What Squarespace template am I using?
How do you know which Squarespace Template you're using? And what about which version? Not only does Squarespace have multiple templates, but they've also thrown in two different Squarespace versions (7.0 and 7.1) so figuring out what you're actually using is a little tricky.
What Squarespace Version am I using?
This is important to know before you can know what Template you're using. Are you using Squarespace version 7.0 or 7.1?
Luckily, it's very quick to find out.
Log into your Squarespace site
In the sidebar, click on Help
Scroll to the bottom of the Help sidebar and you will see either "Version 7.0" or "Version 7.1"
Want to switch between the two versions? Read this guide!
What Squarespace Template am I using?
When you start a website with Squarespace, you HAVE to start with a template. So there's no doubt that you are using a template.
If you are using Squarespace 7.0:
All of the Squarespace 7.0 templates are different, and lots have different functions. So finding out which template you're using is quite important if you want to follow the right guides.
Log into your Squarespace site
In the sidebar, click on Help
Scroll to the bottom of the Help sidebar and you will see "Version 7.0 [NAME OF FAMILY / NAME OF TEMPLATE]"
With 7.0, there are different groups of templates called "families". In the method above, you will be given the name of the template family and the name of the template itself.
To understand which template you're really using, you do need to know which "family" it comes from, as this is what Squarespace will often refer to. Anything that applied for the family also applies for your template!
You can also view and change your template by:
In the sidebar, click on Design
Template
There, you'll see which template you're using. It will say "LIVE" underneath it
Scroll down and you can explore and choose a new template.
If you are using Squarespace 7.1:
In Squarespace 7.1, all of the templates have the same underlying functions and structure. This makes it easier to choose a template in the first place because you don't have to weigh up the different features.
The downside is that you can't change your template. Once you've started with a 7.1 template, you can't change it.
Because they have all of the same features, technically you can recreate any design on 7.1. But if you wanted to switch quickly to a different template design you preferred, well, you can't.
Because you can't change it, and they all share the same structure, they also don't actually tell you which template you chose in the first place. If you've forgotten and want to know for some reason, there's no way to find out.
See a full list of 7.1 templates here.
Pretty easy, right? If you want to learn more about Squarespace Templates, how they work and how to choose the right one for your website, make sure you check out this post!
I hope you enjoyed this post and learned how to determine what Squarespace template and version you are working with!
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