Move from version 7.0 to version 7.1 using the update tool

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Move from version 7.0 to version 7.1 using the update tool

Last updated October 15, 2026 18:25

Use the version update tool to move your site from version 7.0 to version 7.1.

Update your website from version 7.0 to 7.1. Your site structure and information like SEO, orders, sales, customer data, members, domains, URL mappings, and subscriptions will remain intact.

Video on using the version update tool

Watch a three-minute video about the differences between version 7.0 and 7.1 and how to use the version update tool.

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What to expect when you update your site

Updating your site to version 7.1 is permanent

After updating your site, you can’t revert to version 7.0. Take your time previewing and ensure you’re happy with your updated site before you click Publish.

Your site might look different after updating to version 7.1

Not all version 7.0 pages and features exist in version 7.1. Carefully review the differences between versions.

Updating your site may take significant time

Before you update your site, you can preview how it will appear in version 7.1 and make design changes. If your website has many pages, this can take a significant amount of time.

You can’t update to version 7.1 if your store page has more than 200 products

If your version 7.0 site has more than 200 products on a store page, you’ll get an error message. Move some of your products to a new store page to continue.

Why you should update your site to version 7.1

Version 7.1 is the most recent version of Squarespace and our team ensures that features of our platform work best on it. Some new features are only available on version 7.1, like modern-looking site-wide animations, auto-layouts that arrange sets of content for you, and the flexible editing style of Fluid Engine. When you update to version 7.1, you'll also gain access to new page types and revenue options like course pages and videos pages.

Step 1 - Prepare for the update

Before you use the update tool, follow these steps.

Review the differences between versions

Some pages and features of version 7.0 don't have an exact match on version 7.1. Before you update your site, review the features, pages, blocks that aren't supported on version 7.1.

Ensure your site is using a current 7.0 template

If your template is discontinued, switch to another template before starting the update.

Ensure your site has 150 pages or less

If your site has more than 150 pages, check this list to learn which pages count toward the limit. You can delete pages on your site to reach the limit, but you can't restore deleted pages after switching to version 7.1.

Disable developer mode

To disable developer mode, open the Settings panel, click Developer Tools, click Developer Mode, and switch the toggle off. Any changes you've made on the Developer Platform will disappear. Save your site files and your Developer Platform code locally on your computer before you disable developer mode.

Duplicate your 7.0 site as a backup

Duplicate your version 7.0 site in case you want a visual reference of your original design.

Save content from your audio blocks

Album pages aren’t supported in version 7.1 and will disappear after the update. To keep the content on these pages, ensure you have text and audio files saved locally to your computer. You can re-add images via your site's Asset library. You can re-add audio to your version 7.1 site using audio blocks. If you use an album page as your homepage, set a new homepage.

Ensure your cover page doesn’t use audio

Change the layout of any cover pages using an audio layout to one that doesn't use audio. Cover pages using an audio layout won't move to version 7.1.

Move sub-pages out of index pages

When you switch to version 7.1, sub-pages inside of index pages lose the information in their page settings, such as SEO descriptions and titles. To save that information, move the sub-pages out of their index pages.

Step 2 - Start the update

When you start the update to version 7.1, a preview appears that you can cancel at any time.

  1. Open the Design panel, then click Update to Version 7.1.
  2. If the option to update doesn't appear, you're using an unsupported template or developer mode is still active.
  3. Click Get Started and read the information about the update. If your current homepage isn't supported in version 7.1, select a new one.
  4. Click Preview site in 7.1 to start your preview.

Step 3 - Preview your version 7.0 site in version 7.1

In preview, you can only add content and make style changes to your website. Everything else is disabled until you publish or end the preview.

All contributors can see your preview content

In preview, all contributors to the site can see the preview content and while logged in.

Cancel the update

To cancel the preview and discard your design changes, click Cancel and then Cancel update.

Step 4 - Permanently update your site to version 7.1

When you’re ready to update your site to version 7.1, click Publish update. This can’t be undone.

Note: By clicking Publish update, you acknowledge and understand that Squarespace will update your site from version 7.0 to 7.1 and that you’ll no longer have access to the version of your site on 7.0.

Step 5 - Check your custom CSS

Custom CSS may be commented out after the update. To add it back in, remove the comment tags in the CSS editor. If the custom CSS applies to elements that only exist in version 7.0, they won’t affect your version 7.1 site.

  1. Open the Design panel and click Custom CSS.
  2. If comment tags display, remove them. (Example: <!-- custom css -->)
  3. Click Save.

