rdela Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Is there an easy way to figure out what template my site is using? If not, why not? Squarespace should make this easy to find in the Settings interface, but it is not. Link to comment
rdela Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 I am aware of posts like these and the resources they link to. That is not what I am asking about, please do not reply with suggestions to use them or discussions about them. Link to comment
paul2009 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 (edited) 46 minutes ago, rdela said: Is there an easy way to figure out what template my site is using? It will depend on which version of Squarespace you are using. Log on to your website and navigate to Design. If you see a Template menu option within the Design options then you are using Squarespace 7.0. Clicking Template will show you the template name and other details. If you don't see a Template menu option then you are using Squarespace 7.1. Although Squarespace have designed a number of 7.1 "starting points" to give you inspiration, these aren't templates. There is really only one template called "Squarespace 7.1". You won't be able to determine which starting point was used. Edited August 10, 2022 by paul2009 Improve your online store with our extensions.About: Squarespace Circle Leader since 2017. I value honesty, transparency, appreciation and great design ♥.Work: Squarespace Developer and founder of SF Digital, building the features Squarespace didn't include™. Content: Links in my posts may refer to SF Digital products or may be affiliate links.Catch up on all the release notes and announcements 2023 [for Circle members only] (there's a public version here)Buy me a coffee Link to comment
rdela Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 30 minutes ago, paul2009 said: Although Squarespace have designed a number of 7.1 "starting points" to give you inspiration, these aren't templates. There is really only one template called "Squarespace 7.1". You won't be able to determine which starting point was used. They are still templates, even by Squarespace's own admission, because you have to pick one or the blank one to create a site. It is backwards, annoying, and condescending not to expose information Squarespace obviously has to the site creator. Squarespace should just tell me what flavor of “starting point” my template ID, in the source code, corresponds to. Instead, they send creators on snipe hunts through posts like the one linked above, and force us to have frustrating forum conversations like these. Link to comment
paul2009 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 14 minutes ago, rdela said: Squarespace should just tell me what flavor of “starting point” my template ID, in the source code, corresponds to. If you are using Squarespace 7.1, there is only one template ID, as it is the same ID for all Squarespace 7.1 sites. Improve your online store with our extensions.About: Squarespace Circle Leader since 2017. I value honesty, transparency, appreciation and great design ♥.Work: Squarespace Developer and founder of SF Digital, building the features Squarespace didn't include™. Content: Links in my posts may refer to SF Digital products or may be affiliate links.Catch up on all the release notes and announcements 2023 [for Circle members only] (there's a public version here)Buy me a coffee Link to comment
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