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Custom Squarespace templates: a tour behind the scenes (7.0 & 7.1)
Wondering what it would be like to use a custom Squarespace template created by a third-party? Not sure if using one of these templates could work for your client projects? Take a look at this tour behind the scenes of one of Ghost Plugin templates to see what it’s all about!
Creating a bold Index Gallery slideshow (Brine 7.0)
In a previous tutorial we saw how we can customize the Index Gallery slideshow in Squarespace to add fancy new arrows and subtly switching up the layout of the description portion. In today’s tutorial, we’re going to take a similar approach…
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.
Adding a hover effect to summary and gallery blocks in Squarespace (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)
Today we’re going to break down a FANTASTIC way to wow your visitors and your clients by adding a “lifting” effect to the items in your Summary Block and Gallery Block.
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…
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!
Create a "boxed-in" header in Squarespace (Brine 7.0)
It seems like there’s not enough creativity in the world to come up with a unique way to set up your nav bar… especially in Squarespace, and particularly if you’re using the Brine template. Which seems silly, since all of the templates from the Brine…
Overlapping a block between 2 index sections (Brine 7.0)
If you’re working with indexes in Squarespace, you may be wondering how the heck to make your blocks float between two of the sections. If that’s you, stick around ‘cause that’s exactly what we’ll be doing today!
How to customize and always show the hamburger menu in Brine (7.0)
In today’s tutorial, we’ll be looking at how you can force the hamburger menu in your Brine template to always show up, and how to change the default icons to anything you want. Let’s do this!
Easily create a split layout in Squarespace (Brine 7.0)
You’ve probably come across those Pinterest inspirational websites that involve gorgeous split layouts where you have half of your screen with an image that bleeds all the way to the edge of your website, and the other half with a colored background and content…
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…
Creating big category thumbnails with a rollover effect (Brine 7.0)
Today we’re going to be taking advantage of the grid layout of an Index Gallery to create big and bold category thumbnails that you can use to showcase your different service packages, blog categories, photo galleries, or pretty much anything else you want!
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?!
A CSS trick to add icons to your navigation links in Squarespace (Brine 7.0)
Have you ever wanted to add something “extra” to your navigation links or menu items in Squarespace? Something like icons to identify each of the different pages your navigation leads to? Well my friend, today you’re going to learn precisely how to do that!
Customizing the index gallery slideshow in Squarespace (Brine 7.0)
Templates like Brine allow us to add big and bold imagery through its Index Gallery pages. Fortunately, Squarespace gives us a couple of different options to style them through the Style Editor however, and depending on the design you’re after, this may not be enough.
How to create a simple fade in animation (7.0 & 7.1)
You know when you load your Squarespace site and you can see some of the blocks rearranging their content for a few seconds before everything snaps into place? (e.g the carousel block). Well, we’re going to be adding a super simple fade in animation to make it load nicer!
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?
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?
Floating vertical social media links in Squarespace (Brine 7.0)
You’re probably familiar with social share links widgets that you can add to your site through a third-party so people can share your content. However, if what you’re wanting to do is have Squarespace’s social icons from the nav bar – linking to your…
Change the color of your loading screen background (Brine 7.0)
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…