts a search box onto the page. Clicking on the search box opens an overlay where the visitor can type a word or...