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16/12/2025

10 plugins every Squarespace user should know about ✨

If you’ve ever hit a creative wall in Squarespace and thought, “I wish my site could do just a little more…” this list is for you.

These are my all-time favorite plugins, the ones I use on client sites, my own projects, and recommend constantly because they just work.

From lightboxes to mega menus to pro-level product features, these little upgrades make your website feel cleaner, smarter, and way more custom… without hiring a developer or touching advanced code.

Swipe through to see all 10, what they do, and why I love them. Then hit *save* so you can come back to this the next time your site needs a glow-up & head over to insidethesquare.co/plugins for links to all 10!

02/12/2025

Hey there, Squarespacer 👋 meet this week's guest: Krishna Solanki from

Krishna's an award-winning Squarespace designer and visual brand identity expert who's been helping businesses show up online for almost 20 years. She's spoken at Square Design Summit and Squarespace Circle Day, but here's what makes her approach so valuable: she's not just talking about building websites. She's showing you how to package your services so you can actually run your business without drowning in endless proposals and client confusion.

A few years ago, Krishna realized that she was spending way too much time on project management; rewriting proposals, managing constant email ping-pong, dealing with last-minute changes that threw her whole week off. Sound familiar? That's when she created her "Website in a Week" service, and everything changed. Predictable income, happier clients, and way more time for the creative work she actually loves.

In this week's video, Krishna breaks down how the concept of productized services can transform your Squarespace design business. If you've been stuck in the boom-and-bust cycle or feeling exhausted by custom projects, this one's for you. You can check out the video on my channel at youtube.com/insidethesquare

18/11/2025

Flodesk is taking over InsideTheSquare this week. It’s the program I use for sending all of my emails - my weekly newsletter and my freebies. I also use it to sell digital products on my Squarespace site.

🖥️ Squarespace = domain, content, sales pages
💌 Flodesk = emails, checkout

Right now, you can get 50% off your first year at and lock in their unlimited subscriber rate before pricing changes when you use my affiliate link at insidethesquare.co/flodesk

01/10/2025

✨ Squarespace just dropped a whole bunch of new upgrades for this years Refresh, so I had to do a write up to add my two cents 😉

From design tweaks like hide-on-device and custom fonts, to AI upgrades, ecommerce tools, domain controls, and even brand-new financial features… this Refresh has a little something for everyone.

👉 Swipe through this post to see the highlights, then tell me: which update are YOU most excited about?
You can check out my breakdown here: insidethesquare.co/refresh

13/09/2025

As an online business, I have the privilege of setting my own hours, so when my SO gets called in (he’s a paramedic so his hours are wild) I also go to work, and that’s what this weekend is all about. 🙌

Todays top prority is to finish my 5 final videos for September. 3 are recorded, I have 2 more to do, then edit them all, pull transcripts, create descriptions, graphics, blog posts, and schedule them.

I’ve got two more must-do’s on my weekend to-do list (check the comments) and when I finish them ahead of schedule, my reward is working more on Custom Codey 2.0!!

Yes - I love what I do so much that I’m treating myself to more work when my work is done 🤣

Your turn Squarespacer - if you’re working this weekend, or your seeing this post later in the work week, comment your top priority to-dos so we can hold each other accountable, if you want/need the support. I sure do. That’s why I decided to procrastinate by making this post 😜

09/09/2025

This isn’t legal advice! This is just me sharing what I personally use to keep my site protected 💻✨

After way too long Googling “free privacy policy generator,” I finally invested in something better:

✅ A Privacy Policy — because I collect emails + use basic analytics 
✅ Terms of Use — to set boundaries and protect my work

I grabbed these inside the Website Protection Bundle from It’s easy to customize, and made just for online businesses.

Again, I’m not a lawyer, and this isn’t legal advice, but if you’ve been putting off your website policies, this could be a great place to start.

👉 Link in bio or right here: insidethesquare.co/tbl

08/09/2025

Hey there Squarespacer - I’m Becca 👋

If we haven’t met yet, I’m the gal behind Inside the Square, where I teach Squarespacers how to create and customize their websites, and now, how to make them AI-ready too 💻✨

Here’s a little peek at who I am: ☺️ I’m known for Squarespace tutorials, custom code, my niche YouTube channel & AI optimization. 🤝 I can help you with your Squarespace site, AI strategy, and connecting you with other creative entrepreneurs. 🌲 Life outside the square includes long trail runs, road cycling, camping adventures, the occasional bowling game, and a growing baby bump 🤰

I’d love to get to know you too! Drop a “hi” in the comments and share what you’re working on right now 💛

27/08/2025

⚠️ If you’d rather keep AI away from your content, this post is not for you. But if you’re ready to be credited and not just copied, keep reading…

If AI had to choose between two sites, why would it pick yours? 🤔

AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claud don’t “search” the way humans (or SEO bots) do. That means if your site content isn’t optimized for AI, it will skip over you and quote someone else instead.

