Guide to Getting Started with Squarespace Commerce
Squarespace Commerce enables you to sell products and manage orders online with seamless payment processing, beautiful templates, and comprehensive business tools.
Start Your Store
Begin with a 14-day free trial to explore Commerce features. Squarespace Commerce supports multiple countries and currencies through payment processors like Squarespace Payments, Stripe, and PayPal.
Essential Setup Steps:
- Add a store page
- Upload products (individually or bulk import via CSV)
- Configure shipping and tax rules
- Connect payment processing
- Run a test order
- Launch your store
- Begin fulfilling orders
Product Types You Can Sell:
- Physical goods
- Digital downloads
- Services
- Subscriptions
- Gift cards
Customize Your Store
Style your storefront with:
- Custom fonts and colors
- Hover effects
- Quick view features
- Personalized checkout experience
- Custom forms
- Newsletter integration
- Express checkout options
- Minimum order settings
Marketing Tools
Boost your sales with:
- Discount codes and sales promotions
- Social media integration
- SEO optimization
- Abandoned cart recovery (Commerce Advanced plan)
- Product merchandising
- Customer contact management
- Email marketing campaigns
- Facebook and Instagram shop integration
Track Performance
Monitor your business through:
- Visitor behavior analytics
- Revenue tracking
- Sales by product
- Purchase funnel analysis
- Advanced commerce metrics
Point of Sale Integration
Accept in-person payments through Square integration:
- Sync inventory between online and offline sales
- Process cash and card payments
- Track all sales in one dashboard
- Available through iOS Squarespace app
Enhance Your Store with Extensions
Add functionality for:
- Financial management
- Inventory control
- Marketing automation
- Shipping and fulfillment
- Drop shipping
- Print-on-demand
- Wholesale operations
Additional Resources
- Watch the Commerce Video Series
- Browse the Commerce FAQ
- Join the Squarespace Forum
- Connect with Squarespace Experts
- Set up Squarespace Payments
Note: While Squarespace supports extension connectivity, specific extension support is provided by third-party providers.