My favorite plugins that I use regularly to increase the functionality of Squarespace. These plugins allow us to do things like create custom menus (mobile menus and mega menus), add a lightbox to anything, create a split layout, use tabs to display content, add a sidebar to blog posts and add a related posts block at the bottom of your blog posts automatically. Read about these and many other plugins for Squarespace here.

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Gorgeous images can make the difference between a knock out website and a very ordinary site. Here are my favorite sites for finding high quality, gorgeous stock photos for your website.

As a Squarespace designer, the number one issue I see on client’s websites is slow loading web pages because full resolution images have been used on the website. Although it takes extra time and effort to properly prepare your images for your website, you will be rewarded with a faster loading site which will eliminate the number of people that leave your site due to slow loading times.

Follow these steps to ensure your images are the right size for your website and will not slow it down.

Many website visitors first point of contact with your site can often be a blog post, especially if the visitors are coming from Pinterest. There are many steps you can take to entice your visitors to stay on your site longer and/or to connect with you in a longer term relationship.

This post will explore 7 ways you can entice your visitors to stay on your site longer and engage with more of your content.