SITE LAUNCH CHECKLIST
Design Settings
Set site title
Squarespace Site Title: Beginner TutorialChange built-in domain (optional)
Squarespace Built In Domain: Beginner TutorialAdd mobile logo (optional)
Change Mobile Logo on Squarespace: Beginner TutorialAdd fav icon, appears in browsers and tabs and makes you look like a pro How to add a favicon (browser icon) to Squarespace including dark mode: Squarespace Tutorial 2024
Set main social sharing image Adding a Squarespace Social Sharing Image: Beginner Tutorial
Set up site header Squarespace Tutorial: Revamp & Customize Your Website Header
Set fonts
[2024] How to Change Fonts in Squarespace: Beginner TutorialSet colors
[2024] How to Change Colors in Squarespace: Beginner Tutorial
General SEO & Marketing
Set SEO title & meta description
Squarespace moved these - watch this first New Squarespace Update: Essential SEO Features & Improvements
Then watch Add your SEO Title and Meta Description to Squarespace: Beginner Tutorial
Also see Squarespace SEO Description and Alt Text with AI - new feature, fast and easy!SEO formats for pages, and collections
Squarespace SEO formatting for pages and collectionsEnable pin it button for blogs and/or pages (optional): [2024] Enable Pin It Buttons in Squarespace: Beginner Tutorial
Announcement bar (optional)
Squarespace Announcement Bar: Beginner Tutorial
+ this post to remove the close button for a permanent Announcement BarPromotional pop-up, great for offering lead magnets to grow your email list in Squarespace Campaigns (optional)
Adding a Promotional Popup to Squarespace: Beginner Tutorial
Blog (if using)
Style main blog page
Styling your Squarespace Blog: Beginner TutorialSet number of posts shown per page
Squarespace Blog Page: Set the Number of Posts to Display (Beginner Tutorial)Style blog posts
[2024] How to Style Squarespace Blog Posts: Beginner TutorialAdd a blog sidebar - optional, but encouraged
How to Add a Blog Sidebar in Squarespace 7.1
👉 see this post for a robust option and walkthroughAdd related posts - optional, but encouraged
👉 See this post for options: https://christyprice.link/related-postsUpdate blog comment settings
[2024] How to Enable Squarespace Blog CommentsHide blog category and tag pages from search on Blog
Squarespace Blog Tags SECRETLY Hurting Your SEO
Page Settings (for each page)
SEO description on each page
[2024] Squarespace Page SEO Descriptions: Beginner TutorialAny page-specific Social Sharing images
Social Sharing Images for Specific Pages in Squarespace: Beginner TutorialNo-index pages as needed to hide from search results
[2024] Hide Squarespace Pages from Google Search: Beginner Tutorial
Images
Optimize images for file size, file name, and alt text
👉 Take my FREE image optimization mini-course to improve site load time and Google ranking
Also see Squarespace SEO Description and Alt Text with AI - new feature, fast and easy!Check on a mobile device and adjust image focal points if needed
Control how Squarespace displays your images on different screen sizes using Image Focal Point
Videos
Use custom thumbnails for video embeds to speed up site (optional)
[2024] Squarespace: Add Custom Video Thumbnails to Speed Up your Site, Beginner TutorialAdd mobile fallback images for video backgrounds
Footer
Add copyright
👉 ©year-year Your Business Name; this declares that you own your website content
[2024] Add a Copyright to a Squarespace WebsiteRemove Made with Squarespace text
[2024] Removing Made with Squarespace text from your Squarespace Template: Beginner TutorialAdd a Privacy Policy
👉 Required in US. I use and recommend termageddon.com for Business plans and higher; use affiliate* code CHRISTY for 10% off
[2025] How to Add a Privacy Policy to Squarespace: Beginner TutorialNewsletter signup
👉 Consider adding a newsletter signup block in your footer to appear at the bottom of each page
[2025] Add a Newsletter Block to Squarespace to Collect Emails: Beginner Tutorial
Form Blocks
Set primary storage
👉 Where would you like the form emailed?
[2025] Set Up Squarespace Form Email Notifications: Beginner Tutorial | How to Change Form StorageCustomize post-submit message or redirect to a Thank You page
Squarespace Form Submission Thank You - How to Edit: Beginner Tutorial [2025]Test all form blocks and make sure you get the email submissions and they are saved in Contacts
Newsletter Blocks
Set primary storage
👉 Where should newsletter subscribers be saved?
[2025] Squarespace Newsletter Sign Up: Storage Options, Beginner TutorialCustomize post-submit message or redirect to a Thank You page
👉 Let people know what to expect and give them a chance to continue engaging with your site
[2025] Squarespace Newsletter Customize Thank You or Redirect to Another Page: Beginner TutorialTest all newsletter blocks and make sure emails are saved to the correct mailing list for newsletter blocks
General
Check each page on mobile for layout and spacing, especially for fluid engine sections
Check Mobile View on Squarespace before you launch: Beginner Tutorial 2025Set up social links, add these in the header settings or using the social block to any page or footer.
[2025] Add Social Media Links / Icons to your Squarespace Website: Beginner TutorialCookie banner
[2024] Squarespace Update: Cookie Banner Display and SettingsConnect your domain
How to Connect Your Domain to SquarespaceCheck that text is easy to read and skim on all pages (Break up any long paragraphs into shorter blocks. Add headings, bullet points as needed.)
Make your website easy to read and skim. Beginner Squarespace Tutorial [2025]Does each page content include a Call to Action? Give your visitors somewhere to go or something to do rather than leaving them stranded on a page.
Check each page for a CTA on Squarespace: Beginner Tutorial [2025]Remove or disable any unused pages
Disable (Hide) Pages on Squarespace: Beginner Tutorial [2025]Redirect any old URLs
👉 Here’s a link to my URL mapping spreadsheet: christyprice.link/urls
301 Redirects and URL Mapping in Squarespace: Beginner Tutorial [2025]Create a custom 404 page in Pages under Not Linked and include links to common pages. Remember to SET it after you create it.
How to Create a Custom 404 Error Page in Squarespace: Beginner TutorialUpgrade to a paid account (Code CHRISTY20 saves 20% off your first Squarespace hosting payment.)
Which Squarespace Plan Should You Choose? (Updated Breakdown)Make site public
How to Make your Squarespace Website Public / Remove Sitewide Password / Beginner TutorialTest all links (Do they go where you want them to go? Are any broken?
👉 I use brokenlinkcheck.com and deadlinkchecker.com.)
How to Find Broken Links on Your Squarespace Website (Fast & Free!)“Backup” your website
How to Backup Your Squarespace Website: Easy Steps for Designers & ClientsConnect Google Search Console
Connect your Squarespace Website to Google Search Console and Why I Do it DifferentlyAfter sitemap is ready, submit to Google Search Console
Submit your Squarespace Sitemap to Google Search Console and Get Google to Crawl your WebsiteSave any custom code (Save to a hidden page or external document any Custom CSS, Page Header Injection, Site Header, or Footer Injection.)
Easy Steps to Backup Your Custom Code on SquarespaceReview website access
How to Review & Manage Website Access Permissions in Squarespace (Beginner Tutorial)