How to Add Search and Category Navigation to Your Sparkforge Blog
Open the blog site editor in Sparkforge, drag in the Category Navigation element to add filterable categories, and toggle blog search on or off. Both improve content discoverability and SEO hierarchy.
Search and category navigation give readers a way to filter and find content. They also reinforce your site's SEO hierarchy by signaling content structure to search engines.
Open the blog site editor
- Go to Sites > Blogs.
- Click the name of your blog in the list view.
- Click Edit the Site.
Add category navigation
- In the editor, find the Category Navigation element under Elements.
- Drag and drop it onto the page.
- Click each category (Category 1, Category 2, etc.) to:
- Edit the category name.
- Link it to the matching category in your blog posts.
- Repeat for additional categories you want exposed in the navigation.
Add blog search
Blog search is toggled on or off from the editor. Enable it to give readers a search box for finding posts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I add the category navigation element?
Open Sites > Blogs, click your blog name, then Edit the Site. In the editor, drag the Category Navigation element from Elements onto the page.
How do I add more categories to the navigation?
Click each category placeholder (Category 1, Category 2) and edit the name and the link to point at the matching blog category. Add as many as you need.
Is blog search a separate element or a setting?
It's a setting in the blog editor — toggle it on to expose the search box, off to hide it.
Does category navigation help with SEO?
Yes. It builds clearer content hierarchy and gives crawlers internal links to category pages, which reinforces structure.
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