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How to add, manage, and remove contributors in Squarespace, including the different permission levels available.

Squarespace lets you add other people as contributors to your website. Each contributor has their own login and can be given different levels of access. This guide explains how to add contributors — including giving Chykalophia access.

Quick summary

Go to Settings > Permissions & Ownership to add a contributor. Enter their name and email address and switch on the permissions they need. They'll receive an invitation by email. To give Chykalophia access, invite support@chykalophia.com with the Administrator permission (unless your project lead specifies otherwise).

Why use contributors?

Contributors let multiple people work on your site without sharing your own password. Each contributor logs in with their own Squarespace account. If you need to remove someone's access later, you simply remove them — no password changes needed.

Contributor roles

Squarespace has several contributor roles (it calls them permissions) with different levels of access. You can give one person more than one:

Role	What they can do
Administrator	Almost everything the owner can do, including billing. They can't transfer ownership of the site or see the owner's email address
Billing	Change or cancel subscriptions, update billing details, and view invoices. They can't add or edit content
Website editor	Add blocks, products, and other content to existing pages. They can't add new pages or change the site's design
Store manager	Add and reorder products, manage orders, and invoice clients. They can also add some content, like blog posts and events
Email Campaign editor	Create, send, and track email campaigns (but not change the Email Campaigns subscription)
Analytics	View the site's analytics panels
Comment moderator	Review blog comments, post comments without moderation, and get emails about new comments
Viewer	See the site while it's private or password-protected, without entering the site password

For most cases, you'll use Administrator for Chykalophia and Website editor for staff who need to update content.

Squarespace doesn't support per-page permissions, so you can't limit someone to editing only certain pages.

Adding a contributor

Only the site owner or an Administrator can invite contributors.

Go to Settings in your dashboard.

Click Permissions & Ownership.

Click Invite Contributor.

Enter the name and email address of the person you're inviting.

Switch on the permissions this contributor needs (see the table above).

Click Invite. The person will receive an email invitation. They'll need to log in to their Squarespace account, or create a free one, to accept.

Giving Chykalophia access

When your project lead asks you to invite us to your Squarespace site:

Follow the steps above to invite a contributor.

Enter the email address: support@chykalophia.com — unless your project lead has given you a different address.

Switch on the Administrator permission.

Click Invite.

Let your project lead know that the invitation has been sent.

Why Administrator?

We need Administrator access to do most technical work on your site — updating settings, editing pages, adjusting design, and connecting integrations. We treat this access with care and only do what we've discussed with you.

Removing a contributor

Go to Settings > Permissions & Ownership.

Click the name of the contributor you want to remove.

Click the ... menu and choose Remove Contributor.

Click Remove to confirm. They lose all access to the site. Squarespace doesn't notify them, and this can't be undone (though you can invite them again later).

Transferring ownership

Each site has one owner, usually the person who created it. Only the current owner can transfer ownership, and only to someone who is already a contributor on the site. The transfer also moves ownership of subscriptions attached to the site, such as Squarespace domains. This is a more involved process — talk to Chykalophia if you need to transfer ownership.

Common questions

Can a contributor access my billing information?

Only if they're an Administrator or have the Billing permission. Both can view and change billing information, view invoices, change the plan, and cancel subscriptions. Other contributors can't.

I invited someone but they say they didn't receive the email. What should I do?

Ask them to check their spam folder. The invitation comes from no-reply@squarespace.com. If they still don't see it, go to Settings > Permissions & Ownership, click their name under Invites Sent, copy the invitation link, and send it to them yourself.

How many contributors can I add?

It depends on your plan. The Basic plan allows one contributor (two people in total, including the owner). Core, Plus, and Advanced allow unlimited contributors. Trial sites can have up to five.

Need a hand?

If you're stuck, email support@chykalophia.com and we'll help. Include your website address and a screenshot if you can.

Contributors & permissions