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Mobile design, All CSS tricks, Customization tips, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE Beatriz Caraballo Mobile design, All CSS tricks, Customization tips, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE Beatriz Caraballo

Controlling gallery block grid images per row in mobile (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

I want to walk you through a nifty little CSS trick that you can use to rearrange your gallery block grid images in smaller devices, so you can choose how many thumbnails or slides to display per row!

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All CSS tricks, Customization tips, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE, Fonts, Spacing Beatriz Caraballo All CSS tricks, Customization tips, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE, Fonts, Spacing Beatriz Caraballo

How to create a multi-column text block in Squarespace, without using separate blocks (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

This depends on the font you’re using and the styles you’ve set for it, but most often than not, you feel you need just a bit more space between both columns. The problem is if you shove a spacer in there, the gap looks more like an airport runway than anything else.

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Creating a bold Index Gallery slideshow (Brine 7.0)

In a previous tutorial we saw how we can customize the Index Gallery slideshow in Squarespace to add fancy new arrows and subtly switching up the layout of the description portion. In today’s tutorial, we’re going to take a similar approach…

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How to target entire blog pages vs individual blog posts (7.0 & 7.1)

If you’re using blog pages on your client site for different purposes, you may want to be able to customize the content (posts) of just ONE of those blog pages and not the other. A very common situation is when you have a blog page as an actual blog, and another blog page as a portfolio to showcase previous work.

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#22daysofcustomization, All CSS tricks, 7.0, 7.1, Sticky element Beatriz Caraballo #22daysofcustomization, All CSS tricks, 7.0, 7.1, Sticky element Beatriz Caraballo

Add a floating 'Book Now' button to Squarespace (7.0 & 7.1)

If you’re running or working on a business website, you’ll surely find today’s customization pretty handy! Besides back to top buttons, an extra menu header, and a custom social icons header, there are other types of floating elements you can add to your…

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All CSS tricks, Color change, Hover/overlay, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE Beatriz Caraballo All CSS tricks, Color change, Hover/overlay, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE Beatriz Caraballo

Grayscale to color hover mode for image blocks (7.0 & 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

Adding a hover effect to image blocks can be a fun way to spice up your client’s design without too much hassle. So today, we’re going to be looking at how we can give a really cool grayscale to color + rotating + scaling effect to any images of your site on hover!

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Create a "boxed-in" header in Squarespace (Brine 7.0)

It seems like there’s not enough creativity in the world to come up with a unique way to set up your nav bar… especially in Squarespace, and particularly if you’re using the Brine template. Which seems silly, since all of the templates from the Brine…

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#22daysofcustomization, All CSS tricks, Fields, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE Beatriz Caraballo #22daysofcustomization, All CSS tricks, Fields, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE Beatriz Caraballo

Customize Squarespace forms (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

If you’re using Squarespace forms on your site – instead of or along with other information collection methods like Dubsado – then today’s tutorial is for you! Because if you’re looking to make your site more on-brand or unique, customizing your Squarespace forms…

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Creating big category thumbnails with a rollover effect (Brine 7.0)

Today we’re going to be taking advantage of the grid layout of an Index Gallery to create big and bold category thumbnails that you can use to showcase your different service packages, blog categories, photo galleries, or pretty much anything else you want!

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Add custom 'Read More' links to your Summary Blocks (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

Have you ever wished you could replace the ‘Read More‘ link from your Summary Blocks for something else? Not just change its color and turn it into a button, but actually change what it says and… why not, change it for a custom image?!

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#22daysofcustomization, All CSS tricks, Cool look, 7.0 Beatriz Caraballo #22daysofcustomization, All CSS tricks, Cool look, 7.0 Beatriz Caraballo

Customizing the index gallery slideshow in Squarespace (Brine 7.0)

Templates like Brine allow us to add big and bold imagery through its Index Gallery pages. Fortunately, Squarespace gives us a couple of different options to style them through the Style Editor however, and depending on the design you’re after, this may not be enough.

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All CSS tricks, Fonts, Gradient, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE, Title/Caption Beatriz Caraballo All CSS tricks, Fonts, Gradient, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1 CE, 7.1 FE, Title/Caption Beatriz Caraballo

Add a gradient in Squarespace to only one word in your heading (7.0, 7.1 CE & 7.1 FE)

Let’s give a gradient to a single word in your heading! The method is pretty simple, however we have to tackle some compatibility issues to make sure the word is readable in as many browsers as possible. So, why don’t we get started?

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