Squarespace FAQ > Advanced Customization (16 entries)
Advanced customization techniques.
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Squarespace, at the Advanced level, gives you access to the template files that are used to generate your site. In some cases these templates contain text that is displayed to your ...
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You should not attempt to edit your templates unless you are experienced in writing code. Your Squarespace site is generated by applying a series of templates to your content. These templates ...
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Begin by creating a layout for yourself (you can not edit the code of our built in layouts). You'll want to do this from the Appearance tab in your website manager. ...
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See the above question regarding how to begin customizations on your layout. To edit a set of template files, you must first create your own layout. After that, the 'Edit Templates' ...
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You'll probably want to start in the Page Templates directory of your layout. The files in there represent the templates that form the larger pages of your site. The pages in ...
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Enter the template editing area from 'Appearance'. Then, find and access the template folder which contains the template file you wish to edit. Once you have found a ...
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Because X is probably not commonly customized, and by adding too many uncommon customizations to the system interface, Squarespace becomes convoluted and impossible to use. You will always be able to ...
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The answer to this is unfortunately quite complex, due to the various ways that our layouts could potentially be created. First, you'll want to look into the Fixed CSS area of ...
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Your favicon.ico file's location is specified by the setting within [Structure & Style > General Configuration > Advanced]. Depending on which setting is selected here, your favicon will be loaded from ...
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Yes. However, you will need to embed certain HTML codes within your site's pages so that a media player will load on your visitors computer.This code will vary depending on what ...
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You can, but the setup of this sort of site within Squarespace is not currently optimized. You'd have to set up a payment solution on your own (for example, using PayPal), ...
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You can, using the Code Injection Points. From Website Management > Structure > General Configuration > Basics, scroll down to the Code Injection Points (Advanced) section. Choose Site Banner ...
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To align images in a precise grid layout, you might want to start from the following HTML snippet: <table> <tr> <td>Row 1, Cell 1</td> <td>Row 1, Cell 2</td> </tr> ...
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Only partially at this time. With a Squarespace Advanced Account, you have access to your template sets, and can modify the text to be in any language you like. Additionally, you ...
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Each visual style has a style variable named "MainColumnWidth", which is used by Squarespace to size pictures on your web site for display in the main column of your site. This ...
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Squarespace will interpret special tags within your journal entry body and insert them as iTunes tags in your RSS feed. An example of the tags that Squarespace understands: ...