# Feedback wanted: option to put posts on a sub-path?

**URL:** <https://discuss.write.as/t/feedback-wanted-option-to-put-posts-on-a-sub-path/3829>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Tags:** writefreely, writeas\
**Created:** [November 18, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/feedback-wanted-option-to-put-posts-on-a-sub-path/3829 "2021-11-18T18:35:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/feedback-wanted-option-to-put-posts-on-a-sub-path/3829/1 "2021-11-18T18:35:06Z")

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Based on some user feedback, I’m wondering if you all think it would make sense to add a new customization option for the public URL that **posts** live on.

Right now, posts and pinned pages all live under the “root path” of your site, e.g.

- Posts: `myblog.com/my-post`
- Pages: `myblog.com/about`

I’m wondering if it’d be worth adding the choice to put blog posts on a _sub-path_ and keep pinned pages on the top level, e.g.

- Posts: `myblog.com/posts/my-post`
- Pages: `myblog.com/about`

Of course, I’m always hesitant to add customization options unless they bring a large benefit, so I’m curious if anyone sees this being useful to them.

One big thing I could imagine this enabling is the chance to create a _static home page_ for your blog (similar to how [Bearblog does it](https://herman.bearblog.dev/), and some of our users), instead of the current standard, where we always just show your posts. Any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![jas](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/jas/32/3452_2.png) [@jas](https://discuss.write.as/u/jas)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/feedback-wanted-option-to-put-posts-on-a-sub-path/3829/2 "2021-11-18T18:50:03Z")

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I’m also one for keeping things as clean & simple as possible, for my sanity =]

For me, the only benefit is that it would let me have an /podcast page with shownotes (e.g. [myblog.com/podcast/episode-1](http://myblog.com/podcast/episode-1)) in one place, rather than on a separate blog. That said, I wouldn’t want for these to be sent out to my email subscribers, and I don’t trust myself to remember the [workaround](https://discuss.write.as/t/scheduled-posts/400/2) for doing this every time(!).

I was looking at # tags to categorise posts earlier, which I think I’m going to use soon to start organising my posts.

All of that to say… I’m OK with the way things are at the mo (i.e. root-path).

EDIT(ed again): Whoops, I clearly skimmed over the last part of your post, @matt, I second @000… a static homepage would be pretty cool. There’s a reasonable chance I would make use of this.

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**Author:** ![000](https://discuss.write.as/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/0/258eb7/32.png) [@000](https://discuss.write.as/u/000)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/feedback-wanted-option-to-put-posts-on-a-sub-path/3829/3 "2021-11-18T18:50:43Z")

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It would be very cool to have a static home page.

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**Author:** ![dino](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/dino/32/645_2.png) [@dino](https://discuss.write.as/u/dino)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/feedback-wanted-option-to-put-posts-on-a-sub-path/3829/5 "2021-11-18T19:19:04Z")

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Yes for the static homepage. I would love to get that option.

As for the sub-path, my concern would be broken links for existing posts, unless redirect rules will be provided in the backend.

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**Author:** ![jakelacaze](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/jakelacaze/32/1223_2.png) [@jakelacaze](https://discuss.write.as/u/jakelacaze)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/feedback-wanted-option-to-put-posts-on-a-sub-path/3829/6 "2021-11-18T19:37:02Z")

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+1 for everything @dino said

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**Author:** ![javiernanni](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/javiernanni/32/1368_2.png) [@javiernanni](https://discuss.write.as/u/javiernanni)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 10:52am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/feedback-wanted-option-to-put-posts-on-a-sub-path/3829/7 "2021-11-19T10:52:33Z")

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I can see the value, but not sure I’d be interested personally. I’m waiting more eagerly for seeing a first version of Draft.as, or having the email subscription feature available in Spanish 🙂

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**Author:** ![ridwans](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/ridwans/32/842_2.png) [@ridwans](https://discuss.write.as/u/ridwans)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/feedback-wanted-option-to-put-posts-on-a-sub-path/3829/8 "2021-11-23T23:09:19Z")

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I agree with @jas. I suppose it would be helpful to append one kind of blog series on a sub-path.

I would be interested in it. But, I want an easy way to schedule posts first!
