Accessing Squarespace Trial Sites: How to Share and Set Permissions
Quickly share a trial website with others while keeping editing access secure.
Trial websites in Squarespace are private and only accessible to site owners and contributors. Visitors will see a login page unless given specific access.
To access your trial website as an owner:
- Navigate to your site's URL (found in "Welcome to Squarespace" email)
- Click the Login button
- Enter your credentials
Highlighted Login Button
To share your trial website with visitors:
- Add a site-wide password
- Share your integrated domain (without "/config")
- Visitors can view but not edit content
- Site remains hidden from search engines
Benefits of password protection:
- Share with friends and family securely
- Test your site as a visitor across devices
- Maintain control over who can access content
- Keep site private during development
To make your website public:
- Upgrade to a paid plan
- Remove password protection
- Site becomes indexed by search engines
- Accessible to all visitors
This method ensures your trial website remains secure while allowing controlled sharing with selected visitors.
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