How to Edit On Your Own

Once you’ve logged into your Squarespace website, you’ll land inside the editing view. On the left side of the screen, you’ll see the vertical main menu. This is where you can manage every part of your site from pages and products to scheduling and email campaigns.

Take some time to familiarize yourself with all the options. You don’t need to learn it all at once. Most of your work will take place in just a few areas, like Pages and Styles, but it’s helpful to know what’s available and where things live.

Here’s a breakdown of each section:

Website

  • Pages: Add, organize, and structure your site

  • Styles: Customize fonts, colors, spacing, and button styles

  • Assets: Store site images, logos, and files and organize them in folders

  • SEO / AIO: Set up titles and meta descriptions for search engines

Products & Services

  • Products: Add and organize your offerings

  • Orders: Track purchases and fulfillment

  • Discounts: Create coupon codes or sales

  • Selling Tools: Customize checkout settings and payment methods

Invoicing

  • Invoices: Send and manage one-time or recurring bills

  • Projects: Group invoices under specific clients or jobs

Content & Memberships

  • Orders: View member purchases on digital products

  • Products: Add digital downloads, videos, or gated content in Member Areas

  • Discounts: Offer member-specific promotions

Donations

  • Contributions: See donation history

  • Funds: Organize giving into categories like campaigns or general support

Scheduling

This opens a separate application called Squarespace Scheduling (or Acuity) that give you full control to manage your calendar, create appointment types, confirmations, client info, and more.

Email Campaigns

  • Automations: Create branded email sequences triggered by forms or purchases

Contacts

  • Lists & Segments: Group your mailing list contacts and site visitors for targeted outreach

Analytics

  • Traffic: Understand where your visitors are coming from

  • Engagement: See how they interact with your site

  • Sales: Monitor conversion rates and income

Finance

  • Orders: See completed transactions

  • Payments: Review methods and processors used

  • Payouts: Track deposits

  • Capital: Explore business funding if available

Other Tools

  • Search (search) – Quickly find settings or pages

  • Notifications (notifications) – Alerts for site updates, errors, or important messages

  • Help (help) – Opens the Squarespace Help Center where you can find resources on anything within Squarespace

  • Customize Sidebar (dashboard_customize) – Reorder or hide menu items

  • Settings (settings) – Adjust site-wide options like domains, billing, and integrations

brightness_alert Note: Squarespace may update or rearrange items from time to time. If your dashboard looks different, feel free to reach out and let us know so we can keep this tutorial up to date.