This glossary is for Squarespace designers and users who want to feel more confident with the tech and terminology behind the platform without needing a developer dictionary.
You’ll find bite-sized definitions, tips, and helpful links to support you as you build, edit, or explain things to clients and collaborators. Use it as a quick reference when you're customizing a site, troubleshooting features, or levelling up your Squarespace knowledge.
The area site visitors never see. It’s where admins log in to manage content, settings, and structure. Squarespace handles most back-end complexity.
Everything your site visitors see and interact with, including layout, images, text, navigation, and buttons.
In Squarespace, plugins are custom code snippets or third-party tools.
Tip: Add these in a Code Block or Pages > Custom Code area.
Helpful Link: My 7 Favourite Squarespace Plugin Shops
A file that lists all your site’s pages, used by search engines to crawl and index your content. Squarespace creates one automatically.
Tip: Visit yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml to preview it live.
Helpful Link: 7 Essential Updates to Spring Clean Your Squarespace Website