So what actually matters? ✔️ Clarity & Structure → easy-to-follow language, logical sections ✔️ Coverage & Actionability → full answers, real steps people can use ✔️ Accuracy & Citations → up-to-date, trustworthy, backed by sources ✔️ Format → headings, lists, schema that AI can easily parse

The good news: you don’t need to guess. The AI Optimizer gives you a free 7-point scorecard showing exactly how your site stacks up, and what to improve, so you can become the source AI trusts.

✨ Want to see if your content is AI-ready? Get your free AIO Scorecard at insidethesquare.co/aio

📌 Save this post for later (so you remember the 7 key factors) & comment below: what page on your site had the highest score?

15/08/2025

Add this to your 2026 calendar: The Designer Retreat in Charleston, March 23–24.

It’s an intimate 2-day experience (only 24 spots!) designed to answer your questions, fuel your growth, and connect you with people who truly get it, including

Tickets are available now and going fast - snag your spot at thedesignerretreat.com

12/08/2025

When you look at your Squarespace font menu, it seems kinda strange that we only have four options. Heading, paragraph, buttons, and whatever miscellaneous is 🤨

But those four options are the tip of the iceberg, Squarespacer!! Click on “assign styles” to open the secret font menu with 50+ custom options, from site title to newsletter block description, and the best part? Each one can be assigned a custom font! 😱

TBH - I prefer to stick to 3 font families max in my designs, but I love having more options for size and style.

What about you? Do you stick to one or two fonts, and maybe - just maybe - you have assigned a wildcard using this hidden font menu?! Lemme know in the comments!

24/07/2025

Squarespace isn’t perfect. I prefer it to other drag and drop editors (obvi 😅) but I still struggle with some things, like the inconsistent editing experience.

👉 What workarounds do you swear by? Drop your top tricks in the comments!

23/07/2025

🚨 New Flodesk Feature Alert! 🚨 You can now sell subscriptions directly with Flodesk checkout. 🙌

Whether it’s a monthly newsletter, coaching membership, or creative content series, you can now charge monthly, quarterly, or annually, or all three (!!!) right inside Flodesk!

👇 I’m curious—what kind of subscription would YOU sell? Let me know in the comments!

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Hey there! I’m Becca Harpain, the code queen behind InsideTheSquare.co

I teach Squarespacers how to turn standard templates into super flexible, customizable, and incredibly unique sites.

Wanna know how the pro’s make those standard templates look amazing?! They use CSS! And if the idea of writing CSS code gives ya the heebie jeebies - I’ll let you in on a little secret...

Yup - you read that right. I said it’s easy.

CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheet. It’s what Squarespace uses to tell a browser “that image goes over there.” In CSS, we use the word img for image.

And there you have it; you’re learning CSS already!

The only difference between you and the pro’s is that you haven’t learned how to speak CSS... yet 😉

With my step-by-step tutorials, expert tips, and cheat sheets, you can have an amazing looking site in minutes. Seriously, start that clock. Little known fact - I did not study computer programming in college. In fact, I went to college for a whole month before I left and got a job working at a tattoo shop. But these days? I am proud to be a self taught expert at custom CSS for Squarespace.

The first code I ever made on Squarespace was to change the color of a button on a hover. I was on cloud nine; it was my first coding experience and the instant results gave me a mega boost of confidence and excitement. Over one hundred websites and thousands of students later, I’ve never looked back.

Here’s the good news for you: I’ve spent countless hours working within Squarespace and I know how to speak its language; what it is capable of doing and what it can’t. I can’t wait to teach you what I know so you can become a CSS expert, just like me ♥

Just getting started?

Take my free class, an intro to CSS for Squarespace! You can sign up right on my home page at InsideTheSquare.co

Ready to dig a little deeper?

Then check out my CSS cheat sheet! If you have dabbled in code but want more to play with, this PDF is perfect for ya. You can download a copy at InsideTheSquare.co/css

Want to be an expert?

I am sooooo ready to teach you! Learn all there is to know about CSS specifically for Squarespace in my signature course, CustomCodeAcademy. Become an expert at CSS for Squarespace lightning fast, and get support from an amazing community of Squarespace designers around the globe. Access is instant and lasts a lifetime. Sign up today at CustomCodeAcademy.com