Blog are important for PrestaShop ecommerce stores due to many aspects. They help to rank better in search engine while on the other way; they help to make website more users friendly increasing the time customers spend on your store. The simple rule is that you help the customer (through writing helping posts) and in return they will surely benefit you by purchasing from your shop.

How to Use Blog in PrestaShop?

PrestaShop by default don’t allow creating a blog. Then here comes two solutions;

• WordPress integration in PrestaShop
• Blog create by a blog module

WordPress integrated blog needs two different backbends with complexity of integration while module created Prestashop blog uses the same PrestaShop backend.

Which Blog Type is better?

A related post List of free Blog modules for Prestashop shows that most of the experts recommended blog module to keep the things really simple. Taking it important, “FMEModules” has developed PrestaShop Blog Module that not only can create a landing page for blog but also make it unique by offering all those functionalities that WordPress is offering.

Why to Prefer FMEModules Blog Module?

WordPress can just give a CMS look of blog but PrestaShop blog module exactly makes it to look an ecommerce blog. Therefore, this module is more useful for PrestaShop stores rather than WordPress Integrated Blog.

Top features of PrestaShop Blog module

Given below some top features of the Prestashop blog module;

• Module's Working Procedure

After installing module, a separate landing page of blog will be created on your store. It will show a separate tab on home page and reader can access your blog through that tab.

• Blog Search

This module creates a search blog on your blog, through which viewers can search any article or term in the whole blog posts. Admin can set the title of search blog and change position of this block.

• Meta's Settings and SEO features

Admin can set the Meta title, description and keywords for blog posts, categories and landing page from a single interface. URL of articles can be customized.

• Blog Categories

Admin can create blog categories and set description, images, position and Meta from a single page. Blog categories can be shown on blog landing page in a left column block.

• Social Sharing and comments Options

Blog module creates social sharing button by default under the blog posts. Comment with Captcha support is also available for comments. Admin can enable/disable comments for posts and also moderate them from comment moderation panel.

• Blog Posts Feature

This module provides MCE editor support to edit/format content through which admin can include images and videos in posts. Admin can set tags and publication date and also can show related posts and products within the article.

• URL Customization

Admin can edit the urls of posts to make them more reader friendly.

• Blog Landing Page Options

On blog landing page, admin can show blocks for categories, recent posts, recent comments and archives. Admin can sort the posts; enable read more links, limit number of posts on one page and breadcrumbs.

• Blog on Product Page

Admin can show blog posts on product page. This thing can give more exposure to the blog posts increasing the visits per page.

You can check the demo and more details here;

Frontend Demo

Backend Demo

Summary

Creating a blog and especially with the help of blog module by FME will bring more happiness for you in the form of sales and revenue. If you have any question regarding this module, feel free to contact us.