Blog website examples and templates. Pick one and Cactal builds it.

36 designs for food, travel, hobby and personal bloggers. Choose one and Cactal turns it into your blog, with your posts, categories and a signup form.

  • Blog website design, seasonal cooking with a featured post: white and cream, a spaced serif logo, a roasting pan of vegetables and four recipe cards

    One featured post with a big photo, then a row of recipes labeled by kind of dish.

  • Blog website design, designer and writer with travel photos: dark charcoal, a white and green greeting and a row of sunny photos of a woman traveling and working

    A dark intro with two buttons above a row of personal photos, for a blog with a life behind it.

  • Blog website design, creative habits newsletter with a photo: cream page, a navy headline with a yellow underline, a man writing at a desk and a red subscribe button

    A one-line promise, a warm photo and an email form, with proof from readers in a single line.

  • Blog website design, slow travel guides with itineraries: deep red navigation, a Mediterranean harbor market and a white panel with a serif headline and two buttons

    Two clear paths, itineraries or stories, over one lively street photo.

  • Blog website design, furniture maker's blog in sage: pale sage band, a green headline, a man sanding a chair in a workshop and three project cards

    A friendly hello beside a workshop photo, with the three latest projects in a row below.

  • Blog website design, style and lifestyle blog, quiet luxury: warm taupe backdrop, a woman in a camel coat, a large black serif headline and a black button

    One editorial portrait and a single post title, like a magazine cover for a personal style blog.

  • Blog website design, home cooking blog with a photo collage: white page, tall photos of bread dough, a shared outdoor meal and a man with a bread basket, a blue button

    A personal hello set among candid kitchen and table photos, for a food blog built on family life.

  • Blog website design, adventure travel, dark and cinematic: a backpacker walking through an ancient stone arch at sunset and a huge cream and outlined headline

    A huge headline over one sunset photo, for a travel writer with a strong point of view.

  • Blog website design, curated reading newsletter with a mascot: cream page, an illustrated orange octopus among books, a teal serif headline and a yellow button

    A hand-drawn mascot, a clear daily promise and reader quotes under the signup.

  • Blog website design, design leader's blog with an illustration: charcoal, a pink and cream headline, an illustrated man drawing at a desk and two photos below

    A bold first-person headline beside a drawing of the author, with two photo cards below.

  • Blog website design, recipe blog with diet labels: cream page, a brown serif logo with a wheat sprig and four food photos with yellow diet tags

    Latest recipes in a photo grid, each tagged vegan or gluten-free so readers can scan at a glance.

  • Blog website design, coffee blog with an arched portrait: sage green and cream, a woman pouring coffee in an arch frame, a purple button and a post list

    A greeting beside an arched portrait, then the latest guides listed with thumbnails.

  • Blog website design, weekly essay newsletter, mostly white space: warm white page, a black serif headline, a blue subscribe button and two italic quotes

    One promise, one email field and two reader quotes. Nothing distracts from subscribing.

  • Blog website design, road trip guides with a route search: a harbor village and a man by a camper van, a white headline, a route search bar and teal tags

    A search bar and trending tags in the hero turn a travel blog into a trip planner.

  • Blog website design, cycling blog with a feature and a list: ivory page, a dark green serif headline, a man fixing a touring bike and a dated post list

    One long feature and a dated list of recent posts beside it, like a personal magazine.

  • Blog website design, recipe blog with a star-rated hero: white page, a skillet of sausage and bean stew, a green headline, a star rating and a red button

    The most-loved recipe leads with its rating and a recipe button, with more photos underneath.

  • Blog website design, design writer with essays and a signup: a moody canal and bridge photo with cream serif text, an orange subscribe button and a post list

    A quiet canal photo, a one-sentence focus, a subscribe button and the newest essays below.

  • Blog website design, couple's travel blog, bright and airy: pale blue coastal backdrop, a navy script logo, three photos of a couple traveling and a blue button

    A script logo and three vacation photos, for travel writers whose own trips are the content.

  • Blog website design, essay newsletter with a writer's sidebar: cream page, a dark serif headline, a purple subscribe button and black and white photos

    A signup up top, then recent essays with photos and a short author note in the sidebar.

  • Blog website design, baking blog led by one story: cream page, a wood-fired oven with loaves, a long serif headline and a story excerpt

    A slider of featured stories, each with a full paragraph, for bakers who write as much as they bake.

  • Blog website design, electronics maker blog in the dark: black and orange, a man soldering in a dark workshop with glowing orange waveforms and an orange button

    A moody workshop photo and a first-person line about what you build and write up.

  • Blog website design, small business letters with books: pale blue page, a navy headline, a shop owner reading papers and two book covers in a side column

    Lessons from running a shop, a newsletter button and the author's books in a side column.

  • Blog website design, travel blog with a free packing guide: a woman walking a coastal cliff path, a navy serif headline and a packing guide offer below

    A coastal hero and a free download offer right below, to turn readers into subscribers.

  • Blog website design, baking blog with a digital product: white page, a spaced serif logo, an apricot tart photo and a dark card with figs

    The latest recipe beside a card for a digital product you sell through the shop you already use.

