Short answer: it just works. Long Answer: boring, technical coder stuff that I’ll attempt to explain in layman’s terms below after I share why this block is important for content creators.
Here’s what Ahrefs shares about linking on your homepage:
Ahrefs, Homepage SEOFrom an SEO perspective, three things happen when you link internally:
- You help new pages get discovered by search engines – Internal links provide a crawl path to target pages.
- You pass link authority between your pages – This way, you can boost other pages you own.
- You help search engines understand what a page is about – You need Google to understand the meaning of your content if you want to rank for relevant keywords.
Because of the reasons above, you should seek opportunities to link both from your homepage and to your homepage.
Why do you want a styled block that shares the latest posts?
- Build authority: showcase how you’re actively working on your brand or site by sharing what’s new.
- Pro Tip: showcase the latest posts for specific categories on your homepage using block customization!
- User experience: remove the old-school approach where ALL posts are accessible on the homepage in a never-ending scroll of mayhem… or overwhelming pagination.
- Our custom block defines the maximum # of latest posts that will appear. Share just enough to show your users you’re actively working on your content, without overwhelming them.
Here’s what the latest posts block looks like on the homepage of Easy Family Recipes:
Notes:
- Total # of posts is limited to eight
- You can see how this space works well with ads– even with the completely random size constraint I created to grab a screenshot on my extended display.
This feels old-school, why share recent posts?
This is one of many blocks available for you to use on your homepage- or anywhere with Creator Theme. While the area is created for recent posts you can drill down customizations to make it make sense. I’ll share more on how to do that below.
The purpose is to give newer posts link authority with limits, which allows space to highlight other important aspects of your site on the homepage using block-based customizations:
- Make a stylized header using blocks
- Customize the homepage grid using icons
- Create an optimized biography block
- Customize the “as featured on” block
- Showcase top-performing posts with category highlights
Looking for more information on how to customize this block? Check out these articles:
- How to customize the latest posts block by category
- How to set the maximum number of latest posts shown
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