Version 7.1 exclusive features

After you update your site, try out these version 7.1 exclusive features:

  • Page sections - You'll build your site's pages and footers with customizable sections stacked vertically. You can add, delete, and move sections to arrange your content.
  • Fluid Engine - Use our latest content editing experience, which offers more flexibility for placing blocks in page sections on your site.
  • Auto layouts - Use these layouts to automatically arrange sets of content in columns and rows, carousels, or slideshows.
  • Make style changes - Use site styles to make the most of your style changes, including font, color, and spacing changes. Changes you make in site styles are usually site-wide, but you can make more fine-tuned changes by styling specific sections or text areas.
  • Site-wide animations - Try out new styling effects for images.
  • Section background images - Add background images to most page sections, and choose from a handful of image effects to create a visually striking website.
  • More powerful Commerce features - Add product waitlists, nested categories, and up to 10,000 products. Display Afterpay on product details pages and choose from several new product detail page layouts. Customize your store page with sections to create a visually striking store.
  • Digital Products - Generate passive income by selling access to content like classes and seminars, audio or visual media, or community pages. Your visitors sign up for exclusive access to your gated content by creating an account and purchasing a pricing plan.
  • Portfolio pages - Create stylized landing pages that link visitors to sub-pages. This is a great way to organize and showcase galleries, projects, portfolio highlights, and other content in one place.
  • Create a multilingual site - Translate your site into multiple languages via our Weglot integration.

Differences between version 7.0 and 7.1

Some version 7.0 blocks, pages, and features don’t exist in version 7.1. Wherever possible, the update tool creates a similar design by moving your site content to version 7.1 equivalent content areas. Review this section carefully before completing the update.

Commerce

These commerce features have differences between versions.
Commerce feature What changes
Afterpay In version 7.1, Afterpay is shown on the product details page and at checkout (vs. only at checkout in version 7.0).
Products In version 7.1, products have: - A limit of 10,000 per page and per site (vs. 200 per page on version 7.0) - A limit of 250 variants (vs. 100 on version 7.0) - The ability to import product tags and categories
Waitlists In version 7.1, waitlists are available on all sites. In version 7.0, they were only available on some templates.

Store pages

Store pages on version 7.1 offer new features and have a few design differences from version 7.0.
Store page feature What changes
Category navigation In version 7.1, the category navigation: - Can’t be hidden. - Always displays vertical lines between categories. - Doesn’t display breadcrumb links. - Doesn’t automatically include an “all” link. Instead, you can add a category called All to all products. - Scrolls horizontally on mobile devices when the text is too long, instead of appearing in a drop-down menu.
Layout and editing options In version 7.1, store pages have: - Nested categories - New product detail page layouts - The option to add content blocks to the product details page - The option to place an Add to Cart button on the store page
On sale and sold out labels In version 7.1, these display as text beneath the product’s price. There’s no way to change their shape.
Product hover effects The fade and product info overlay hover effects aren’t supported in version 7.1. Review store page special features by version here.
Share buttons These aren’t supported in version 7.1.

Blogs

These blog page features have design differences between versions.
Blog feature What changes
Share buttons These aren't supported in version 7.1
Sidebar navigation Some version 7.0 sites support a sidebar navigation. This isn’t supported in version 7.1.
Some engagement features In version 7.0, visitors can like, share, and comment while authenticated. In version 7.1, visitors can only comment anonymously. You can add Disqus comments to your site for more flexibility. Comments from your version 7.0 site move to your version 7.1 site. Information the visitor entered when commenting, like their name, moves with the comment.

Website headers

The website header has design differences between versions. To learn more about version 7.1 headers, visit Building a site header.
Header feature What changes
Call to action If you have a header CTA, you may need to recreate it by adding a button in version 7.1.
Fixed headers Fixed headers and other template-specific features aren’t supported in version 7.1.
Page banners Version 7.1 doesn’t have page banners. Images from version 7.0 banners will display in a gallery section at the top of the page in version 7.1. If you had a slideshow banner, the gallery section will use the Slideshow: Full layout. You can also make the version 7.1 header transparent so it displays over the image at the top of the page.
Search bar Header search bars aren’t supported in version 7.1 You can add search blocks to other areas of your site instead.
Secondary navigation Secondary navigation isn’t supported in version 7.1. Pages in the secondary navigation will display at the end of the main navigation after the update. You can also turn them into a dropdown.
Sidebar navigation Sidebar navigation won't transfer to version 7.1, but you can manually recreate it on any page using linked text in a text block.
Taglines Header taglines aren’t supported in version 7.1 and will disappear after the update.

Tip: If your banner images don't appear when previewing version 7.1, try canceling the preview and deleting, then re-adding the banner image to the page.

