What a Squarespace export does not move

Before you start

• List public page addresses, important downloads and the content you want to keep.
• Identify shops, appointments, memberships and any other separately billed features.
• Keep access to original images and approved documents, not only their displayed copies.

What to do

1. Check the export coverage

   Read Squarespace’s current export list against your site. It includes certain page content and one blog, but excludes design settings and various blocks or page types. A successfully downloaded file does not prove every image, page or feature has been preserved.

2. Build a short migration inventory

   For each page, note whether it should be kept, combined or retired. List its images, downloads, forms and destination links separately. This gives you a way to compare the replacement with the original instead of discovering omissions after cancellation.

3. Retain the missing materials safely

   Keep approved text and original media in a project folder with limited access. Screenshots can record the visual reference, but do not replace usable content or functioning forms. Do not publish private pages just to obtain an export without discussing the risk.

4. Agree the replacement and handover

   Choose Rebuild for a move to PresGro, with extra migrations or complex integrations agreed separately. If only one existing page needs work, a one-off Squarespace service avoids the move. Keep the old account available until the authorised checks and switch are complete.

What to check

• Important content has been inspected, not simply assumed to exist inside the export.
• Your plan covers old page addresses and any customer-facing downloads or integrations.
• Domain, mailbox and platform subscriptions each have a named owner and next step.

Sources and further reading

Platform features can change. Check the provider’s current guidance before changing a live service.

• Squarespace export coverage and limitations