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Mobile design, All CSS tricks, Customization tips, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE Beatriz Caraballo Mobile design, All CSS tricks, Customization tips, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE Beatriz Caraballo

Controlling gallery block grid images per row in mobile (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

I want to walk you through a nifty little CSS trick that you can use to rearrange your gallery block grid images in smaller devices, so you can choose how many thumbnails or slides to display per row!

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All CSS tricks, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE, Testimonials Beatriz Caraballo All CSS tricks, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE, Testimonials Beatriz Caraballo

Full height testimonial carousel | SBC2 (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

The code from this mini-course will change the layout of the summary block carousel, so you can create a beautiful full-height thumbnail accompanying the corresponding kind words, as well as allowing you to change up the arrows’ default position and color, to make the whole block completely customized to your project.

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All CSS tricks, Customization tips, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE, Fonts, Spacing Beatriz Caraballo All CSS tricks, Customization tips, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE, Fonts, Spacing Beatriz Caraballo

How to create a multi-column text block in Squarespace, without using separate blocks (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

This depends on the font you’re using and the styles you’ve set for it, but most often than not, you feel you need just a bit more space between both columns. The problem is if you shove a spacer in there, the gap looks more like an airport runway than anything else.

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How to target entire blog pages vs individual blog posts (7.0 & 7.1)

If you’re using blog pages on your client site for different purposes, you may want to be able to customize the content (posts) of just ONE of those blog pages and not the other. A very common situation is when you have a blog page as an actual blog, and another blog page as a portfolio to showcase previous work.

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#22daysofcustomization, All CSS tricks, 7.0, 7.1, Sticky element Beatriz Caraballo #22daysofcustomization, All CSS tricks, 7.0, 7.1, Sticky element Beatriz Caraballo

Add a floating 'Book Now' button to Squarespace (7.0 & 7.1)

If you’re running or working on a business website, you’ll surely find today’s customization pretty handy! Besides back to top buttons, an extra menu header, and a custom social icons header, there are other types of floating elements you can add to your…

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All CSS tricks, Color change, Hover/overlay, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE Beatriz Caraballo All CSS tricks, Color change, Hover/overlay, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE Beatriz Caraballo

Grayscale to color hover mode for image blocks (7.0 & 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

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!

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#22daysofcustomization, All CSS tricks, Fields, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE Beatriz Caraballo #22daysofcustomization, All CSS tricks, Fields, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE Beatriz Caraballo

Customize Squarespace forms (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

If you’re using Squarespace forms on your site – instead of or along with other information collection methods like Dubsado – then today’s tutorial is for you! Because if you’re looking to make your site more on-brand or unique, customizing your Squarespace forms…

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Add custom 'Read More' links to your Summary Blocks (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

Have you ever wished you could replace the ‘Read More‘ link from your Summary Blocks for something else? Not just change its color and turn it into a button, but actually change what it says and… why not, change it for a custom image?!

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All CSS tricks, Fonts, Gradient, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE, Title/Caption Beatriz Caraballo All CSS tricks, Fonts, Gradient, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE, Title/Caption Beatriz Caraballo

Add a gradient in Squarespace to only one word in your heading (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

Let’s give a gradient to a single word in your heading! The method is pretty simple, however we have to tackle some compatibility issues to make sure the word is readable in as many browsers as possible. So, why don’t we get started?

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Adding a background color to summary excerpts (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

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?

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Custom testimonial carousel arrows with Summary Block (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

So you’re using a Summary Block in your Squarespace site as a testimonial carousel, but you want a way to make it look less like… you’re using the Summary Block in Squarespace as a testimonial carousel, lol.

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Turning the Gallery Block title into a colorful label (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

If you’re using a Gallery Block as category thumbnails for your blog, to redirect to your different service packages, or anything else that works best with an identifying label, you’re gonna love today’s customization! We’ll be turning the Gallery Block slide titles…

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Creating a simple overlay for your Summary Blocks (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

Want to see and learn how to do a reaaaaaally cool Squarespace customization? Then you’re in the right place my friend because today we’ll be going through how you can create or add a nice overlay to your summary block thumbnails!

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“Podcastifying” Squarespace’s Summary Block (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

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?

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