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How to add and customize a Squarespace announcement bar - video tutorial
How to add and customize a Squarespace announcement bar - video tutorial

If you're looking to get important information in front of your website's audience, an announcement bar is a guaranteed way to do this.

Adding an announcement bar to your website is a guaranteed way to highlight a particular message, promote a call-to-action (CTA), or highlight an event, sale, promo or offering. Since they are displayed on every page of the website right up at the top, visitors to your website cannot miss them! 

Another great feature about Squarespace's announcement bars is that they are customizable. Once you add one to your website, you can make sure that it fits seamlessly with your branding through colours, fonts and website links. Heck yeah for good design!

If you've ever wanted to add an announcement bar to your website but weren't sure how to do it, watch this video tutorial to see how simple it is and how YOU can get one up and running today!

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Squarespace, Web Design/DevelopmentCharlotte O'Haraannouncement bar, squarespace features, squarespace, squarespace tips, notifications, tutorial, web design, web development, squarespace settings Comments
How to add a search box to your Squarespace website - video tutorial
How to add a search box to your Squarespace website - video tutorial

When it comes to designing a website, many people overlook the importance web usability. If the goal is to make it as easy as possible for visitors to access important information, we must give a shoutout to the (under appreciated) search box. Many websites are missing a search box and this is no bueno! Luckily for you, it's a quick fix that packs a major punch.

There are two common places that visitors expect to see a search box, and that is in the footer and on the blog page. If your website doesn't have a search box yet, take this tutorial as a hint that you should add one today! It might make sense to add a search box to one or both of these locations - the choice is totally up to you and how you can best serve your audience. 

This video tutorial will tell you why it's so important to have a search box on your website, and will show you how to add a search box to your site's footer and blog page.

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Squarespace, Web Design/DevelopmentCharlotte O'Harasquarespace tips, squarespace, squarespace features, search, user experience, web design, web usability, tutorialComment
How to add and remove pages from the navigation in Squarespace - video tutorial
How to add and remove pages from the navigation in Squarespace - video tutorial

The navigation is one of the key sections of your website because it guides visitors to valuable areas of content. It's a way for them to easily find the pages they're looking for and also gives you, the website owner, a chance to put that information directly in front of them in the simplest way possible.

You might already have a Squarespace website and want to add or remove pages from the navigation. Or perhaps you want to switch up the order of those pages in the navigation list. Alternately, you might be starting out with a brand new Squarespace website and aren't sure how to get started adding pages to your navigation and menu. 

This video tutorial covers all of that and more!

Let me show you how easy it is to add and remove pages from your navigation in Squarespace.

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SquarespaceCharlotte O'Harasquarespace tips, squarespace settings, squarespace, squarespace features, navigation, web pages, tutorialComment