{"title":"Blog Layout \u0026 Customization","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlog Layout \u0026amp; Customization work for Shopify and Shopify Plus stores, handled as a flat-rate task by an in-house team that has worked on this since 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have completed 280 blog layout \u0026amp; customization requests for merchants, including work on Retina, Atlantic, Symmetry and Dawn. Below are 6 real examples with the request, the approach and what shipped.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"add-sidebar-and-author-and-related-posts-to-blog-atlantic","title":"Add Sidebar and Author and Related Posts to Blog","description":"\u003cp class=\"task-lead\"\u003eA wellness brand wanted their blog rebuilt with a sidebar, author bios, and related posts, matching a reference they provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe request\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe're looking to recreate our blog. The theme developers referred us. See the image for what we want: sidebar with categories, author bio at the end of posts, related posts underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eOriginal customer request, anonymized\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe theme's blog was a bare list. The brand wanted a publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe rebuilt the blog with a category sidebar, author bios on posts, related posts by tag, and a featured post on the blog homepage. All of it editable from the theme editor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat we shipped\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategory sidebar on the blog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor bio on posts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelated posts by tag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatured post on the blog homepage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TaskHusky Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44155681636426,"sku":"TASK-0177","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"new-blog-template-and-custom-blog-layout-symmetry","title":"New Blog Template and Custom Blog Layout","description":"\u003cp class=\"task-lead\"\u003eA studio wanted one of their blogs redesigned as a gallery, since each post was a visual story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe request\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI want to redesign one particular blog. It's a series of visual stories, each based on a letter of the alphabet. It should feel like a gallery, not a list of posts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eOriginal customer request, anonymized\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blog format that didn't suit the content.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe built a gallery-style blog template with large featured images in a grid, applied it to that one blog, and left the other blogs on the standard template.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat we shipped\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGallery-style blog template\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge featured images in a grid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplied to one blog only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther blogs unchanged\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TaskHusky Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44155687796810,"sku":"TASK-0228","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"featured-image-and-thumbnail-on-blog-post-dawn","title":"Featured Image and Thumbnail on Blog Post","description":"\u003cp class=\"task-lead\"\u003eA brand wanted blog posts on the homepage in a grid with featured images, and the Pinterest share on posts to use the featured image.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe request\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI want to create a grid for blog posts on the homepage with the featured image for each. And when someone pins a blog post, it should pin the featured image, not a random one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eOriginal customer request, anonymized\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlog content that wasn't getting surfaced or shared well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe added a homepage blog grid showing the latest posts with featured images and excerpts, and set the Pinterest share on posts to use the featured image with the post title.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat we shipped\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlog grid on the homepage with featured images\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePost count and layout set in the theme editor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePinterest share uses the featured image\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePost title included in the pin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TaskHusky Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44155688550474,"sku":"TASK-0243","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"blog-seo-and-meta-and-excerpt-testament","title":"Blog SEO and Meta and Excerpt","description":"\u003cp class=\"task-lead\"\u003eA brand wanted their blog layout redesigned with excerpts and proper meta descriptions per post.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe request\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRedesign the blog layout to match the reference. Each post should show an excerpt on the listing page, and I want to set a separate meta description for each post.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eOriginal customer request, anonymized\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blog listing with no excerpts and no SEO control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe redesigned the blog listing with featured images and excerpts, and made sure each post's meta description is editable from the post admin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat we shipped\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlog listing redesigned to the reference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcerpts on the listing page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePer-post meta descriptions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMobile layout included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TaskHusky Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44155694350410,"sku":"TASK-0279","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"blog-post-sharing-and-social-buttons-retina","title":"Blog Post Sharing and Social Buttons","description":"\u003cp class=\"task-lead\"\u003eA brand wanted social share buttons on blog posts with Pinterest sharing the featured image.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe request\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdd share buttons to blog posts. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, email. Pinterest should share the featured image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eOriginal customer request, anonymized\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlog content with no sharing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe added share buttons to blog posts with the featured image set for Pinterest, styled to match the theme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat we shipped\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShare buttons on blog posts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePinterest uses the featured image\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyled to the theme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TaskHusky Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44155705688138,"sku":"TASK-0406","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"blog-comments-and-comment-migration-retina","title":"Blog Comments and Comment Migration","description":"\u003cp class=\"task-lead\"\u003eAn agency needed their client's WordPress blog comments migrated into Shopify, which Shopify's importer doesn't handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe request\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe're an agency and were referred by Shopify support. Our client's WordPress blog has years of comments. Shopify's import doesn't bring them. We need them migrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eOriginal customer request, anonymized\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eComments that mattered to the client.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe exported the WordPress comments, matched them to the migrated Shopify posts, and imported them with authors and dates preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat we shipped\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWordPress comments migrated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatched to the correct posts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthors and dates preserved\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TaskHusky Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44155725217866,"sku":"TASK-0486","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]}],"url":"https:\/\/www.taskhusky.com\/collections\/blog-layout-customization.oembed","provider":"TaskHusky","version":"1.0","type":"link"}