  • Blog website design, woodworking blog with an illustrated maker: cream page, a cartoon woodworker, a dusty pink headline, a walnut table photo and project posts

    A cartoon of the author and a dated build log make a hobby blog feel personal and organized.

  • Blog website design, tech hobby blog in a terminal style: black grid background, a large white monospace headline and a yellow button

    Monospace type on a dark grid and no photos, built for readers who live in a terminal.

  • Blog website design, plant-based recipes, simple and centered: cream page, a green pea-pod logo, a dusty rose subscribe button and four bowls of vegan food

    A centered promise above four recipe photos, with the diet in the headline so readers know at once.

  • Blog website design, startup newsletter with a featured teardown: white page, a bold black headline, a cyan subscribe button and a delivery van photo card

    A sharp headline, a signup and one featured story, with the writer introducing herself below.

  • Blog website design, comfort food blog with dish categories: white page, a script logo, round photos of six dishes, pink category pills and a red button

    Round photos for each kind of dish across the top, so readers jump straight to what they crave.

  • Blog website design, data blog with a career timeline: dark charcoal with a sidebar, white text, blue links and a cartoon otter holding a map

    A short timeline of the author's path and a cartoon mascot make a technical blog approachable.

  • Blog website design, slow living newsletter in pale blue: pale blue page, a handwritten logo, navy text, a paper boat doodle and a white signup card

    Four short promises on the left and a signup card on the right. Calm, friendly and quick to read.

  • Blog website design, personal notebook with engraved icons: cream and deep green, an oval engraved portrait, sketch-style tool icons and a signup box

    Essays, a podcast, workshops and a free guide on one page, styled like an old field notebook.

  • Blog website design, designer blog with a long post list: off-white page, a pale yellow header, golden links, a round portrait and a list of posts

    A warm intro with a portrait and a long list of posts that shows years of writing.

  • Blog website design, sunday letter with a free guide: warm white page, a navy serif headline and a sage panel with a book mockup and email form

    A free guide offered as a bonus for subscribing, with the signup form right beside it.

  • Blog website design, creator newsletter in yellow and magenta: pale yellow page, magenta navigation, a burgundy headline and a pink signup form

    One headline, one line on what you get each week and one signup. Bright enough to stand out.

  • Blog website design, style advice blog with no photos: ivory, charcoal and gray, a centered serif headline and two large type panels, one dark

    Big serif headlines in two blocks do all the work, so posts look good without a photo shoot.

Every design is an illustration by Cactal. The blogs, writers and photos in them are fictional. Updated October 2026.

Describe your blog

What you write about, who it's for and how readers should follow along. Cactal builds the pages, sets up your posts and signup form and publishes the site.

How it works

  1. 1Pick a design

    Browse by topic and open any design to see it full size.

  2. 2Add your details

    Your topics, categories, about page and the posts you have so far. Cactal builds every page from your design and sets up a place to publish new posts.

  3. 3Publish

    Ask for changes in plain words until it's right, then publish free on a Cactal domain, or on your own domain with Pro.

What a blog website needs

Say what the blog is about

One clear line near the top tells a new reader whether they've found their kind of writing. A vague tagline sends them back to search.

Categories readers can browse

Group posts by topic, recipe type or destination so readers who liked one post can find the next one without searching.

Posts that are easy to read

Most readers land on a single post from search or social, usually on a phone. Clean type, short paragraphs and good photos keep them reading.

A newsletter signup in the right places

Put it at the end of posts and on the homepage, and say what subscribers get and how often. A small free guide gives people a reason to join.

An about page with a face

Readers follow people. A photo and a few honest lines about who you are and why you write turn a one-time visitor into a regular.

Titles and descriptions for search

Each post needs a clear title and a short description for search results. Cactal's SEO settings let you set them for every page.

Questions

Are these blog website templates free?

Every design here is free to start from. You can sign up, build and publish on a Cactal domain without a card and with no time limit. Putting your site on a domain you own is $25 a month on Pro.

Do I need to know how to code or design?

No. Describe your blog in plain words and Cactal builds, edits and publishes the site. When you want a change, ask for it the same way.

How much does it cost to start a blog website?

Most platforms add up hosting, a theme and plugins. With Cactal it's free to build and publish on a Cactal address, and your own domain is $25 a month on Pro, with no setup fee. Hosting is included.

Can I use my own domain?

Yes. Every site starts on a free Cactal address. Connect a domain you own on Pro for $25 a month, and each additional website on its own domain is $20 a month.

Who owns the website?

You do. Every Cactal site is real React source code, so you can take it and run it anywhere. There is no export to buy.

Are these real blogs?

No. Each design is an illustration made by Cactal, and the blog names, people, numbers and photos in it are fictional. Your site is built around your own writing.

Can I write and publish new posts myself?

Yes. Every site includes a CMS for pages and posts, so you can write, edit and publish on your own. You can also ask Cactal to add or change a post in plain words.

Can I collect email subscribers?

Yes. Cactal can add a signup form with spam filtering and email notifications, or link to or embed the newsletter service you already use. The free plan includes 50 form submissions per website per month, and Pro has no limit.

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