Squarespace Tips Archive
Here’s a lot of old hints, tips and opinions that may not be relevant any more.
A lot of it was written for Squarespace 7 or earlier.
Configuring the Facebook Pixel to track conversion value in Squarespace Commerce
It's easy to install the Facebook Pixel on a Squarespace site - just paste the code Facebook provides into the sitewide header code injection point - BUT this won't track the value of completed orders in the Facebook analytics system.
Free Plugin - Tidying up grid galleries in Squarespace
If your Squarespace page is overloaded with hundreds of gallery images this free plugin is a great way to limit the number of gallery images in grid layout while having them all appear in lightbox view.
Free Plugin - Using a CSS3 animation to fix 'font flicker'
If you use custom fonts on your Squarespace website you might have noticed 'font flicker' - also known as FOUT (flash of unstyled text) - the page initially displays in the default font and then swaps to the custom font, causing a distracting flicker.
Here's a fix that uses CSS3 animations to hide the flicker.
A Scroll hint that fades out when the page is scrolled down
This is a quick solution I just programmed for a client that allows displays a down arrow "scroll hint" locked to the bottom of the browser window that slowly fades out as the page is scrolled down and quickly fades back in if the page is scrolled back to the top.
Squarespace CSS rollover effects triggered by character sequences in ALT tags
Zoom in. Zoom Out. Shake it all about - Free CSS code to add to your Squarespace website that allows you to easily add cool rollover effects to whichever images you want.
Multiple languages in the same Squarespace site
Here's a video walkthrough of a project I just completed for Dream Big that makes their site multilingual.
When viewing the Spanish version of the site any interface content that is hard coded in English is automatically replaced with Spanish translations.
Adding Google Analytics to a Squarespace 7 website
This short video tutorial will show you how to activate Google Analytics in your Squarespace account and how to immediately check whether it is tracking correctly.