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When running a blog, navigation is one of the most important things you need to keep in mind. It's essential that your readers can browse through your publications easily and find information fast.
The
offers you an advanced instrument for that — a sidebar. Here you can configure various elements, such as the search form, category tree, related products, tags cloud and more.You only need to press a few buttons to manage the Magento 2 blog sidebar. And today you'll learn how to do that.
To manage the Magento 2 blog sidebar, navigate to Stores > Configuration > Magefan Extensions > Blog and unfold the Sidebar section, Here you'll find all the available widgets. Let's have a look at each of them in particular.
Note: you need to set the Sort Order to determine the position of each widget. The larger the number, the lower the widget is displayed in the sidebar.
Search Form
Here you just need to Enable the search form and specify its Sort Order. Once done, the search
Magento 2 blog categories are a great way to improve blog navigation and organize your posts according to different criteria. Creating categories in
, you improve customer experience and allow readers to find things they are interested in faster and more effectively.So, in this guide, you'll learn how to create blog categories and manage them.
Note: before we start, note that some of the options described here are available only in the Blog Plus and Extra.
Create Blog Categories in Magento
We recommend creating categories before you create posts. However, you can also add a new category when creating blog posts. First, navigate to the Content > Blog > Categories and press the Add New Category button.
1. Fill out general information
Enable your category and enter a Title. Then assign a category to Parent Category, if any. Set the Position of the category in the sidebar and choose whether to Include a category in the top navigation Menu.
Additionally, you can set whether