helari Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 I am looking for the ability on my website to allow end users to post their own content - text/images and the ability to embed links to audio and video if they have it -- ideally with the ability for me to approve the content before it gets published. I spoke with Squarespace Support and they said it would have to be a Can anyone help with this? Link to comment
helari Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 Almost like this page allows me to post, format, and add images.....how can I get my website to do this? Link to comment
creedon Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 27 minutes ago, helari said: would have to be a Would have to be a? What? Find my contributions useful? Please like, upvote, mark my answer as the best ( solution ), and see my profile. Thanks for your support! I am a Squarespace ( and other technological things ) consultant open for new projects. Link to comment
paul2009 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 9 hours ago, helari said: I am looking for the ability on my website to allow end users to post their own content There isn’t a way to allow website users or members to add content to a Squarespace website - by any method. Only contributors can add content to a Squarespace website, and they can edit any page on any part of the site. Is this post informative? Please give feedback by clicking an icon below ⬇️ About: SQSP User for 17 yrs. Circle Leader since 2017. I value honesty, transparency, diversity and good design ♥. Work: Founder of SF Digital, building Squarespace Extensions to supercharge your commerce website. Content: Links in my posts may refer to SF Digital products or may be affiliate links. If my advice helped, you can thank me by clicking one of the feedback emojis below. I love coffee too. Link to comment
helari Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 On 4/18/2022 at 5:32 PM, creedon said: Would have to be a? What? I believe perhaps a plug in? I don't recall! If I can't use Square Space to do this, must I move my website over to Word Press? Link to comment
creedon Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Quote If I can't use Square Space to do this As paul2009 mentions SS doesn't do what you want natively. Quote must I move my website over to Word Press? I wouldn't say must. If you feel that this is something WP can do easily for you and your content providers, then that is an option. I'm not aware of a plug-in or extension that does what you want. That doesn't mean that it can't be done. The critical bits to solve are going to be some way to capture your end users input and then a way to output that into your site. With the possible additional review/approval step. Find my contributions useful? Please like, upvote, mark my answer as the best ( solution ), and see my profile. Thanks for your support! I am a Squarespace ( and other technological things ) consultant open for new projects. Link to comment
helari Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 Site URL: https://ourstoriesinvividcolor.org/ I would like to allow my website on Squarespace to allow end users/visitors to be able to register and post their own content/stories to my website, in the form of text/images and embedded links to videos and/or audio. Does squarespace support this functionality? If not, what service does? I hope to keep the site I am building on Squarespace, this is my last ditch effort to keep it here. If I cannot add this functionality here, then I will have to go to wordpress or another website service that allows me to do this. Really, similar to this post right here - where I can post my own content and post images as well. A similar website that does what I want my website to do is here: https://ourstoriesinvividcolor.org/ Link to comment
helari Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 On 4/19/2022 at 7:24 PM, creedon said: As paul2009 mentions SS doesn't do what you want natively. I wouldn't say must. If you feel that this is something WP can do easily for you and your content providers, then that is an option. I'm not aware of a plug-in or extension that does what you want. That doesn't mean that it can't be done. The critical bits to solve are going to be some way to capture your end users input and then a way to output that into your site. With the possible additional review/approval step. How would I go about finding someone who can help me accomplish this? Surely it has been done before. Link to comment
paul2009 Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 58 minutes ago, helari said: How would I go about finding someone who can help me to [allow end users to self-publish]? If you want end users to post their own content to the website, you'll need a different platform. Squarespace does not offer this and no-one can change this. As I mentioned, only people you have added as website contributors can post content to a Squarespace website. About: SQSP User for 17 yrs. Circle Leader since 2017. I value honesty, transparency, diversity and good design ♥. Work: Founder of SF Digital, building Squarespace Extensions to supercharge your commerce website. Content: Links in my posts may refer to SF Digital products or may be affiliate links. If my advice helped, you can thank me by clicking one of the feedback emojis below. I love coffee too. Link to comment
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