Squarespace Tips
Tips, tools and opinions for Squarespace site owners.
How to easily find out which Squarespace template a site is using in 2024
Use Template Finder to research Template IDs for Squarespace 7.0 - 7.1 - Then click the links to set up a Squarespace free trial site
IMPORTANT - You MUST reconnect Squarespace forms to Google Drive before October 23rd 2024
If you don't reauthorize any Google Sheets connected to forms on your Squarespace site by October 23, 2024, Google Drive will stop receiving form submissions from those forms.
Squarespace URL Mappings: Setting up 301 or 302 redirects on a Squarespace domain
Learn how to set up 301 and 302 URL redirects on your Squarespace website to avoid broken links and improve user experience.
Festive Period Website Tips - 11 strategies to optimize your website for the holiday season
You should plan many months in advance to get your website ready for the festive season.
Here are some strategies to make sure both you and your customers have a joyful holiday experience.
How capable is Squarespace of handling high traffic websites or extreme traffic spikes?
Discover whether Squarespace can deliver high traffic websites and traffic spikes. Get insights on infrastructure and security features.
How secure is Squarespace?
An overview of the security of the Squarespace platform and the steps site owners should take to maximize security.
Minimizing Downtime: Manual Domain Migration Strategies for Squarespace Sites
Learn how to manually migrate a Squarespace website with minimal disruption.
Sometimes you have to build a whole new Squarespace site and switch the domain over from your current site.
The Squarespace 7.0 to 7.1 migration tool only works for certain sites.
Is Squarespace Down? How to check for and troubleshoot Squarespace outages
Check for current Squarespace outages and status updates. Troubleshoot any problems with Squarespace loading or appearing on your site.
Should you change your built in Squarespace domain name?
Changing your built-in Squarespace domain name is easy, and it has benefits for improved site management. But it has no SEO impact - find out why.
Squarespace Avenue Template Review: Still a Good Choice in 2024?
Squarespace's Avenue is a classic template with a timeless look and adaptive grid-based layout. But how do the features of the Avenue template, which was launched in 2012, stack up against templates based on Squarespace 7.1?
How to embed an Iframe on Squarespace
How to embed Iframes on Squarespace using a Code block. Why your Squarespace Iframe might not work. Alternatives to Iframes on Squarespace.
Improve SEO on Squarespace: Leverage Internal Linking, Topic Clusters, and Pillar Pages
Strategic use of internal links on your Squarespace site can significantly enhance your search engine rankings. This is particularly true when it comes to the structured approach of Topic Clusters and Pillar Pages, which are pivotal in signaling site quality and authority to search engines.
How to extend an expired Squarespace trial by up to 6 months
Use the automatic Squarespace trial extension tool to extend an expired Squarespace free trial by up to 6 months.
Force PDFs to load in a new window in Squarespace
How to open PDFs in a new window rather than hiding your site by taking over the current browser window.
Can You Share Your Squarespace Trial Site?
Want to share your Squarespace trial site with others? Add collaborators to assist with the build and share the URL to preview your squarespace website before publishing.
Boost productivity and SEO with Photoshop droplets
Optimising images is more than just a step towards a visually appealing Squarespace site; it's an important factor in improving your position in search engine results pages (SERPs).
Batch optimising with Photoshop Droplets can speed up your workflow and also boost your SEO.
Squarespace ID Finder Chrome Extension simplifies custom styling and coding
The Squarespace ID Finder Chrome extension is a must-have tool for Squarespace designers. This Chrome browser extension simplifies the process of applying custom CSS or JavaScript by easily identifying the unique IDs of site elements.
What version of Squarespace do I have?
Identifying your Squarespace site's version—whether 7.0 or 7.1— is quick and straightforward, taking less than a minute.
How to embed a Twitter feed on your Squarespace website easily
How to quickly add a Twitter feed to your Squarespace website. A step-by-step guide to embedding a Twitter widget and enhancing your site’s social media presence.
The archive
A lot of the articles below refer to older versions of Squarespace. As such they may not work or Squarespace may now have the feature that they were fixing.
Any articles that are still relevant are scheduled for an update, at which point they will move up the page.
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.