Squarespace handoff
This page is for the person who will update the live Squarespace site after the builder leaves.
Handoff means you can sign in, change a page, and save without the builder sitting there.
Same stuck moment that turns into a support ticket. Short steps and a video so you do not have to ping the builder.
Steps
- Sign in at squarespace.com with the email that owns the site.
- Open the site. Pages live in the Pages list, usually on the left.
- Click the page, then click Edit.
- Click the text and type the new words.
- Click the picture, then choose Replace, and upload the new file.
- Click Done, then Save. On a site that is already public, Save updates the live page. If the page is still a draft, use Publish.
Button names move a little between editor versions. If a label is not on your screen, stay in the same places: the page list, the text, the picture, and the button that saves or publishes.
Write this down
- The email that owns the Squarespace login.
- The live site address.
- Who to ask if that email is unknown.
- Do not write the password on this page.
Official help
Beginner docs from the product itself. Open these if a button name moved.
- Squarespace Help Center
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us
The same steps, for someone who wants a file.
Video
Three beginner videos: Squarespace for beginners, publish the live site, then edit text on a page.
Squarespace Tutorial 2024 for Beginners
InsideTheSquare with Becca Harpain · Watch on YouTube
Shows Website, Edit, Save, and the places you change text and images.
How to Publish Your Squarespace Website
Sam Crawford | Web Design Expert · Watch on YouTube
Short publish steps once the page edits are saved.
How to Edit Text in Squarespace - Tutorial for Beginners
Emily Ames · Watch on YouTube
Focused walkthrough of changing page text, the task that often becomes a ticket.
Other handoffs
Website builders
- Google Sites
- Wix
- Squarespace
- WordPress
Short video
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