Blog Featured Posts
Displays a few blog posts by most recent, most popular, particular tags, or manually chosen.
Note: This module is only able to be used on Blog Listing templates.
View a live demo of this module.
Content
- Choose to show recent posts, popular posts, recent posts that have a particular tag, or manually selected posts
- By default, this module pulls from the portal’s default blog, but you can choose to pull from any blog in your portal
- Set a limit on number of posts to show
- Adjust the position of the post text
- Show/hide summary, tags, author, and publish date
Styles
- Set Light Mode
- Set slider height and overlay color
- Set “Read More” button color
- Set slider pagination color
- Display as a slider or as a simple list [+ only]
Usage Guide
The Blog Featured Posts module serves as a powerful content curation tool that helps highlight your most important blog content above your main blog feed. This module is specifically designed to work exclusively on Blog Listing templates, where it typically appears at the top of your blog homepage to showcase key articles before visitors scroll through your complete post archive.
When setting up this module in the HubSpot page editor, you’ll find it most effective for driving engagement with specific content that supports your marketing goals. Use the “popular posts” option to leverage social proof by showcasing your highest-performing content, or select the “recent posts with tags” feature to promote content around specific topics, events, or product launches. The manual selection option gives you complete editorial control when you want to feature strategic content regardless of publish date or performance metrics.
Best practices for implementation: Position this module prominently on your blog listing page, ideally in the first or second section after your header. The slider format works particularly well when you have 3-5 high-quality featured posts with compelling featured images, while the list format is more suitable for text-heavy blogs or when you want to maintain faster page load speeds.
Consider your content strategy alignment when configuring the module settings. For professional services firms, featuring recent posts by specific service-related tags can guide visitors toward relevant expertise areas. Event companies might use the manual selection to promote upcoming events or highlight successful past events. The author and publish date display options should align with whether your brand emphasizes thought leadership (show author) or timely information (show publish date).
Remember that this module pulls from your portal’s default blog unless you specify otherwise in the module settings, making it easy to maintain consistent content feeds across multiple blog listing pages.