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Attach content to a topic

Last updated: October 2, 2025

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Use the Optimize section in the content editor to associate your pages or blog posts with SEO topics and pillar pages. Adding content to a topic organizes your site and clarifies relationships between pages or posts, and supporting content. Learn more about topics and subtopics in content strategy.
 

Please note: creating topic clusters in HubSpot does not affect your website's SEO directly.

  1. Navigate to your content:

    • Website Pages: In your HubSpot account, navigate to Content > Website Pages.
    • Landing Pages: In your HubSpot account, navigate to Content > Landing Pages.
    • Blog: In your HubSpot account, navigate to Content > Blog.
  2. Click the name of the content.
  3. In the content editor, click the gauge Optimize icon in the left sidebar. 
  4. To attach the content to a topic: 
    • To add an existing topic, click the Topic dropdown menu and select a topic for your page.
    • To create a new topic, click the Topic dropdown menu and select Add core topic. In the dialog box, enter the topic, then click Save
  5. To attach the content to a subtopic keyword:
    • Select the Is this supporting content? checkbox.
    • To add an existing keyword, click the Subtopic keyword dropdown menu and select a subtopic keyword
    • To create a new keyword, click the Subtopic keyword dropdown menu and click Add subtopic keyword. In the dialog box, enter the subtopic keyword, then click Save

In the content editor, the Optimize section is selected and visible. Two dropdowns are displayed: core topic and subtopic keyword. Below the two dropdowns is an Attach to topic button.

  1. When finished, click Attach to topic.
  2. To take your changes live, click Publish or Update in the top right.
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