Index Pages Guide: Understanding Version 7.0 Layout Features

Index Pages Guide: Understanding Version 7.0 Layout Features

By Michael Thompson

January 31, 2025 at 07:50 PM

In version 7.0, index pages organize content from multiple sub-pages into unified layouts. They come in three main designs:

  1. Grid: Creates clickable image navigation
  2. Stacked: Arranges content in vertical sections
  3. Slideshow: Displays full-screen images with content overlays

Creating an Index Page:

  1. Click + in Pages panel
  2. Select Index
  3. Enter page title
  4. Save

White swan swimming

White swan swimming

Managing Content:

  • Add pages: Click "Add page" below index or drag existing pages
  • Edit pages: Click "Edit" on individual pages
  • Reorder: Drag and drop in Pages panel
  • Featured images: Add through page settings Media tab

Website navigation bar on Squarespace

Website navigation bar on Squarespace

Password Protection:

  • Grid/Slideshow: Protect individual sub-pages
  • Stacked: Main index password protects all sub-pages

Supported Templates:

  • Bedford
  • Brine
  • Montauk
  • Pacific
  • Tremont
  • York

Additional Features:

  • Style customization through Site Styles panel
  • Special URL formatting with hashtags for certain templates
  • SEO and social sharing considerations
  • Options to display other content types using layout pages
  • Manage sections tool for stacked indexes

For templates without index support, recreate the look using:

  • Layout pages with image grids
  • Stacked content sections
  • Cover pages with multiple images

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