Squarespace: the complete client guide
Everything you need to manage your Squarespace website, from logging in to publishing changes, in plain English.
Your website is built on Squarespace: a builder that keeps the design, your content, the hosting and often your domain in one account.
This section covers the day-to-day jobs of a site owner: logging in, editing pages, text and images, adding blog posts, checking how the site looks on a phone, publishing your changes, and handling orders, forms, billing and permissions.
If you only read three things
- A tour of the Squarespace dashboard: find your way around before clicking.
- How to edit a page: the core day-to-day skill.
- Publishing your changes: so updates actually go live.
Not sure this is your platform?
Squarespace sites are edited by logging in at squarespace.com, and you edit pages
by clicking directly on them. If that does not match your site, check
Which platform is your website built on? first, following the
wrong platform's instructions is the most common reason a step "doesn't work".
Start here: getting oriented
What is Squarespace?
A plain-English explanation of what Squarespace is and how it works.
How to log in to Squarespace
Find your login page and get into your account.
A tour of the Squarespace dashboard
What all those menu items mean.
Squarespace settings to leave alone
The short list that can break the whole site, and what to do instead.
Squarespace vs WordPress
Understand the key differences between the two platforms.
Squarespace terms, explained simply
A plain-English glossary of Squarespace words.
Editing your pages
Pages & navigation explained
How pages and menus are organized in Squarespace.
How to edit a page
Open the editor and make changes to any page.
Sections & blocks explained
Understand the building blocks of every Squarespace page.
How to edit text
Click, type, and format text on any page.
How to edit & replace images
Swap out photos and adjust how they display.
Adding buttons & links
Add clickable buttons and text links to any page.
Checking the mobile view
Preview how your site looks on a phone before you publish.
Design and branding
Changing fonts, colors & site styles
Update your site-wide design in one place.
Changing your logo & site title
Update your brand identity in Squarespace.
Editing your navigation menu
Add, remove, and reorder pages in your menus.
Blog, email and being found
Using the Squarespace blog
Set up and manage your blog.
Writing & publishing a blog post
Create, format, and publish a post step by step.
SEO settings in Squarespace
Set page titles, descriptions, and other SEO options.
Squarespace email campaigns (overview)
Send marketing emails from within Squarespace.
Selling and collecting enquiries
Squarespace Commerce (overview)
How selling works on Squarespace.
Adding products
List a new product in your store.
Managing orders
View, fulfill, and manage customer orders.
Working with forms
Add contact and inquiry forms to your site.
Publishing and undoing changes
Publishing your changes
Understand when changes go live.
Undoing changes & recovering pages
Undo changes, restore deleted pages, and duplicate a page before you edit.
Your account, domain and team
Plans & billing explained
Understand your Squarespace subscription.
Contributors & permissions
Add team members or grant Chykalophia access.
Connecting a domain
Point your domain name to your Squarespace site.
When something goes wrong
Working with us
If you would like us to make changes for you, invite our team as a contributor rather than sharing your password, and remove that access whenever you like.
- Give us Squarespace contributor access: the exact steps for Squarespace.
- Giving us access, explained: every other account we might need.
- Contributors & permissions: for your own team members.
Thinking about changing platform?
Squarespace is a good fit for many businesses, but if you are outgrowing it, read these before making a decision. Moving is straightforward when it is planned.
- Migrations: moving your website, email, or platform: how we run a move.
- Pre-migration checklist: what to sort out first.
- Migrating from Squarespace to WordPress: what the move involves.
- Squarespace vs WordPress: an honest comparison first.
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