Hey friend,
Quick update for you today. I wanted to let you know about a few new things in the Squarespace plugin/coding land!
Two New Plugins. With the help of Christy Price, I launched two new plugins geared towards helping bloggers work better within Squarespace — Section Loader Supreme and Affiliate Link Genie.
Two New Curious Coder Series’. I’ve also launched two new series in my Code Curious membership. The first is on the :not() pseudo-selector, and the second is on building a Show / Hide Toggle using jQuery. Each series has a free tutorial, so feel free to check that out if you’re just a little curious.
More information on all of the above is below! I would love to hear what you think.
Keep building,
Will
Section Loader Supreme (New Plugin)
Find yourself building the same thing over and over across Blog Posts or Pages? Stop the insanity and save yourself hours. It’s kinda like Saved Sections, but you can even use it in Blog Posts! And it’s even better because you can update everything in just one place.
Watch Christy’s video on how it works
Magically load content from a different page anywhere else on your website. Great for any time you want to use the same content on multiple pages, such as:
Lead Magnets on a blog
Advertisements
Spotlight a Special Offer across blog posts or pages
Affiliate Link Genie (New Plugin)
Make Google love you and your affiliate links! Easily add sponsored and nofollow attributes to your links in Squarespace.
✓ Works anywhere you can add a link, including
Text Blocks
Image Blocks
Gallery Blocks
Button Blocks
All blocks!
✓ Simple Installation With Video
✓ Copy-and-paste code
Series: Show / Hide Toggle using jQuery
3 lessons (1 hr)
If you’re new to jQuery and want to start expanding your coding skills, this series is for you. Throughout these three lessons, we turn a Squarespace button into a toggle that shows or hides a page section as someone clicks on it. You’ll also learn how to change the text of the button.
Lesson 1: Show / Hide Toggle in Squarespace (FREE)
Lesson 2: Making the Code Reusable
Lesson 3: Transitions - Slide & Fade Transition
The first lesson is free to everyone, and the other lessons are included in the Code Curious membership.
Series: How :not() Works
3 lessons (25 min)
Understanding the :not() selector, how it works, and its most useful applications in Squarespace.
Lesson 1: The :not() pseudo-selector
Lesson 2: Preventing CSS in the Backend (FREE)
Lesson 3: List Item Dividiers
The second lesson is free to everyone, and the other lessons are included in the Code Curious membership.
Plugin Updates
Squarespace is constantly changing and updating its platform, and you can trust that we’re on top of these changes. Here is an overview of what we’ve been updating since the last newsletter.
Mega Menu - Exit Animations
Jan 25, 2023 | Fix pushed for the exit animations not working and just immediately disappearing.
Accordions - Scroll Into View
Feb 1, 2023 | New update to the plugin that will scroll newly opened accordions into view.
All updates are automatic. Reach out for any further questions.