How to Create, Duplicate, and Manage Content on Squarespace: Complete Guide

How to Create, Duplicate, and Manage Content on Squarespace: Complete Guide

By Michael Turner

January 23, 2025 at 08:08 PM

Let's rewrite and structure these steps for duplicating content in Squarespace more concisely:

To duplicate a Design Page:

  1. Open Pages panel
  2. Hover over target page and click settings icon
  3. Scroll to "Duplicate Page" and click
  4. Click Confirm

To duplicate a Course Page:

  • Follow Design Page steps above
  • Note: Cannot duplicate courses with 500+ lessons
  • Duplicated courses require new pricing plans
  • Course name gets "(Copy)" suffix

To duplicate a Lesson Page:

  1. Open Pages panel
  2. Select course page
  3. Click Course Content
  4. Hover over lesson and click "..."
  5. Select Duplicate

To duplicate a Page Section:

  1. Open page in edit mode
  2. Hover over section
  3. Click duplicate icon Note: Cannot duplicate collection page sections

To duplicate Blocks:

  1. Open page in edit mode
  2. Select block(s)
  3. Click duplicate icon or use Command/Control + D
  • For multiple blocks: Click-drag to select multiple
  • To copy between sections: Use Command/Control + C and V

To duplicate Blog Posts:

  1. Open blog page
  2. Hover over post
  3. Click "..." then Duplicate
  4. Edit the copy as needed

To duplicate Products:

  1. Open store page
  2. Double-click product
  3. Click duplicate icon Note: Duplicates have unique SKUs and inventory

To duplicate Events/Videos/Portfolio Projects:

  1. Navigate to content type
  2. Hover over item
  3. Click settings/edit
  4. Select Duplicate option

Important Notes:

  • Duplicated items append "(Copy)" to titles
  • URLs get unique identifiers
  • Form/newsletter blocks need manual storage reconnection
  • Cannot duplicate Index Pages directly
  • Collection pages have item limits

What Cannot Be Duplicated:

  • Information Pages
  • Predefined layouts (York template)
  • Index Pages (must duplicate individual components)
  • Some collection page types

Tips:

  • Edit duplicated content immediately
  • Update URLs for SEO
  • Review settings and configurations
  • Check for broken connections
  • Update image alt text as needed

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