Developer Tools

An explanation of every option in the Developer Tools panel.

Last updated January 21, 2025

In Developer Tools, you can make more complex changes to your site, such as:

  • Connecting to third-party services using API keys
  • Importing image metadata
  • Creating URL redirects

Accessing this feature

Some Developer Tools options, including developer mode and Amazon integrations are available only in Core, Plus, Advanced, Business, Commerce Basic, and Commerce Advanced plans. To learn more, visit Choosing the right Squarespace plan.

Open Developer Tools

To open Developer Tools:

  1. Open the Developer Tools panel.
  2. Scroll to see all settings and make changes. To learn more about each setting, see the table below.
  3. Click Save to publish your changes.

Available settings

Learn more about each setting.

Setting

Description and next steps

External API Keys

Use your External API Keys to connect your Google Analytics account, Amazon Associates ID, and Google reCAPTCHA keys.

To learn more about using Google Analytics with Squarespace, visit Using Google analytics with Squarespace.

To learn more about using Amazon with Squarespace, visit Amazon Blocks. The Amazon Block is a premium feature.

To learn more about using Google reCAPTCHA with cover page forms on version 7.0, visit Adding Google reCAPTCHA to forms.

Developer API Keys

Use developer API keys to build integrations with other software.

To learn more, visit Squarespace API Keys.

The Squarespace API is a premium feature:

  • Forms API (for Zapier integration) is available on Business and Commerce plans.
  • Orders API is available in the Commerce Advanced plan.

URL Mappings

Use URL Mappings to redirect from pages that no longer exist to active pages.

To learn more, visit URL redirects.

Website protection

Enable clickjack protection in the website protection panel. This setting protects your site and visitors from UI redress attacks (also known as clickjacking), which are attempts to trick visitors into clicking a link that takes action on another, hidden site.

Default Text Editor

By default, new pages display one blank text block. If you use Markdown to add content, you can change this so that new pages display an empty Markdown Block instead.

To learn more, visit Markdown Blocks and Markdown cheat sheet.

SSL

All custom domains include free SSL certificates when connected and pointing to Squarespace sites. Review your SSL certificate status and set security preferences.

To learn more, visit Getting started with SSL.

Metadata Importing

Check Enable Image Metadata Importing to import some EXIF/IPTC metadata when you upload image. These are added as titles, descriptions, captions, and tags.

To learn more, visit Importing image metadata.

Developer mode (version 7.0 only)

Enable developer mode to build a custom template using custom code.

To learn more about the Developer Platform, visit our developer documentation. Developer mode is a premium feature.

Note: Switching to developer mode replaces your current template with an editable developer template. You'll edit your developer template with a source-code editor and a connection to Github. In addition, your template will no longer receive updates and bug fixes added by our team.

 

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