Style Blog List Items by Tag or Category

What You'll Create

Blog list items that display unique styling based on their assigned tags or categories. Posts tagged "featured" might have a blue background with a decorative flower graphic. Posts in the "tutorial" category could show a different accent color. Each post on your blog listing page reflects its category visually.

The Problem It Solves

On blog listing pages, all posts look identical regardless of their content type or category. If you want visitors to quickly distinguish tutorials from announcements, or highlight featured content with special styling, Squarespace doesn't provide this option natively.

Perfect For

Color-coded blog categories, Decorative graphics by topic, Featured post highlighting, Visual content categorization, Magazine-style layouts

What Makes This Different

This technique targets blog items on the listing page itself, not the individual post pages. Each blog card can receive different background colors, decorative graphics positioned in corners, and custom styling based on its tag or category. The code includes positioning logic for alternating layouts, so graphics appear on the correct side for each post. Works specifically with Masonry, Side by Side, and Alternating Side by Side blog layouts.

Details

• Section Type: Fluid & Classic

• Code Type: CSS

• Prerequisites: Blog page using Masonry, Side by Side, or Alternating Side by Side layout

• Toolkit Title: Style Blog List based on Tag/Category

Learn This Technique

This is one of 150+ code techniques taught inside Standout Squarespace, where you get:

• The complete, copy-paste code

• Video walkthrough explaining how it works

• The principles behind the technique so you can customize it

• Access to our private community for support