Version 7.0 pages, blocks, and features that aren’t on version 7.1

These version 7.0 pages and blocks aren’t supported in version 7.1. With the exception of album pages, your content will display in version 7.1 equivalent content areas after the update. Review the table for more details.
Page, block, or feature After the version update
Album pages These pages and their content will disappear after the update. Ensure you have the audio files saved locally to your computer before you use the update tool. After the update, add audio blocks to your version 7.1 site to feature your audio files.
Cover pages These will convert to regular pages in version 7.1 with the header and footer hidden. The only exception is cover pages using an audio layout, which won't import to version 7.1.
Events pages (calendar view) Events pages, called calendar pages in version 7.1, only display as a list. Any events page that's displayed as a calendar will be converted to a list when you update. To display events in a calendar view, use a calendar block.
Gallery pages A gallery page automatically becomes a new layout page with a gallery section, and all existing images will display with the best equivalent style tweaks. To make captions added on version 7.0 appear, enable them on the gallery section. Videos on gallery pages don't move to the new layout page. After moving, you can add a videos section or videos page to embed or upload your videos.
Gallery blocks (partially supported in version 7.1) Gallery blocks aren’t fully supported in version 7.1, but they will still display when you update your site. You can edit these blocks, but you can’t add new ones in unsupported areas. Learn more about the version 7.1 gallery options here. Videos won't appear in gallery blocks after you update your site. Add videos with video blocks or embed blocks instead.
Index pages All content from enabled sub-pages in stacked index pages will display on a layout page when you update your site. For grid and slideshow index pages, all enabled sub-pages will display on a portfolio page. Disabled pages won't appear and can't be accessed in the version 7.1 site. Enable all sub-pages or move disabled pages out of the index before using the update tool. Links to the former sub-pages won’t work and any information in the settings of sub-pages, such as SEO descriptions and titles, won't transfer. The URLs for grid and slideshow index pages will update as part of the switch, but the old URL will automatically redirect to the new page.
Info pages These pages only exist on version 7.0 sites using the Aviator template family. They don't transfer to other version 7.0 templates or version 7.1 sites. You can rebuild a page with a similar look by using a section background image and a text block.
Project pages These pages only exist on version 7.0 sites using the York template family. When switching to another version 7.0 template or version 7.1, they'll keep their content and display as portfolio pages instead. The URLs for these pages will update as part of the switch, but the old URL will automatically redirect to the new page.
Custom Adobe fonts Not supported. Use built-in version 7.1 fonts instead.
Developer Platform Not supported.
Event date and time tags Time tags aren’t supported. The event date tag displays as either a label or text, but not both.
Mobile-specific style settings In version 7.0, you can disable mobile styles and in some templates you can use advanced mobile styles tweaks. In version 7.1, there aren’t mobile-specific settings and your site always change automatically to fit in smaller browser windows. The one exception is in version 7.1's Fluid Engine, where you can design your mobile layout independently from your desktop layout.
Parallax scrolling Not supported site-wide. You can add the parallax effect to section background images.
Share buttons Not supported.
Taglines Not supported.
Template switching There's no template switching in version 7.1, as all version 7.1 sites share all the same features and options. Instead, try out different style options. It's not possible to select a specific template during the process of moving from version 7.0 to version 7.1.

Manually move your content to version 7.1

Instead of using the update tool to switch your site to version 7.1, you can create a new site and manually move your content.

Common questions about the update tool

Do I have to move to version 7.1?

No. Updating your site from version 7.0 to 7.1 is optional, and you can stop at any time before you click Publish update. After you click Publish update, you can’t undo your changes or revert to version 7.0.

Can I undo the update?

No. After you click Publish update, your site will update to version 7.1 permanently.

Can I back up my version 7.0 site?

Yes. Before you start this process, we recommend duplicating your version 7.0 site. This creates a new version 7.0 website with the same site content and an identical design, which you can reference as you preview how your site will display in version 7.1.

Keep in mind, the duplicated site is a new Squarespace trial site. It won’t have any order data or analytics, and it won’t have the same domain. For more details about what doesn’t duplicate, visit Duplicating a site. After you complete the update, you should delete the duplicated site.

Does my billing plan change when I move to version 7.1?

If you use the update tool to move to version 7.1, there's no change to your billing plan. If you manually move to version 7.1, you're creating a new site and your billing options may vary.

Do I have to complete the update in a certain amount of time?

No. There's no time limit to the preview, but we recommend completing the update in one sitting so that you can access the site functions that are disabled while previewing version 7.1. If you cancel the preview without updating, any design changes you made during the preview will be discarded.

Will my commerce business be affected?

No. All SEO, products, subscriptions, settings, orders, analytics, and customer accounts will remain intact. Updating your site to version 7.1 using this tool won’t disrupt your business. While you edit your version 7.1 preview in the version update tool, your version 7.0 site remains live and can continue to accept orders. After you click Publish update, your version 7.1 site is immediately live. There’s no downtime.

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Move from version 7.0 to version 7.1 using the update tool