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Migrations — Squarespace → Claude Code

Squarespace to Claude Code migration.

Squarespace is a fine place to start and a frustrating place to grow. The moment you need something the templates won't do - a custom layout, real integrations, proper performance - you hit the ceiling. We rebuild your site as plain, fast code on Claude Code, so it looks how you want and does what you need, with no template limits.

Start a migrationSee it on your homepage, freeContent kept · rankings kept · most sites live in 1–3 weeks

What actually changes.

The same site, the same content, a completely different foundation. Everything on the left disappears; everything it did is either built into the code or no longer needed.

Squarespace logoBefore · the Squarespace stackpaid monthly, forever
Business plan subscriptionrenews monthly
Scheduling add-onextra monthly fee
Email campaigns add-onbilled per send
Template + custom CSS hacksbreaks on updates
Code injection workaroundsunsupported
Third-party embedsiframe weight
Domain + plan bundlerenews annually
Claude CodeAfter · plain code on Claude Codeowned outright
Your content, as structured datayours
Plain, fast codeyours
Schema, SEO and analytics built inincluded
A repository in your nameowned
Nothing to update. Nothing to patch. Nothing to renew.
Why move

Three things you stop paying for.

No template ceiling

Custom layouts, interactions and functionality that Squarespace simply won't allow - built exactly to your design instead of bent to fit a theme, with no CSS hacks holding it together.

Performance and SEO headroom

Squarespace controls your markup and speed; we don't have to. Plain code meets Core Web Vitals thresholds and loads instantly, with full technical SEO control and structured data done properly.

Real integrations

Connect a CRM, booking, payments or custom tools without fighting the platform. The site becomes part of your stack instead of a walled garden of embeds.

How rankings survive the move.

The SEO-safe migration, in one glance

Redesigns lose rankings through skipped redirects, so we never skip them. Every migration runs the same four checks, in order, and the last one happens after launch, not before.

Step 1

URL inventory

Every URL on the old site crawled and recorded, with its rankings, backlinks and traffic noted. Nothing moves until the full map exists.

the complete map
Step 2

Rebuild, mirrored

Content, titles, metadata and structured data carried over one to one. The design can be kept faithful or sharpened; the crawlable structure stays deliberate.

staging site, verified
Step 3

Redirects, one to one

Every old URL 301-redirects to its exact successor. No wildcard shortcuts, no redirect chains, no orphaned pages.

redirect map shipped
After launch

Crawl re-test

The live site is re-crawled against the inventory: every redirect checked, every page indexed, Search Console watched through the handover weeks.

rankings holding
How editing works after Squarespace
Can we add the new case study to the homepage and update the team page with two new starters?
Done. Both changes are live, and the case study is linked from the services page too.
shipped same day · no admin panel · nothing to update
Editing, after Squarespace

Change the site by asking.

You describe the change and we ship it, usually the same day. No admin panel to learn, no update that takes the site down on a Friday, no waiting for a developer to be found.

Honest caveat: if hands-on, drag-and-drop editing is essential for your team, we’ll tell you on the call and recommend Duda instead. We build on both lanes daily and recommend on fit.

The honest comparison

Squarespace vs plain code, plainly.

SquarespacePlain code on Claude Code
OwnershipA rented template on Squarespace's servers; the export gets you a partial copy, not a sitePlain code in a repository in your name, hosted wherever you choose
SpeedThe platform decides what ships with every page; CSS hacks and embeds add weight on topNo platform runtime to fight; built to Core Web Vitals thresholds and held there
SecurityHandled by the platform, which is genuinely fine - for as long as you stay on the platformNo platform to depend on. Static-first pages with a minimal, monitored footprint
MaintenanceLight day to day, but every CSS hack and code injection can break on a template updateNothing to update. Changes are made to the code deliberately, when you ask
EditingA polished editor, within the limits of what the template allowsDescribe the change, it ships same day. Structured content keeps edits safe
Cost over timePlan plus add-ons (scheduling, campaigns, commerce), renewing monthly, foreverHosting measured in pounds, no plan, no add-ons

Where Squarespace genuinely fits, we’ll say so on the first call. The migration makes sense when ownership, speed and the end of maintenance matter more.

Asked before every migration.

We can match it, or improve it. Most clients use the move as a chance to sharpen the design while keeping what's working.

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