Activate Extension in Squarespace: Complete Guide to Third-Party Tools
Squarespace Extensions integrate third-party tools to enhance your website's functionality, streamlining tasks like sales tax compliance, shipping, SEO, and marketing. These extensions work similarly to plugins or apps and can be used with any Squarespace subscription.
Connecting Extensions:
- Open the Extensions menu
- Browse categories or search by keyword
- Select desired extension
- Click "Connect to Page"
- Choose your website
- Grant necessary permissions
- Complete setup on service page
There are no additional costs from Squarespace for using extensions, though some third-party services require separate subscriptions.
Key Extension Categories:
Financial Extensions:
- Avalara: Sales tax management and reporting
- Dext: Transaction consolidation and accounting automation
- TaxJar: Sales tax calculation and automated filing
- SKU IQ: Point-of-sale synchronization
Inventory and Product Extensions:
- Printful: Custom product creation and dropshipping
- Printique: Professional photo products
- TikTok Shop: Order processing and inventory sync
- Multi-channel inventory management tools
Sales and Marketing Extensions:
- Customer feedback automation
- SMS marketing capabilities
- Product feed management
- Review collection and display
- LiveChat integration
- Social media automation
Shipping and Fulfillment Extensions:
- International shipping solutions
- Order fulfillment automation
- Returns management
- Label printing services
- Multi-carrier support
To disconnect an extension:
- Open Extensions menu
- Click "Connected Extensions"
- Select the extension
- Click "Disconnect"
For support with extensions, contact the third-party service directly through the Extensions menu's Support option. Squarespace support only assists with connection/disconnection issues.
Note: Disconnecting an extension stops data synchronization but doesn't remove historical data from the third-party service.