Blog MVP’s
Blogs should be easy for non-code-savvy content creators. They should meet these basic requirements:
In-line editing tools that appear when i want them, disappear when I don’t.
Spell-check.
Grammar check.
Flexible components, including galleries, slideshows, carousels, and intuitive design and placement of all elements.
Drag and drop to place components above, below, on the side, or inline.
Categories so that a blog post can appear in specific locations, such as the Blog Roll, or as Did You Knows, or as Knowledgebase articles.
Easy keywording.
Advanced SEO that provides a preview of how the blog will appear in search results.
Site-wide Styles.
Let’s take a look at how Squarespace handles some of these.
Inline Editing
As I type, a formatting panel appears so that I can quickly make changes to text. When I finish typing, the panel disappears.
Here it the image description. Directly in the blog.
Additionally, I can make other edits directly in the blog, like adding an image description or adjusting the focal point of an image.
Drag and Drop Content
I can drop content into the workspace, resize it directly, and move it to other sections, including inline.
Spell and Grammar Check
Built-in spell check and intergration with Grammarly for quick editing.
Flexible Components
I can create individual gallaeries of images then apply different ways to view each on the blog page:
Here is the same gallery, displayed differently:
Focal Point marking
So that I can easily resize images and make sure that the important parts adjust to responsively across all platform types.
Site-Wide Stying
Easily add, change, and personalize themes for site and for pages.
Design Different Blog Pages for Different Uses
Blog, Did-You-Know tips, User Guide, etc. Use built-in summary blocks, tag clouds, and keyword searches.
