How to Optimize Your Squarespace Website for Mobile (Full Guide)

There are not many guides out there on optimizing your mobile Squarespace website, and those that do exist really don’t cover everything. In this short article, I look to break any misinformation and give you everything you need to know about optimizing the mobile version of your Squarespace site.

Step 1: Start with Visual Adjustments

Firstly, ensure your website is in Squarespace’s mobile preview. One of the most common issues you’ll notice straight away is misalignment (disproportioned sections, huge images, etc). For the perfect mobile experience, you should center all text.

You want to start by aligning elements, resizing images, and in general ensuring your page is nice and tidy. Place focus on heading sizes, image ratios, and text alignment. Although these are only small changes, they do add up to a fantastic finished product.

Step 2: Adjust Text Sizes Using Custom CSS

A common occurrence with Squarespace websites on the mobile version is the text being way too big and out of proportion. This piece of code will help solve this problem.

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@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) { h1 { font-size: 50px; } h2 { font-size: 30px; } }

Add this Custom CSS under Design > Custom CSS within your settings. You can always adjust text sizes, and which headings/paragraphs you would like to target.

Step 3: Centering Text on Mobile (Without Affecting Desktop)

Everyone bumps into the following issue when they first try to edit their mobile Squarespace website. You will find that you cannot center text without it affecting the desktop version. This problem can easily be tackled using this simple snippet of code.

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@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) { .your-class-name { text-align: center; } }

To target the class within the code, you can use the Squarespace ID Finder to easily grab it. You can also find a full guide on this in my blog post: “How to Center Text on Mobile in Squarespace”

Need a Hand?

My name is Jacob, your expert Squarespace designer. I have helped hundreds of businesses across multiple industries. If you have any questions after reading this article, be sure to contact me through WhatsApp.

If you would like to discuss a potential design project, you can email me at jacobchivers@chiverscrafted.co.uk or contact me here.

Thanks for reading!