Squarespace exports layout pages, one blog and some blocks as a WordPress-format file; store, portfolio and other page types are left out. On Next.js, old addresses are mapped to the new pages with permanent redirects.
Squarespace exports layout pages, one blog and some blocks as a WordPress-format file; store, portfolio and other page types are left out.
Squarespace exports physical and service products to a CSV file, up to 10,000 products. Product images, image alt text, customer reviews and additional product information are left out.
List every page, product, form and integration on the old site, including the ones nobody has opened in a while.
Map each old address to its new page before anything is switched over.
Build and check the new Next.js site on a private link, then switch over with redirects in place.
Check Search Console and the busiest pages in the weeks after the switch.
Deploys to a Node.js server, a Docker container, static hosting or a supported platform adapter.
Features come from libraries and services chosen for the project, such as authentication libraries.
| Item | Approach |
|---|---|
| Pages and blog posts | Squarespace exports layout pages, one blog and some blocks as a WordPress-format file; store, portfolio and other page types are left out. Content moves into the content source chosen for the build, then pages are generated from it. |
| Products | Squarespace exports physical and service products to a CSV file, up to 10,000 products. Product images, image alt text, customer reviews and additional product information are left out. Products live in the commerce service connected to the new site. |
| Images and files | Downloaded from the old site, uploaded again and relinked in the content. |
| Page addresses | Old addresses are mapped to the new pages with permanent redirects. |
| Page titles and descriptions | Carried across page by page so search results keep showing accurate titles and summaries. |
| Forms and integrations | Rebuilt on the new platform and tested end to end, including where each submission is delivered. |
| Risk | How we handle it |
|---|---|
| Search rankings move after the switch. | Map every old address to its new page with permanent redirects, as Google's site move guidance describes. |
| Store, portfolio and other page types are left out of the Squarespace export. | List every page type before the move and rebuild those pages deliberately. |
| Editors move away from a visual page builder. | Choose the content editing tool with the team before the build starts. |
Some movement is normal after any site move. Google's site move guidance centres on mapping every old address to its new page with permanent redirects, which is the main safeguard.[1]
Squarespace exports layout pages, one blog and some blocks as a WordPress-format file; store, portfolio and other page types are left out.[2]
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