Key Takeaways
- The best way to add a blog to your Leadpages site is with DropInBlog!
- The free trial and quick setup lets you to test it in a few minutes.
- DropInBlog has different pricing plans for individuals and teams.
Leadpages is one of the most popular platforms for marketers building landing pages and lead-conversion funnels. With a drag-and-drop builder, A/B testing on every plan, and a long catalog of conversion-focused templates, it's earned its reputation as a serious tool for marketers who want to ship quickly without sacrificing performance.
In 2026, Leadpages also added a native Blog CMS, a meaningful addition for users who previously had to embed a third-party blog tool. But the native CMS is only available on the Optimize and Scale plans, and it doesn't include the SEO depth, schema automation, or AI Overview optimization that a dedicated blog tool provides.
For Leadpages users on the Grow plan, or for marketers who want a more SEO-focused setup, DropInBlog is the cleanest alternative. In this guide, we'll show you how to set up the DropInBlog embed in about 5 minutes.
Table of Contents
Setting Up Your Leadpages Site
First things first. Before getting to a blog, you’ll need to set up your Leadpages site, and that starts with choosing a template.
Choose a Template
For this demo, I'll be using the Luxury LA Real Estate template; I personally like the look of it. You can choose whichever template tickles your fancy – integrating DropInBlog will be the same with any of them.
Create a New Blank Page
After you complete the template setup process, you'll have access to the builder. On this page, we can control most aspects and settings of the site. What matters to us, though, is the pages tab, where we'll add a new Blog page to the navigation bar.
It’s important to set the Page Type as Blank. This way, we’ll have a clean slate and won’t have to worry about any other default widgets getting in the way.
Add an HTML widget
After you've opened your new blog page, click on Leadpage's Widgets panel. You can select any of these widgets and simply drag and drop them onto the canvas to add functionality and content to your site. The only one we care about right now is the HTML embed component all the way at the bottom.
When you drag the HTML widget over to your canvas, you'll get a big black box like you see in the above image. When you click on this black box, you'll see a little blue modal box pop up with HTML at the top. Let's leave it empty for now because we need to grab some things from your DropInBlog account.
Grabbing the DropInBlog Code
In your DropInBlog account, you'll find the Blog Code section containing two short code snippets on the Code & Layout page. The first code snippet will tell Leadpages to connect to your specific DropInBlog account. The second snippet will tell Leadpages where to place the blogs on your page.
Once you've copied both of these code snippets, you can move back to the Leadpages builder.
Making the Magic Happen
It’s all very simple. Just paste the two code snippets you copied from your DropInBlog account into the Leadpages HTML modal and hit Save.
Once you've connected the page, there will be a small dropdown next to the Publish button with the option to View Site. This will take you to the live version of your new blog, which is now ready to be shared with the world!
You've Successfully Added a Blog to Your Leadpages Site
Providing you followed the steps correctly, you now have a professional and fully responsive blog running on your site.
The best part is that DropInBlog will adopt whatever styling is applied across the rest of your website. I recommend checking out the Leadpages page builder's Styles tab and playing around with the values to see how you can customize your posts.
If you're in the know and feeling a bit adventurous, you may even want to go crazy with a little custom CSS. 🤷
One Last Step
Fixing the Blog Post Links
This is the last and most important step to get DropinBlog fully merged with your Leadpages site – correcting the links.
While your blog posts are successfully connected to your blog landing page, when you click on any of them, they won't load the post detail page. This is because DropInBlog works by using the blog landing page that we created as a template for the post detail pages.
To get your blog posts linking correctly, all you have to do is view your new blog landing page and copy it's full URL. Then, move back over to the Settings page on your DropInBlog account.
Paste the URL under the Blog URL section, as displayed in the following image.
If you check out your live site again, now all of the post detail pages should be working perfectly. 😁
FAQs
How can I start an SEO-friendly blog on Leadpages?
Leadpages doesn’t have a quality native blogging option. There are some ways you can insert a blog page into your Leadpages site, but your best option is DropinBlog. Other alternatives won’t cut it for a professional blog prioritizing search engine optimization.
Adding DropinBlog to your Leadpages site is as simple as embedding HTML. Moreover, DropinBlog is affordable, easy to use, and it includes an SEO Analyzer tool. Your final blog content will be optimized and uploaded to the site smoothly every time.
How much does Leadpages cost per month?
Once you’ve completed the free trial period, you will have to subscribe to a paid plan. Leadpages plans start from $37/month if paid for the whole year in advance ($444 in total). Otherwise, if you pay on a rolling monthly basis, it’ll cost $49/month.
Does Leadpages have a built-in blog?
Yes, Leadpages has a native Blog CMS, available on the Optimize and Scale plans. It handles basic blog publishing with meta titles, descriptions, canonical URLs, and sitemap generation. It doesn't include real-time SEO scoring, automatic schema markup, or AI Overview optimization, which is why many Leadpages users still embed a dedicated blog tool like DropInBlog.
Is Leadpages' native blog good for SEO?
It covers the basics like meta tags, canonical URLs, and sitemaps. For deeper SEO needs (real-time content scoring, automatic Article/FAQ/Video schema, AI Overview optimization, E-E-A-T author profiles), the native CMS falls short. DropInBlog's SEO Analyzer scores your content as you write, and Mention Boost™ optimizes posts for AI-search visibility.
Closing thoughts
Leadpages certainly seems to be one of the easiest site-building platforms to integrate with DropInBlog. Without any previous experience using Leadpages, I was able to create a site, transform it into a fully functional blog, and deploy it live in just a few minutes.
As always, if you have any questions about setting up your blog or using any of our features, feel free to reach out to us.
Happy blogging. ✌️
