Squarespace Essential Training: The Basics (2023)

Course details

Learn how to use Squarespace to design, build, and host stylish websites without needing to code or manage servers. Instructor Jen Kramer helps you get up to speed with this popular platform, stepping through the creation of a website for a small business. Jen spells out how the Squarespace service works and shows how to create pages, upload images, and work with assets within Squarespace, as well as manage site structure and navigation. Plus, she explains how to launch your Squarespace-hosted site. Whether you're well versed in web design or you have little to no coding experience, this course can help you leverage Squarespace to bring your website ideas to life.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Building beautiful, customizable websites without code

1. Defining Your Project and Initial Settings

02 - Defining your small business informational site project
03 - Creating an account and choosing a theme
04 - Entering business information and social links
05 - Choosing among Squarespace's font pairs
06 - Choosing custom website fonts
07 - Choosing and changing color themes

2. Creating and Editing Page Content

08 - Creating the header layout
09 - Creating an about page and understanding the layout grid
10 - Adding the team to the about page
11 - Challenge - Creating the footer and social bar
12 - Solution - Creating the footer and social bar
13 - Previewing the site on desktop and mobile
14 - Creating a page for long content
15 - Including a photo and PDF link in long content
16 - Including a video in long content
17 - Challenge - Creating a contact page and form
18 - Solution - Creating a contact page and form
19 - Creating a portfolio section with the portfolio feature
20 - Modifying the display of the main portfolio page
21 - Creating portfolio detail pages with the portfolio feature
22 - Creating a custom portfolio section of the website and subnavigation
23 - Challenge - Finishing the home page
24 - Solution - Finishing the home page

3. Launching Your First Site

25 - Comparing basic versus premium options in Squarespace
26 - Sharing a site in trial mode
27 - Examining analytics
28 - Using Squarespace help

Conclusion

29 - Goodbye

Squarespace Essential Training: The Basics (2023)

Authors

Jen Kramer