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Changing the placeholder text color of form and newsletter blocks (7.0 & 7.1)
A few members inside the Club recently asked about how the placeholder text color of form and newsletter blocks could be altered via CSS so, in case you’ve been wondering the same thing, today I wanted to share with you how to achieve that for your own client projects!
Same height background for items on a blog page in Brine
I know you’re here to find out how to FINALLY achieve this customization because although you may have found a way to add a background color to your blog page items, it’s been tricky trying to make them have the same height, without manually setting one that only works if you don’t reduce your screen size.
Changing the color of your heading, menu items and site title, only on one page in Brine
In today’s post, we’ll be looking at what you can do when your menu navigation is readable over certain banners but not over others, without having to add a background color to it or changing the images altogether.
Changing the background color of the bottom header on just one page in Brine
When you’re working with the Brine template, and you’re using the bottom header, the navigation can overlap nicely over banner images, but that means you have to settle for a “backgroundless” header in all of the non-banner pages… or do you?
Grayscale to color hover mode for image blocks
Adding a hover effect to image blocks can be a fun way to spice up your client’s design without too much hassle. So today, we’re going to be looking at how we can give a really cool grayscale to color + rotating + scaling effect to any images of your site on hover!
Adding a background color to summary excerpts
In today’s tutorial, we’ll be looking at how to add a background color to those Summary Blocks with summary excerpts you have hanging around your site… AND how to make sure the colored portions have THE SAME HEIGHT. Oooh, intriguing right?
Change the color of your loading screen background
You know when you’re loading your site and you see a flashing or fade-in background color before the content on your page fully loads? This may not be happening on all of your pages – or even if you’re using a template outside the Brine family – but…
“Podcastifying” Squarespace’s Summary Block
Podcasts are pretty much THE THING right now. So, if you or your client has a podcast that wants to promote on their site, what better way to do that than customizing one of Squarespace’s block to neatly display them?
Changing your button's color on hover mode
One way to make your template buttons look not only unique and on-brand but also invite your audience to click is to add an eye-catching hover mode. In Squarespace, you can change the default button hover mode with custom code. In this post, you'll learn how.