In this guide, we’ll show you how easy it is to install your new SquareKicker Template so you can get started with your Squarespace website.
If you’ve already installed your template and are ready to start building, you can jump over to the next guide on Adding Pages and Sections to Your Website.
Once you’ve chosen your template in the Store, click Buy Template. You’ll be prompted to create a SquareKicker account or login if you already have one. Next, you’ll be taken to a checkout page to complete payment.
Connecting to Squarespace
Once this is done, you’ll be in the SquareKicker Dashboard. In the dashboard you can connect your new template to a Squarespace website.
If you don’t have a Squarespace website yet, no problem, it's easy to set one up!
1. Click Connect next to your template.
2. Click Start Squarespace Website. This will take you to Squarespace to create a new website.
3. Once on Squarespace, click Start with this Design. If you don’t have a Squarespace account, you’ll be prompted to make one at this point. If you already have one, go ahead and login. If you are logged in, you’ll be taken straight to your new website.
4. Once you’ve created a Squarespace website, head back to the dashboard to continue installing SquareKicker.
If you already have a Squarespace website
- Click Connect, next to your template
- Click Connect with Squarespace to install your template on your existing site. You can even do this on a website that already has SquareKicker installed on it.
Installing your template on Squarespace
Finally, to install SquareKicker
1. Copy the installation script and open your website's Squarespace config panel
2. Paste the script into the code injection header and save.
3. Simply follow the steps in the pop-up installing window that opens in Squarespace
There are two options you'll be presented with as you install your template, Use Template Styles and Keep Existing Styles. The first option replaces any existing site styles with the template's styles - including colors, fonts, buttons, forms, animations, and spacings. Keep Existing Styles is ideal for existing websites. Your site styles will not be changed. When you add pages and sections from the template to your site, they will adopt your existing site styles.
It’s easy to modify Squarespace site styles to reflect your brand, or the brand you're designing for, if you opt to use the template styles.