TOP 5 Blog Modules for Prestashop 1.7, Including 1 Free One!

PrestaShop lets you run your own online store and is currently the most popular tool with ready-made features. Which blog plugin to choose? Read our TOP 5. PrestaShop is a platform that lets you run your own online store. It has recently been the most popular tool, with ready-made features. In a PrestaShop store you can install additional modules that allow many new modifications. They have various options and functionality. There is a wide choice of plugins, so which one should you pick? You will learn this in this article.

Plugin by a Polish author: Blog for PrestaShop

Blog for PrestaShop is a plugin designed by a Polish author that offers a lot of useful options for its price. The module is compatible with two versions of PrestaShop - 1.6 and 1.7. By investing in it, we can count on full technical support - which is multilingual. The best features of the module are that:

• many post types are available - standard, galleries, video and external links,
• post scheduling,
• compatibility with Schema.org.

Besides that, we can count on full technical support in case of problems - it is multilingual. Other options available in the package are: SEO optimization, an intuitive design, the ability to comment on posts, create tags, set the post author, many website configuration options, extended access to posts, unlimited post categories and a large choice of nice themes. All of this at a very good price, and user reviews are unequivocal - according to them it is one of the best modules they have bought.

Leo Blog module in English

The next module we present is available only in English and is called Leo Blog. It has a dashboard that lets you configure how pages are displayed. With this plugin you can create a theme for a website. The blog content covers managing categories, articles and comments. The Leo Blog plugin has two modules: Leo Blog Managment and Leo Latest Blog. The module offers a modern design, a powerful framework and professional support, but unfortunately it is not available in Polish, which for some users may be a big problem.

Free SmartBlog plugin with only basic features

SmartBlog is a module we can have for free. For that reason, however, it does not offer many interesting options. It was created for PrestaShop version 1.7. Its most important advantages are:

• Easy creation of a blog page - the ability to manage the blog, categories, configuration, tags and the comments section,
• SEO optimization,
• Compatibility with PrestaShop 1.7,
• Many blog management possibilities - easy publishing and sharing of posts.

User reviews of the free SmartBlog module are very mixed. True, it is free, but very stripped of features that other paid plugins offer. The main drawback is the lack of the Polish language and difficult access to technical support.

Simple Blog - a free module with a premium option

Simple Blog is a module available in a free and a premium version. The free offer is available to users for a year. Afterwards you can upgrade the website to the premium version with one click, thanks to PrestaHero Connect. Unfortunately, as in most cases - no Polish language. Free technical support is valid for 3 months. The module is based mainly on the fact that after some time you will have to buy a package in order to keep using it. What does Simple Blog enable?

• creating blog categories and managing posts,
• easily adding all types of posts,
• creating a short description of the blog to familiarize the visitor with its content,
• supports SEO elements (you can add meta titles, meta descriptions, meta keywords),
• it is possible to manage comments and send e-mail notifications to customers when a comment is approved,
• support for two types of post layouts - list or grid,
• multistore mode support.

As the list above shows, there are many options on offer - but unfortunately this comes with a corresponding price. The premium version costs €29.99 for a year, €39.99 for two years and €49.99 for three years. We can get the free module, but after a year of use we will have to invest in the paid version.

A module from the official PrestaShop marketplace

The last proposal is PrestaBlog, a plugin from the official PrestaShop marketplace. It has been awarded the title "Best trafic module" and an important feature is its SEO optimization in all search engines. Unfortunately, once again this is a plugin that does not support the Polish language. It offers interesting templates, an author management system, is rich in SEO options and allows scheduling the publication of posts. Posts can also be shared on social networks - facebook, twitter, linkedin, e-mail, pinterest, pocket, trumbl, reddit and hackernews. Besides that, PrestaBlog enables:

• displaying any number of posts on the blog,
• entering a title, summary and WYSIWYG content,
• unlimited images,
• using the customer comment system in prestshop,
• preview mode, RSS feed function,
• linking blog entries with products from the store.

There are many options, but the price of the plugin is the highest of all those presented in the article. No wonder, because it is the original module from PrestaShop. The price is 97,99€ (Bussines Care package).

What do I choose for my projects?

Personally I always choose the first plugin from the Polish author, Blog For Prestashop. It is the best for me in terms of SEO. The price is the lowest, and a blog is supposed to bring us traffic from search engines. I always pay great attention to how well optimized a module or theme is for SEO. If you want a blog that generates traffic for you that will translate into money, it is worth spending that $39. I can help with installation and configuration.