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Simple CSS Rollovers

2010-02-28T00:20:01Z

I've received a few inquiries lately asking about rollover buttons, so I thought I would write out some CSS rollover button options. Samples include the Blog button used on this website ... »

MOD: Custom Calendar for Squarespace

2010-02-19T17:37:00Z

Until Squarespace rolls out a fantastic calendar module Vuela had a custom Squarespace calendar solution developed that integrates perfectly with any Squarespace template ... »

MOD: Hide Squarespace Gallery Title or Description

2010-02-19T09:46:57Z

Simple CSS to hide the gallery title or description text on the multi-gallery list view page ... »

MOD: Fix an Element In Place (so it doesn't scroll w/the page)

2010-02-19T07:46:53Z

Sometimes it's adventageous to fix an element of the layout in-place so that it doesn't scroll with the rest of the page. This is a technique I often use ... »

Issuu's Flipp'in Awesome for Online PDF Viewing

2010-02-19T03:24:46Z

Most businesses have PDF documents they want to get out their audience, but this can be tricky online aside from just simply linking to the document for download. One of our favorite PDF tools can be found at Issuu.com -- The best online PDF viewing solution out there. It's awesome. It's simple. And, it's free ... »

MOD: Add New Editable Regions to Your Squarespace Template

2010-02-19T02:12:12Z

One modification I make frequently to Squarespace templates, is to make new editable regions within the layout -- actually, what I'm doing here is taking sections out of the sidebar that contain Text/HTML widgets, and re-inserting them somewhere else ... »

MOD: Basics for jQuery Setup

2010-02-19T00:06:30Z

Throughout this blog and other useful resources for making modifications to Squarespace there are numerous references to using jQuery as means of modifying your Squarespace template. This article provides the basic information and resources to help point you in the right direction to get setup to start using jQuery on your Squarespace website ... »

MOD: Journal Title that's always visible

2010-02-17T10:16:57Z

As of Squarespace 5.0, when you add a Page Title to the Header of your Journal section, it only shows on the front / overview page, and not on full/single article pages. Here is a little jQuery script that adds a Title(or other content) to the top of the Journal section that will be visible on all pages within that journal, it even works as a navigation link to return to the journal overview ... »

MOD: Shadowbox for Images, Flash, Video & More

2010-02-17T09:21:17Z

Squarespace Gallery Modules come with a built-in "Lightbox Mode" that has some fantastic functionality ... but sometimes you want to use this type of functionality in other areas of your site. Enter: Shadowbox! Shadowbox is a "lightbox" style function that you can call from anywhere: any image link, and any text link -- and Shadowbox can be used for single images, multiple images, flash content, and video! ... »

MOD: Replace Hard-coded Text

2010-02-17T08:30:25Z

Throughout any Squarespace Template there are elements that have text hard-coded in that you may want to change. Here are some examples, and the script to do it ... »