7.0 → 7.1 Migration

How do I transfer a Squarespace site template to a new site?

Direct answer

To transfer a Squarespace site template to a new site, use the Squarewebsites Chrome extension to copy pages, sections, and collections and to import and export content and page styling between the websites. It also offers Tweaks Presets import/export so you can save and move site-style tweaks, reproducing the template's look on the new site.

What the extension transfers

The Chrome extension copies and clones Squarespace pages, sections, and collections between sites and can move or recreate a site from 7.0 to 7.1 (and 7.1 to 7.1) (Squarewebsites). For template fidelity specifically, it imports and exports content and page styling, and it provides Tweaks Presets so you can save site-style tweaks and import them onto the new site.

How the template concept differs between versions

On 7.0, templates are distinct structures, while on 7.1 all templates share one unified core (Squarespace platform facts). This means transferring a 7.0 template to a new site is really about reproducing its pages and styling on a 7.1 base, since you cannot install a 7.0 template file onto 7.1 directly.

Steps to reproduce a template on a new site

whether Tweaks Presets capture every style-panel setting or only the subset documented on the product page.

Sources: squarewebsites.org · squarewebsites.org