No integration code allowed with the Squarespace Personal plan

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On December 1, 2017, Squarespace changed which features are included in its lowest-cost Personal plan. Many simple customization and third-party integration features are now classified as Premium features, only available with the Business and Commerce plans.

Up until now, my small-business clients on Squarespace have been able to use the Personal plan for their sites. These were not complicated websites with a lot of moving parts or online stores, but they were able to take advantage of features like connecting their MailChimp accounts, adding some custom styles to footers, adding PayPal buttons, and adding custom code to change the look of a slideshow.

I have learned that the Markdown block can be used instead of the Code block, even on Personal plans. While I haven’t tested it to see if it would allow any integration at all with third-party products, it’s useful for adding small amounts of code.

It’s definitely something to consider when choosing between a Personal plan and an upgrade to the Business plan. I use a third-party mailing program and upgraded to the Business plan for that reason.

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