Question 1

Are Squarespace plugins safe to use?

Accepted Answer

Squarespace plugins are code snippets you add and control directly, so they don't modify Squarespace's core platform — you can remove them at any time. As a best practice, back up your site before adding any custom code so you can revert if something doesn't work as expected. Free basic-setup support is included if you need help getting a standard configuration working.

Question 2

Can clients use Universal Filter without being logged in?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Universal Filter runs client-side in the browser, so public visitors interact with the filters and search without logging in. It also works on Squarespace trial and Basic accounts, meaning you can build and preview filtered pages before going live.

Question 3

Can I clone an entire Squarespace site with the Chrome extension?

Accepted Answer

The Squarewebsites Chrome extension is not a single one-click full-site clone button, but it lets you copy pages, sections, and collections from one Squarespace site to another in a few clicks each. By copying the individual pages and collections you can effectively recreate a site, including moving it from 7.0 to 7.1.

Question 4

Can I copy pages from a Squarespace 7.0 site to a 7.1 site?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Squarewebsites Chrome extension copies pages, sections, and collections between Squarespace sites, including from a 7.0 site to a 7.1 site, in a few clicks. The product page describes it as an excellent tool for site migration, and it imports and exports content along with page styling between websites.

Question 5

Can I customize the excerpt length for Squarespace blog post summaries?

Accepted Answer

Lazy Summaries controls how many summary items a block displays (up to 250), not the length of each item's excerpt text. Excerpt length is a native Squarespace Summary block setting configured per block. Lazy Summaries adds Load More, caching, and image hover, but does not change the excerpt character count.

Question 6

Can I create sortable or filterable tables in Squarespace?

Accepted Answer

The Custom Table Block itself does not document built-in column sorting or filtering. To make a Squarespace table searchable, you pair the Custom Table Block with the Universal Filter plugin, which adds live search and filtering to Table Blocks alongside blogs, products, and galleries. Native sort-by-column behavior is not confirmed in the product documentation, so confirm on the product page before relying on it.

Question 7

Can I add a filterable store locator to Squarespace?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Pair the Advanced Map Block with the Universal Filter plugin to build a filterable store locator in Squarespace. The Advanced Map Block plots multiple locations from a collection, and Universal Filter adds search and category filtering to those pins. Real examples include Wanderlust Realty, ACFA, and Downtown Merced Partnership.

Question 8

Are Squarewebsites plugins a one-time purchase or subscription?

Accepted Answer

Squarewebsites plugins (Universal Filter, Lazy Summaries, Custom Table Block, Advanced Map Block) are one-time purchases with no subscription and no expiry. The Chrome extension is the exception: it's a 12-month subscription with Lite ($94/year) and Pro ($178/year) tiers, licensed per-account rather than per-site.

Question 9

Can I use Squarewebsites plugins with Squarespace member areas?

Accepted Answer

Squarewebsites plugins run as code snippets placed through Code Injection or Code Blocks, so they can load on pages that include Squarespace member-area content where injection is available. Compatibility with gated member-area pages specifically is not formally documented, so confirm the behavior on a test page before relying on it for live gated content.

Question 10

Does Squarespace have good SEO out of the box?

Accepted Answer

Squarespace has solid on-page SEO out of the box: automatic SSL, a generated XML sitemap, mobile-responsive templates, clean URLs, and editable title tags and meta descriptions. Where it falls short is granular control — you cannot edit robots.txt, control canonical tags per page, or output custom structured data without Code Injection. For most service and portfolio sites the defaults are fine; complex technical SEO needs a custom stack.

Question 11

Can Squarespace handle large e-commerce stores?

Accepted Answer

Squarespace handles small-to-mid-size e-commerce stores well with built-in inventory, payments, and shipping, but very large catalogs or highly custom commerce flows can outgrow it. Choose Squarespace for straightforward product catalogs and Shopify or a custom stack when catalog size, integrations, or bespoke checkout flows exceed what Squarespace ships natively.

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