The one stop shop with all of the help videos.
Help Page
WHAT IS THE HELP PAGE
NOTES
Save your section as a backup before editing (look for the heart icon on the section).
Always check the site on mobile after edits. Editing can cause things to shift
EDITING YOUR SITE
ADDING IMAGES
Resize vertical images DOWN to 1200px wide
Resize horizontal images DOWN to 2500px wide
Run an image through https://tinypng.com
Then add it to your site
Set the ALT TEXT on the image if needed
ADDING TESTIMONIALS
CONTENT SECTIONS & ACCORDION BLOCKS
ADD YOUR LIVE INSTAGRAM FEED
EMAIL FORM EMBED - KIT
EMAIL FORM EMBED - MAILERLITE
Walkthrough video
AFTER SITE LAUNCH
GSC errors - don’t panic it’s totally normal
POST LAUNCH SEO CHECKLIST
These are steps you can take to improve your SEO after site launch.
Add your website url to each of your social media profiles
If you have a business, create a Google Business accound and keep it active with posts and responding to reviews
Get backlinks for your website
Get listed on your local Chamber of Commerce site or other relevant directories
Keep your site active
Add/update your projects regularly
Do a simple SEO refresh in the spring following the SEO Best Practices Checklist. You can follow the same checklist for the fall as well.
CANVA TEMPLATE LINKS FOR IMAGES
BANNER AND BACKGROUND SIZE
LANDSCAPE SIZE
Landscape Large - NonBanner Image Lightbox Frame Template (1500 x 1000 px)
Landscape Regular - NonBanner Image Frame Template (1000 x 750 px)
PORTRAIT SIZE
Portrait Large - NonBanner Image Lightbox Frame Template (1000 x 1500 px)
Portrait Regular Non-Banner Image Frame Template (750 x 1000 px)
SQUARE SIZE
Square Regular Non-Banner Image Frame Template (750 x 750 px)
Square Large NonBanner & Lightbox Image Frame Template (1500 x 1500 px)
PINTEREST PIN SIZE
SOCIAL SHARE IMAGE
HOW TO USE THE CANVA TEMPLATES (I had the settings to show only my window so, it didn’t show my folder I was uploading from but if you follow along with what I’m saying, you’ll be able to do the same with selecting more than one item to upload. Also - when I said the ‘tab’ key, I meant the ‘option’ key :)
Sign in to your Canva account.
Click the image size template that you want. The link will open in your Canva account.
Click the button to use the template.
Rename the image to your desired name of the image (remember this is a great place to help with SEO so if it makes sense, use a keyword.
Upload your image or graphic and click it to add to the frame. (Delete the image frame if you don’t need it. The template is in the optimal size for images in Squarespace. So you’re set!)
If using an image, either right click to fill the frame or click and wiggle the image to fill the frame. Double click the image to adjust it in the frame if needed.
Download/Export the image by clicking ‘Share’. Download. Then select PNG and adjust the quality or size (if you have a Canva pro account). If you don’t have a Canva pro account you can use tinypng.com (see here on page 5 for how to do that.)
Click to download.
HOW TO TAKE OFF SUGGESTED VIDEOS FROM THE END OF YOUR YOUTUBE EMBEDDED VIDEOS
Start by editing your video block
make sure you have your youtube link
paste it into the video url
wait for it to find it
click the </> sign to open the embedded data for this video
select it all and copy it
click to go back
delete the url
click the </> sign to go back to embedded data
paste what you just copied
look through the iframe (the link data that was added)
find the youtube.com 2f watch
go past the 3fv% (that is the youtube link related to your video) go to the end of that
right before the ampersand sign before the word ‘image’
type in %26rel=0 (no spaces)
save
FONTS
Headings: Playfair Display
Paragraphs: Open Sans
Script look: Playfair Display, italicized
COLORS
View palette & HEX codes below
Light Creme ##f6f6f6
Dark Brown ##2c190a
Dark Green ##26413a
PAGE INJECTION HEADER
CUSTOM CODE BACKUP
INJECTION CODE
There is no custom code currently on your site. If/when you want to add some, copy and paste it in the code block below for a backup.
CSS