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.
Switching my Squarespace site to SSL gave a near instant SEO boost.. ..but that's not the main reason I did it.
If you haven't done it already, now could be the time to enable SSL on your Squarespace website.
Is Google Search Console saying your Squarespace website isn't being indexed properly?
Search Console's Sitemap section can be misleading. Find out how to check the number of pages that Google REALLY has in its index for your Squarespace website.
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.
The Squarespace Code Connector - An essential addition to my workflow
The Squarespace Code Connector is an incredibly useful utility that makes me faster and more accurate at developing custom CSS and injection scripts for Squarespace websites.
Check out my video to see the Squarespace Code Connector in action and hear me talk about its advantages.
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.
Tidying up Squarespace search results
Add the code in this article to Design > Custom CSS and your Squarespace search results will be a lot more useful to your site visitors.
A Google Analytics filter that improves on the "Search Term Not Provided" message
When Google started moving all of its tools over to https access they also took the step of not reporting referring search terms for users who searched on an https connection.
The upshot was that the specific search terms that bring in visitors via Google search are all reported as (not provided).
Adding a filter to Google Analytics replaces any "(not provided)" data with "np - [landing page title]" - this at least lets you know which pages on your site are receiving search traffic.
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.
Squarespace Cover Page Autoplay Video Backgrounds
Get this FREE addon that allows you to install looping video backgrounds on Squarespace Cover Pages. This solution uses a locally hosted video rather than a video from YouTube, Vimeo or other streaming video services.
Using Google Analytics to Measure Visitor Engagement in Squarespace websites
I wanted to understand how people are engaging with my Squarespace website so I performed a test to measure visitor engagement and to work out whether single page “bouncing” visitors are engaging with the site at any level.
The test results revealed that the vast majority of visitors interact and engage with the site, with only 12% not interacting at all.
How to prepare for a Squarespace Traffic Building campaign
Whether you have a new or a long established Squarespace website there’s a little groundwork you should undertake before embarking on a traffic building campaign.
How to fix Squarespace Index page tracking problems
Squarespace Index pages don't trigger Google Analytics tracking for subpages loaded via Ajax. This means you can't tell whether users are interacting with Index pages or just abandoning them.
This article explains the problem and then demonstrates a custom script that enables this valuable analytics data to be tracked.
Google Webmaster Tools Data not updating for your Squarespace site? Don’t worry.. ..it will get better
Are you worried because Google Webmaster Tools daily impression and click data hasn’t refreshed since the 7th or 8th of February 2015?
Well don't fret.. ..the problem applies to everyone and Google is working on a fix.
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.
Dynamic translation of Squarespace form error messages
A useful script that dynamically translates Squarespace form errors into the language of your choice.