Platform
Squarespace
44 guides across 7 sections
Squarespace31
- A tour of the Squarespace dashboardA plain-English walkthrough of the Squarespace dashboard: what each menu item does and where to find the key tools you'll use most.
- Adding buttons & linksHow to add clickable buttons and text links to any Squarespace page, including linking to other pages, external websites, and email addresses.
- Adding productsStep-by-step instructions for adding a new product to your Squarespace store, including pricing, images, inventory, and variants.
- Changing fonts, colors & site stylesHow to update your site-wide fonts, colors, spacing, and design settings using Squarespace's Site Styles panel.
- Changing your logo & site titleHow to update your logo image, site title, and browser icon in Squarespace so your branding appears consistently across every page.
- Checking the mobile viewHow to preview and check how your Squarespace website looks on phones and tablets, and what to do if something looks wrong.
- Connecting a domainHow to connect your existing domain name to your Squarespace site, or register a new domain through Squarespace.
- Contributors & permissionsHow to add, manage, and remove contributors in Squarespace, including the different permission levels available.
- Editing your navigation menuHow to add, remove, rename, and reorder items in your Squarespace navigation menus, including creating dropdown menus.
- How to edit & replace imagesStep-by-step instructions for swapping out images, adjusting focal points, and adding alt text in Squarespace.
- How to edit a pageStep-by-step instructions for opening the Squarespace editor, making changes to a page, and saving or publishing your work.
- How to edit textStep-by-step instructions for clicking into text blocks, typing, formatting, and saving text changes on any Squarespace page.
- How to log in to SquarespaceStep-by-step instructions for logging in to your Squarespace account on a computer or phone, and what to do if you can't get in.
- Managing ordersHow to view, manage, fulfill, and keep track of customer orders in Squarespace Commerce.
- Pages & navigation explainedUnderstand how Squarespace organizes pages, dropdowns, and navigation menus, and how they work together to structure your website.
- Plans & billing explainedA plain-English guide to Squarespace subscription plans, what each includes, how billing works, and where to manage your account.
- Publishing your changesHow saving and publishing work in Squarespace, when changes go live, and what to do if your changes aren't showing up.
- Sections & blocks explainedUnderstand how Squarespace pages are built from sections and blocks, and learn how to add, move, and delete them.
- SEO settings in SquarespaceHow to set page titles, meta descriptions, and other SEO options in Squarespace to help your site appear in Google search results.
- Squarespace Commerce (overview)An overview of how selling works on Squarespace, including which plans can sell, what you can sell, and how orders flow.
- Squarespace email campaigns (overview)An overview of the Squarespace Email Campaigns feature: what it does, how it compares to other tools, and how to get started sending newsletters.
- Squarespace settings to leave aloneThe handful of Squarespace settings that can break your whole site, take it offline, or cut off your email, and what to do instead when one needs changing.
- Squarespace terms, explained simplyA plain-English A-Z glossary of Squarespace terms, features, and concepts, so you always know what we're talking about.
- Squarespace vs WordPressA plain-English comparison of Squarespace and WordPress to help you understand what your site is built on and why.
- Squarespace: the complete client guideEverything you need to manage your Squarespace website, from logging in to publishing changes, in plain English.
- Troubleshooting Squarespace problemsCommon Squarespace problems and how to fix them, from changes not showing up to login issues, broken layouts, and forms not working.
- Undoing changes & recovering pagesWhat Squarespace can and can't recover when something goes wrong, from undoing edits and restoring deleted pages to copying a page before a big change.
- Using the Squarespace blogHow the Squarespace blog works, how to set it up, and how to manage posts, categories, and author profiles.
- What is Squarespace?A plain-English explanation of what Squarespace is, who it's for, and how it works as an all-in-one website platform.
- Working with formsHow to add contact forms and other forms to your Squarespace site, configure them, and find your form submissions.
- Writing & publishing a blog postStep-by-step instructions for creating, writing, formatting, and publishing a blog post in Squarespace.
Troubleshooting5
- I can't log in to my siteStep-by-step help for website login problems on WordPress, Squarespace, Shopify, Webflow, Wix and custom-coded sites, including wrong passwords, two-factor codes, locked accounts, and login page not found.
- I'm not getting form notification emailsWhat to do when your website forms are submitting correctly but the email notifications aren't arriving in your inbox.
- My changes aren't showing upWhat to do when you've saved edits in WordPress or your site platform but the live site hasn't updated.
- My forms aren't workingWhat to do when contact forms, inquiry forms, or order forms on your website are failing or showing errors.
- My site looks brokenWhat to do when your website layout is wrong, styles are missing, or something looks completely off.
Website care4
- How backups workWhat we back up, how often, where backups are stored, what a good backup strategy looks like, and why backups are your most important safety net.
- Restoring your site from a backupWhat restoring your website from a backup involves: how we do it for WordPress sites on our care plan, what Squarespace, Shopify, Webflow, Wix and custom-coded sites can restore, and what to expect.
- Software updates explainedWhy we update your website's software regularly, what we update, and how we make sure updates don't break anything.
- Verifying your backups are workingA 30-second monthly check to confirm your backups are actually running, where to look on each platform, and what to do when the answer is no.