Should You Upgrade Your Squarespace Website to 7.1?
You may already have a beautiful website but if you are thinking about making some changes, it might be time to consider to upgrade your Squarespace website from 7.0 to 7.1 Here are some of the benefits:
State-of-the-Art Design
7.1 offers a variety of new design tools and customization options, such as site-wide animations, auto-layouts, and Fluid Engine. Finally, you will be able to place items exactly where you want them on both laptop and mobile versions.
Easier Editing
With features like the ability to edit an entire page at once, easier content placement, and more intuitive design, making changes is easier than ever.
Mobile Customization
7.1 has a separate editor for mobile layout, making it much easier to ensure that your mobile site looks as fantastic as it does on a laptop or desktop.
Fast Load Times
Because your site has less custom code due to the new features, your website will load faster both on laptop and mobile. This helps to increase your overall SEO score and visibility.
Should You Upgrade Your Squarespace Website?
That is up to you. At this year’s Squarespace Circle conference for web designers (September, 2024), they again announced that Squarespace will continue to support version 7.0 for the foreseeable future. But please know that new advances are made much more often for version 7.1 as this is the version they hope to promote.
If you are thinking about some changes or a new look anyway, then this may be the best time to do it. If not, sit tight, and I’ll keep you updated on any support changes.
What is the Process for an Upgraded Squarespace Site?
Your website is unique as I have custom-coded much of the special features to make your website stand out. Please know that a good amount of these features are now standard in 7.1 as the developers have received numerous requests for them over the years. While much of the content will be brought over automatically, many of the images and galleries may need to be uploaded again depending on the layout. I will still need to go page by page both on laptop and mobile to ensure your website works correctly.
Remember: regular updates show that you are actively engaged in your business and are committed to providing quality products or services while fresh content shows search engines that you care about the content you are providing your visitors. It really is the best thing for your website.
In order to give you my undivided attention, I will reserve three full days just for you to upgrade your Squarespace site.
This includes:
1 hour consultation to review your website’s current performance, run keyword analytics, perform competitor comparisons, and discuss all recommended changes including content and design.
Upgrade your website to Squarespace 7.1 with every page, section, image, and graphic looking amazing and working flawlessly on all device types.
Make any other changes needed to ensure your website is up to date with your business’ latest offerings.
Your on-page and technical SEO will be updated and re-scanned to ensure it adhere’s to Google Search’ latest algorithm.
Provide an hour’s Zoom training to show you how to make basic updates your website and include a custom written tutorial for your future reference.
Your website will go live at the end of 3 days and your new sitemap resubmitted to Google Search Console so it can begin crawling your beautiful new updated site.
