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Google has stated that come May 2021, this will be a direct ranking factor.
So this is one more arrow in the quiver of those asserting that SS is bad for SEO.
In this case, Google has told us that using the old JPG or PNG types is decidedly bad for SEO.

I've contacted IndexNow twice about how to set this up on Squarespace. No reply so far.

Google has stated that come May 2021, this will be a direct ranking factor.
So this is one more arrow in the quiver of those asserting that SS is bad for SEO.
In this case, Google has told us that using the old JPG or PNG types is decidedly bad for SEO.

Google has stated that come May 2021, this will be a direct ranking factor.
So this is one more arrow in the quiver of those asserting that SS is bad for SEO.
In this case, Google has told us that using the old JPG or PNG types is decidedly bad for SEO.

Google has stated that come May 2021, this will be a direct ranking factor.
So this is one more arrow in the quiver of those asserting that SS is bad for SEO.
In this case, Google has told us that using the old JPG or PNG types is decidedly bad for SEO.

Site URL: https://cello-herring-fdt8.squarespace.com/
Password, if it asks: STOP
 
Working on a blog for a client in two languages. We want to separate the blog so that the English is on it's own blog and the Chinese is on a separate one but both are on the same website. Right now, both the English and Chinese are on one blog together. Is there anyway to transfer the posts to a new blog on the same site without just copying and pasting? There are a lot of tags and coding, etc. attached to each post, so we're trying to do this as efficiently as possible.

WebP would really help the SEO on Squarespace; some of my blogs have a lot of images and need speeding up!

Over 3 years now and STILL no .webP support from squarespace. All browsers now support the format. Our competitors are killing us on page-loading performance and ranking higher in search results. So, thanks SQSP for perpetuating the FACT that your platform is bad for SEO. 

It's infuriating that you utilised .webP on your own home page but deny it for your own customers!
https://media-www.sqspcdn.com/images/pages/homepage/jun-2022/hero/nina/background/background-3-375.webp
Shameful and demonstrates the contempt you have for us.

It does seem that this thread has been going on for a bit too long now without an update for this...   especially as the platform themselves use WebP as the format for their primary image on their website.  This does seem like it's time for some sort of support, so that we can all benefit from the advances that they themselves seem to see the value in.

I want to second this. We have seen a real drop in our search rankings and Google consistently knocks us for not using next gen formatting. If you need to post lots of pictures on your site like us (travel site) you can reduce size and optimize jpegs only so far and they are still a lot of data. 

We need WebP soon! It is crucial to keep the site loads quick with better image compression.

I develop on Webflow which supports webp. But, I have a large commerce site in sqsp 7.0. I sell photography. Webp is a pretty big deal if I can cut out 2/3 of the site's meat.  
I'm looking at a few files I did for comparison. The jpeg fed into jpegmini is 1.3MB. The webp at 65 compression is 500KB. I do a compare and there's not a noticeable difference in quality.
RE: Fluid Engine and 7.1 in general, It's clear that Squarespace's mission is: "Design anything without knowing how to design". Feels like it makes designers' lives harder but I need to probe further into FE. 

I've become quite concerned reading through this thread. The fact that sqsp has spent so much effort developing Fluid Engine (which seems to scramble the DOM) and has neglected WebP format makes me worry about their priorities.

Been following this thread for over 2 years now. STILL NO WEBP! - It's absolutely shocking to me. Wix's presence at BrightonSEO and their focus on SEO improvements is making it harder and harder to recommend Squarespace to clients. No .webP support is seriously hurting right now.  I'm not sure I can justify recommending SS anymore. Sad and annoying.

Whether or not Squarespace begins supporting AVIF or WebP image formats will be a huge factor in whether I choose to renew my site on this platform later this year. Complete SEO failures like this are making competitors like WordPress look better every day...come on, Squarespace. 

Still an issue - not supporting webp puts Squarespace in an elite group - just them, and internet explorer.

24/03/2022 and still no progress? 

The very fact that we have to 'feature request' WebP is ridiculous. Pull your finger out SS as you are slipping behind.

It is when its the primary search engine and they prioritize sites that load quickly..

Add WEBP support or I'm moving all 15 of my websites under various accounts off of squarespace and onto Shopify or EditorX. This is ridiculous. 

Hi, tried to load pictures in WebP format which is not accepted by SQ, same with JP2 format. Need to improve the speed of the page by improving the format and size of the used pictures.

Google has stated that come May 2021, this will be a direct ranking factor.
So this is one more arrow in the quiver of those asserting that SS is bad for SEO.
In this case, Google has told us that using the old JPG or PNG types is decidedly bad for SEO.

Sorry, I checked just now noticed your reply. It's fixed now.
If I remember correctly, I think the problem was caused by an unclosed <b> somewhere on the page.

Google has stated that come May 2021, this will be a direct ranking factor.
So this is one more arrow in the quiver of those asserting that SS is bad for SEO.
In this case, Google has told us that using the old JPG or PNG types is decidedly bad for SEO.

Yeah wtf. I'm trying to build a new site and scratching my head how my new M1 could possibly be this slow.... guess i'l go to webflow. damn, that sucks... how has this not been addressed in over a year