How to Customize Your Checkout Experience in Squarespace

How to Customize Your Checkout Experience in Squarespace

By Michael Turner

January 13, 2025 at 05:39 PM

Cart and checkout settings help you create a streamlined purchasing experience for your customers. Here's how to customize your checkout process effectively:

Cart Settings

  • Choose where the "Continue Shopping" button leads (defaults to home page)
  • Enable direct checkout option to skip shopping cart (shows Purchase instead of Add to Cart buttons)

Checkout Settings

  • Create a custom checkout domain
  • Enable abandoned checkout recovery emails
  • Set minimum order amounts
  • Allow multiple service product checkouts
  • Customize order number sequences
  • Edit order receipt information

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Additional Customization Options

  • Add newsletter subscription option
  • Enable automatic shipping address use
  • Set default country for billing/shipping
  • Create custom checkout forms
  • Add policies (Return, Terms of Service, Privacy)

Styling Your Checkout

  • Customize fonts through site styles
  • Modify colors for:
    • Background (Sitewide Section background)
    • Buttons (Primary button tweaks)
    • Text (Heading and Paragraph styles)

Post-Purchase Features

  • Customize automated order confirmation emails
  • Create marketing email campaigns
  • Integrate customer feedback surveys using extensions
  • Enable customer accounts for saved billing/shipping details

Limitations

  • Cannot edit checkout field default text
  • Cannot modify Continue Shopping/Checkout button text
  • Cannot remove Continue Shopping button
  • Cannot change certain text sizes

For optimal results:

  • Maintain consistent branding throughout checkout
  • Test the complete checkout process
  • Ensure all policies are clearly visible
  • Keep the design simple and intuitive

Consider enabling customer accounts or Link by Stripe to streamline repeat purchases. Always run test orders to verify the checkout experience works as intended.

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