How do I migrate my Squarespace site from 7.0 to 7.1?
Squarespace 7.0 cannot be auto-upgraded to 7.1 — moving between them is a rebuild, not a one-click upgrade. You create a new 7.1 site and use the Squarewebsites Chrome extension to copy pages, sections, and collections across in a few clicks, which the product page describes as an excellent tool for site migration.
Why 7.0 and 7.1 are different platforms
Squarespace 7.0 is the legacy template-based system where each template has its own structure, while 7.1 uses a unified template system where all templates share one core (Squarespace platform facts). Because the architectures differ, Squarespace offers no automatic upgrade path from 7.0 to 7.1 — you rebuild the site on a new 7.1 instance.
Using the Chrome extension for the migration
The Squarewebsites Chrome extension lets you copy and clone pages, sections, and collections between sites, and it can move or recreate a site from 7.0 to 7.1 (and 7.1 to 7.1) in a few clicks (Squarewebsites). It imports and exports content along with page styling between Squarespace websites, so the new 7.1 site can pick up your existing pages without rebuilding each block by hand.
What you need before you start
- A new Squarespace 7.1 site to receive the copied content.
- The Chrome extension installed and logged in to your purchase account.
- At least contributor access (or access to the editing side) on both the source 7.0 site and the destination 7.1 site (Squarewebsites).
Because the extension relies on an undocumented Squarespace API, back up your source site before you begin, and review any template-dependent limitations that apply on 7.0 versus 7.1 (Squarewebsites).
See the full 7.0 → 7.1 Migration product page on squarewebsites.org for live pricing, demos, and setup details.
Sources: squarewebsites.org · squarewebsites.org