Squarespace websites automatically adapt to mobile devices through responsive design, ensuring optimal viewing across computers, tablets, and smartphones. Here's what you need to know about mobile display:

Key Mobile Features:

• Content stacks vertically for easy scrolling
• Navigation menus collapse into a hamburger menu
• Images and galleries adjust to screen size
• Mobile-optimized SEO
• Automatic device detection

Mobile Display Elements:

Headers and Navigation

• Notification bars appear at page top
• Site logo/title maintains position
• Navigation menus collapse into hamburger icon
• Footer navigation stacks vertically

Images and Galleries

• Banner images crop to fit mobile screens
• Gallery layouts adjust to 1-2 columns
• Lightbox viewing available with limitations
• Instagram/Flickr feeds show 2-column grid

Commerce Features

• Products stack vertically
• Shopping cart optimized for mobile
• Category navigation becomes swipeable/dropdown
• Quick View disabled on mobile

Text and Content

• Fonts scale automatically
• Large titles reduce to fit screen
• Phone numbers become clickable
• Blocks stack vertically

Best Practices:

1. Test your site using Device Preview
2. View on actual mobile devices
3. Optimize images for mobile
4. Keep content concise
5. Use blog snippets for better mobile display

Mobile SEO Benefits:

• Google prioritizes mobile-optimized sites
• Squarespace sites meet mobile SEO requirements
• Automatic mobile optimization
• No separate mobile URL needed

Version-Specific Features:

Version 7.1

• Independent mobile layouts
• Automatic mobile adaptation
• Cannot disable mobile styles

Version 7.0

• Template-specific mobile styles
• Option to disable mobile styles
• Unique navigation features

For optimal mobile performance, maintain enabled mobile styles and regularly test your site across different devices.

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