Chrome Extension — Copy & Clone

Is the Squarewebsites Chrome extension safe? Uses undocumented API?

Direct answer

The Squarewebsites Chrome extension uses an undocumented Squarespace API, so you use it at your own risk. It is generally safe when you back up your site before copying, but because it relies on a private API that Squarespace could change, you should treat each copy as use-at-your-own-risk and always export a backup first.

The undocumented API caveat

Squarewebsites states plainly that the extension uses an undocumented Squarespace API, so you use it at your own risk (Squarewebsites). Because Squarespace does not officially expose a content-copy API, the extension works against private endpoints that could change without notice.

How to use it safely

The extension works on all Squarespace templates across 7.0 and 7.1, though some features are template-dependent (Squarewebsites).

Platform scope

The extension is Squarespace-only — it cannot copy to or from WordPress or other platforms (Squarewebsites). If a license expires, previously copied content and styling remain in place on your sites; only new copy, import, and export actions stop until renewal (Squarewebsites).

Sources: squarewebsites.org · squarewebsites.org