Parking pages

Learn about how a parking page works and where to manage its settings.

When you transfer a domain to Squarespace, purchase a Squarespace domain without a website subscription, or if your Google domain migrates to Squarespace, the domain will be linked to a parking page. If your domain isn't pointing to a website, visitors to your domain see your custom domain and a minimalist background video.

Log into your parking page to manage your domain settings, add more subscriptions, or upgrade the parking page to a full site.

To learn more about registering a domain to a parking page, visit Starting with a new domain and parking page.

Design

Parking pages have a minimalist design, with a background video and a Squarespace logo in the top left corner. Your custom domain displays in the center. Visitors won't see ads or other content on the page.

Unlike full Squarespace websites, which you can fully customize, parking pages are pre-designed placeholders. It’s not possible to change the background video or font, or add anything else to the page.

Your built-in domain (yourname.squarespace.com) displays in the browser address bar when you're logged into your parking page, but it won't display to visitors. Visitors will see your custom domain in their browser bars instead.

Manage your domain

When you're logged into your parking page, you can use the settings that appear to manage your domain's:

• Billing
• Contact information
• DNS records
• DNSSEC and nameservers
• Lock
• Renewal
• Whois privacy

You can also:

• Edit domain forwarding
• Register additional domains
• Transfer a third party domain on this parking page
• Set the domain as the primary domain
• Send transfer authentication codes when transferring domains away from Squarespace

Add a contributor or change domain ownership

You can invite contributors with Admin permissions from the Permissions panel so they can log in and manage the parking page. Adding a contributor doesn't incur any additional costs.

If you have more than one contributor, you can also change ownership of the domain. Ensure you update the domain contact information when changing domain ownership.  It's important to keep your domain contact email address up to date because:

• We send important notifications for your domain to this email address.
• We use the email address to verify domain ownership.
• Other domain providers may request this information if you transfer the domain to them.

Add a custom email address

You can link a Google Workspace account to any Squarespace domain on your parking page from the Email panel. To learn more and get started, visit Signing up for Google Workspace.

Build a site

To create a Squarespace site connected to your existing domain(s), click Build a site. This converts your parking page into a full site on a 14-day trial. Your new site includes all Squarespace domains from your parking page. If you signed up for Google Workspace on your parking page, this also moves to your new site.

Before you start a trial, learn more about how trials work.

Upgrading to a paid site

If you upgrade your new trial site to an annual website plan, we'll adjust the first year's balance. You won't see a balance adjustment if you move the domain to a different site.

To learn more about our website subscriptions, visit Choosing the right Squarespace plan.

FAQ

Can I use Google Workspace by Google with my parking page?

Yes. You can link a Google Workspace account to any Squarespace domain on your parking page from the Email panel. To learn more and get started, visit Signing up for Google Workspace.

Can I display my own ads on my parking page?

No. Parking pages will only display the standard video background and your custom domain name, if you have one. Parking pages don’t support code injection, CSS, or integrations other than Google Workspace.

Squarespace parking pages are meant to hold a spot on the internet until you're ready to build a full website. Parking pages can also be used to hold a domain for a custom email address that doesn’t need a website.

Can I move my domain to another Squarespace site?

Yes. You can use your parking page's built-in tools to move your domain to another site. Ensure that the site you're moving to uses the same login credentials as your parking page. For the full process, visit Moving a domain another Squarespace site.

Can I connect my Squarespace domain to another provider?

If you're moving your site to a different provider, we recommend transferring your domain to them instead. Note that your domain must be active for 60 days before it’s eligible for transfer.

If you don't want to transfer your domain away, you can forward your domain to a different URL, or work with your new site provider to point your domain, using your DNS settings.

Can I connect a third-party domain to a parking page? 

No. It's not possible to connect a new third-party domain to a parking page. To keep your domain linked to a different domain host while using it with Squarespace, upgrade to a full site.

Can I revert to a parking page after canceling a paid subscription or trial?

No. After a parking page is converted to a trial or paid site, it's not possible to move back to a parking page.

Can I upgrade a parking page to Squarespace version 7.0?

No. It’s only possible to upgrade a parking page to Squarespace version 7.1. To create a site on Squarespace version 7.0 with a domain you own, visit the 7.0 template store and create a trial site.  Then, upgrade the site to a paid subscription and move your domain to the new site.