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How to add blog categories in Webflow

Creating blog posts and adding categories in Webflow is incredibly simple. Read on.

Editor’s note: This post was originally written in Feb 05, 2025 and has been updated in Feb 05, 2025 to provide fresh insights into , ensuring it remains as relevant as possible. Read on to learn more.

Include your categories within a blog post

Including your categories within a blog post is straightforward. There is a [.yellow]dropdown menu where you can choose which guide to apply to a specific post[.yellow].

And what position (i.e. order) does that specific post hold within the guide?

Here are the required fields for including your categories within a blog post in Webflow.

The required fields for including your categories within a blog post in Webflow.

But before you do that, you must clearly define guides.

[.blue]More on this coming up in the next post—don’t miss it![.blue]

How to preview a blog post in Webflow?

Here is a customer inquiry regarding how to preview a blog post in Webflow.

There isn't an option to preview the post directly.

Instead, you can only set it to [.yellow]"Queue to publish"[.yellow] (i.e. schedule it for publishing).

So, either save your blog post as a draft (i.e. “Save draft” or “Save changes”) or set it for publishing.

How to export Webflow blog posts?

You can export the content from Webflow, and import the exported content into other platform.

In Webflow CMS, you can [.blue]add items to Collections[.blue] in the following ways:

  • Manually
  • Importing them using a CSV file

This lets you bring in lots of items from an outside source straight into the CMS. You can also update existing items selectively with CSV imports, making it easier to manage large amounts of data.

Additionally, you can export the content of any Collection as a CSV file, which is handy for backing up your items. You can then use this file to import items into other Webflow sites or move them to different platforms.

You are now ready to add blog categories

We hope this guide on how to build a blog on Webflow helped you realize how easy this platform is to use. Whether you decide to start with Webflow blog templates or create your own, you won’t regret it.

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