AbanteCart's built-in blog functionality allows you to easily create and manage a blog directly within your online store. This is a powerful tool for driving traffic, informing your customers, and establishing your expertise in your industry.
Setting up Your Blog:
Create a Blog Page: In your AbanteCart admin panel, navigate to Content → Pages and click "Add New."
Content Title: Give your blog page a clear title (e.g., "Blog," "News," or "Our Insights").
Content : You can add introductory content to your main blog page, such as a welcome message or a brief description of your blog's focus.
Meta Tag Description: a brief and concise summary of your blog's content.
SEO Keyword: The SEO Keyword or Slug field is crucial for creating search engine-friendly URL for your blog page. Keep the lowercase keyword short and descriptive of the page for example blog. Avoid overly long or generic keywords.
URL Component: The SEO keyword is the part of the URL that comes after your domain name. It's what makes your blog page URL readable and descriptive.
Indexing Importance: This keyword is important for search engine optimization (SEO). Search engines use it to understand what your page is about.
Save the Blog Page: Click "Save" to create the main blog page.
Add Blog Page to Menu: Go to Design → Menu and add your newly created blog page to your website's menu. This will make it accessible to your visitors and search engines like Google.
Creating Blog Posts:
Blog posts are created as child pages of your main blog page.
Navigate to Your Blog Page: In the Content → Pages section.
Add Child Page (Blog Post): You'll see a section for adding new pages. Click "Add New "
Parent Content Page: find your main blog page and click on its title
Content Title (Blog Post Title): Give your blog post a compelling and descriptive title.
Content (Blog Post Content): Use the WYSIWYG editor to create the content of your blog post. You can format text, add images, embed videos, and include any other relevant content.
Publication Date: Set the desired publication date for your blog post. This allows you to schedule posts in advance.
Author Name: Enter the name of the author of the blog post.
Content Details Bar: set On to show the author and date on the blog article page
Meta Tag Description: a brief and concise summary of your post's page's content to optimize it for search engines.
SEO Keyword: The SEO Keyword or Slug field is crucial for creating search engine-friendly URL for your blog post page. Keep the lowercase keyword short and descriptive
Save Blog Post: Click "Save" to publish your blog post.