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I'm a solutions engineer lead, GitHub Star, Director of WomenDevsSG, and co founder of ragTech. I work at the intersection of tech, systems, and leadership, and this blog is where I share my journey through all three. Expect honest reflections, real experiences, and thoughts that are still forming rather than polished career advice.
This is a mind blow. I have seen some bloggers have their About pages and I didn't know how they created it until I read this blog. I need to find time to implement the About page! 😀
I'm planning to rebuild my blog and create contents soon. This is going to be helpful. Thanks for the highlights.
Hi Victoria, Thanks for sharing this article! I've created many pages for my blog just the way you've suggested in this article but I am unable to make them visible as tabs on my first page of the blog. Can you tell me how to do that and can you tell about the significance of "page slug"?
Thanks and Regards Swati
Hi Swati Sarangi sorry for the late reply, you can go to your blog dashboard and go to Navbar. It will show you the tabs you want to make visible on your blog.
Thanks for the helpful information on creating an "About" page. Since I'm new to hashnode, I'm still getting my bearings. This is a great way to start.
Great article! But I'm not seeing any option to add images to custom page. How do you add an image to your about page? You can maybe host your image on some public repository and embed that link on page markdown. But I want to know how to add image from within hashnode
I was wondering the same thing. I'd like to upload images the same way you do when writing a blog post. Anybody know how?
Hi Victoria,
Thank you for sharing this useful article. How were you able to add your other blog pages such as "Web Dev", "React", and so on. Would love to hear from you.
Hi Steven, I have replied this qns to you on Twitter. Creating other blog pages is the same way as creating an About page. You just name it differently and add different contents to it!
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Most of you probably know by now that Hashnode is an awesome platform that allows you to create your own personal blog. But do you know that you can customize it with by adding your own pages?
Hello everyone! In this article, I'd like to share how you can create an About page on Hashnode, why you need it and what you can include in it. Let's start!
An About page helps readers to get to know you more than just the person publishing articles on Hashnode, but also who you are as a person. Believe or not, your About page will probably be one of your most visited page on your blog.
As a community, we don't just read articles, we support each other and build relationships. Start interacting with the Hashnode community by introducing yourself, just like what you did on the first day of school.
It's pointless to own a personal blog on Hashnode but not having a personal page about yourself on it. Creating an About page lets visitors know that the blog belongs to you and the content on it is 100% yours.
Also, it gives you a sense of ownership because now your Hashnode blog has a unique page that no one else has. It's your blog and your personal page. Think of it as a "Welcome to my Blog" page for new readers to see.
Whether it's intentional or not, as you publish more articles on your blog, you are naturally building credibility as a developer. In other words, you are building a personal brand.
As such, people will often ask a lot of questions about you. They want to know you as a person, not just a writer. There's no better way to answer these questions with a simple About page on your blog.
It is the first step to develop your brand as writer/developer and of course, you will have to constantly maintain and update the information on your About page. So start now. The earlier the better.
As this page is about your introduction, it's good to include your full name so people know who you are. Of course, you can also share your nickname, alias or your blog's name too.
As for photo, if you can, a headshot is better because people like to put a face on a name. It's that simple. You don't need to hire a professional photographer. You can just take a picture with good lighting and a pretty smile - that's all you need.
Moving on to the details, you can literally include anything in your About page, as long as you are comfortable sharing that information to the public. Since this page is about you, make it be about you so the page will be more authentic and real.
Here are some examples you can include:
At the end of your About page, your readers may have more questions for you or maybe they just want to connect with you. Hence, leave some information for your readers on how they can get in touch with you.
You can mention your:
Since this is a personal About page and not a company's, you should write in 1st person. When people read your About page, it should feel like you're talking to them.
So use "I" and "me" instead of "Your Name", "he/she" or "him/her".
It should feel friendly, conversational and a fun page to read for readers to understand more about you and your personality beyond the articles that you've written.
You can click on your profile picture on the bottom left of Hashnode and select Blog Dashboard. See screenshot below.
On your dashboard, click on Pages as shown in the image below.
Then, simply click the Create New Page button to create a page on your Hashnode blog.
Now you can add a personalized About page for your blog on Hashnode. It should appear on your blog like so:
Besides an About page, you can definitely add more personalized pages on your Hashnode blogs. You can be really creative with it like Bolaji Ayodeji with his 'Talks' and 'Press Kit' pages:
Or Omotola Shogunle with her custom styled links:
Thanks for reading. I hope this article helpful to help you get started with creating an About page for your Hashnode blogs as you start your writing journey. Please feel free to ask any questions in the comments below and do remember to give a like or share if it's helpful. Cheers!
