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Just trying to lay some crumbs for the next person...

So there is a feature in Squarespace that if enabled will send anyone that ever visits your site to the login page if they hit the "esc" escape key while on your site.

I finally found out this was the root issue (I had no idea it even existed) and if you need to disable this *feature* it is super simple. Watch this video for more help: https://www.charlotteohara.ca/blog/disable-escape-key-login-squarespace-tutorial 

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https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205815858-Escape-key-login As of January 9th the Escape key shortcut is no longer supported. I thought this was a convenient way to go strai

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Site URL: https://www.caseyjscalf.com/ Just trying to lay some crumbs for the next person... So there is a feature in Squarespace that if enabled will send anyone that ever visits your site to

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The escape key login shortcut was a convenient feature that was enabled by default, for all websites created before 30 August 2020. It could always be checked or changed in Settings > Advanced. 

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On all the sites I've created recently with SS the Escape Key feature had to be intentionally enabled. In other words it was off by default.

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On 9/29/2022 at 10:37 PM, CaseyJScalf said:

there is a feature in Squarespace that if enabled will send anyone that ever visits your site to the login page if they hit the "esc" escape key

The escape key login shortcut was a convenient feature that was enabled by default, for all websites created before 30 August 2020. It could always be checked or changed in Settings > Advanced. 

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The escape key login shortcut feature was disabled by default from 30 August 2020. However, it could be manually enabled in Settings > Advanced.   

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On 9 January 2024, Squarespace discontinued to the escape key login shortcut on all websites. From now on, you can use one of the following methods to logon to your Squarespace website:

  • Add /config to the end of your domain name. For example, mysite.com/config
  • Select your site from the Account Dashboard at account.squarespace.com

For more information, see Escape Key Login.

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On 9/30/2022 at 7:43 AM, paul2009 said:

If you created your website before 30 August 2020, the escape key login shortcut will have been enabled by default. To check or change the setting navigate to Settings > Advanced. 

The feature is disabled by default on all Squarespace websites created after this date.

It looks like it was completely disabled today.

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On 1/15/2024 at 7:20 PM, Rammy said:

https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205815858-Escape-key-login

As of January 9th the Escape key shortcut is no longer supported.

I thought this was a convenient way to go straight to the editor, disappointed it's no longer supported.

If you are looking for alternative, check our script Admin Quick acess https://beyondspace-showcase.squarespace.com/blog/replace-escape-key-login-with-admin-quick-access

 

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