Premium Features: Complete Guide to Squarespace Business and E-Commerce Subscription Plans

Premium Features: Complete Guide to Squarespace Business and E-Commerce Subscription Plans

By Michael Thompson

January 11, 2025 at 09:29 PM

Premium features dramatically enhance your website's functionality through advanced tools and integrations available in Business and E-Commerce subscriptions. These features enable you to create sophisticated websites and online stores that drive business growth.

Premium Website & Online Store Features (Business and E-Commerce Plans):

  • Notification Bar
  • Amazon Block
  • ChowNow Integration
  • Code Block (JavaScript and iframe)
  • Embed Code (site-wide and per page)
  • E-commerce functionality
  • Developer Platform (7.0 only)
  • Donation Block
  • Facebook Pixel
  • Mailchimp Integration
  • Menu Block
  • Mobile Info Bar
  • OpenTable Block
  • Advertising Pop-ups
  • Zapier Integration

Trial Period Access

During the 14-day trial, you can access most premium features except for payment processing. You can set up your shop and add products to test the e-commerce functionality.

Subscription Changes

Upgrading:

  • Access to premium features is immediate
  • Can be done at any time
  • No functionality is lost

Downgrading to Personal:

  • Premium blocks disappear from live site
  • E-commerce features disabled
  • Customer accounts deactivated
  • Embed Code disabled
  • Developer Mode remains enabled but uneditable

Downgrading to Business:

  • Point of Sale disabled
  • E-commerce analytics no longer collect data

Downgrading to E-Commerce Basic:

  • "Contact After Leaving Checkout" feature disabled
  • Product subscriptions canceled after next renewal
  • E-commerce APIs disabled

Code Block Features

Standard Features (All Plans):

  • HTML
  • Plain text
  • Markdown
  • CSS code (with tags)

Premium Features (Business and Higher):

  • JavaScript
  • iframes

Note: If downgrading after using premium features, existing code remains but becomes non-functional. Users must upgrade to regain access to these features.

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