Guide: Managing Navigation Pages in Squarespace - Adding and Customizing Site Menus

Guide: Managing Navigation Pages in Squarespace - Adding and Customizing Site Menus

By Michael Thompson

January 24, 2025 at 04:16 PM

To add pages to your site's navigation menu:

On Desktop (Version 7.1)

  1. Open the Pages panel
  2. Click the + icon next to main navigation
  3. Select "Blank page" or choose from pre-built layouts
  4. Enter a page title and press Enter

Add Page navigation menu button

Add Page navigation menu button

On Desktop (Version 7.0)

  1. Open the Pages panel
  2. Click + next to main navigation
  3. Choose page type from Create new page menu
  4. Enter page title and press Enter

Squarespace main navigation menu options

Squarespace main navigation menu options

In Squarespace App

  1. Tap More > Pages
  2. Tap + or Add in desired navigation section
  3. Select page type
  4. Double tap to enter page title

Available Page Types:

  • Layout Pages: Custom layouts with text, images, forms, etc.
  • Collection Pages:
    • Blog
    • Events
    • Portfolio (7.1 only)
    • Store
    • Albums (7.0 only)
    • Gallery (7.0 only)

Additional Navigation Features:

  • Dropdowns for grouping pages
  • External/internal links
  • Member Sites for restricted access
  • Cover pages (7.0 only)
  • Index pages (7.0 only)

After Adding Pages:

  1. Edit page settings by clicking the gear icon
  2. Reorder pages by dragging within Pages panel
  3. Delete pages by clicking the trash icon (recoverable within 30 days)
  4. Customize navigation styles (fonts, colors, etc.)

Note: Demo pages included with templates can be identified by the "Demo" label and can be removed or modified.

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