Have you ever wished you could quickly create a new page or post on your Squarespace website without spending hours building it from scratch? Well, today we’re going to talk all about how you can speed up your website building process by duplicating pages and posts!

So first, why would you ever need to duplicate a page? 

Well, there are actually a TON of reasons and practical applications for duplicating pages and posts… so let’s dive in! 

Reason #1.

So you don’t lose your perfectly designed content

There is NOTHING worse than having a new, beautifully designed website (like one created by us here at Carbon and Clay), and then facing the dreaded “WHAT IF I MESS IT UP?!” overwhelm. 

The good news is that by duplicating your new page before you begin working on it, you’ll have an extra copy just in case you accidentally (gulp) *mess it up*.

Reason #2.

So you can keep it consistent

When it comes to a strong brand and website, consistency is key. This means that each page/post should look similar to every other page on your site. The easiest way to do this is to re-use the same graphics, colors, and aesthetics throughout your whole site.

If you can take a perfectly designed page and just duplicate it, you can use the existing aesthetics as a blueprint to create your new page. Just tweak the graphics slightly and add your new images and content, and you’ll be on your way to a consistent site.

Reason #3.

So you can quickly create a new page or blog post

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve duplicated landing pages, thank you pages, or just regular pages on my site to QUICKLY reuse the layout and design that I’ve already developed. By duplicating a page, you can keep the aesthetics and build a new page FAST.

Reason #4.

So you can test something out without losing hours of hard work.

If you really want to complete re-design a page and change the layout but you’re a little gun-shy to totally revamp a page that’s looking pretty good (not to mention, a page you’ve spent hours on already)... then duplicating a page is going to be your saving grace! Once you’ve duplicated a page, you can go to town, confidently tweaking and changing without having to worry about losing all of your hard work.

So, now that we know why you need to be duplicating pages… let’s cover how it’s done! This step is super easy.

Below you will find written step-by-step instructions and a video to walk you through the exact steps you need to take to duplicate a page or post in Squarespace 7.0 and Squarespace 7.1.

1. How to duplicate a page in Squarespace 7.0

Below, the steps are written out for you to duplicate a page in Squarespace 7.0

• Click the PAGES link on the left side of the home screen

• Find the page you want to duplicate

• NOTE: you can’t duplicate entire index sections all at once, so you will need to duplicate each page and add them to a new index section

• Click on the gear icon to the right of the page link when hovering over it

• Once the pop-up appears, scroll down and click “DUPLICATE PAGE” at the bottom of the pop-up screen

• Rename the new page

• Change the new page URL (in the page settings), if needed

• Find your new page and get started!

2. How to duplicate a page in Squarespace 7.1

Below, the steps are written out for you to duplicate a page in Squarespace 7.1

• Click the PAGES link on the left side of the home screen

• Find the page you want to duplicate

• Click on the gear icon to the right of the page link when hovering over it

• Once the pop-up appears, scroll down and click “DUPLICATE PAGE” at the bottom of the pop-up screen

• Rename the new page

• Change the new page URL (in the page settings), if needed

• Find your new page and get started!

3. How to duplicate a blog post in Squarespace 7.0

Below, the steps are written out for you to copy/duplicate a blog post in Squarespace 7.0

• Click the PAGES link on the left side of the home screen

• Find your blog section (the page with the ‘a’ to the left of it)

• Hover over the blog you want to duplicate and click “edit”

• Once the pop-up appears, click “DUPLICATE PAGE” at the bottom of the pop-up screen

• Give your new post an updated title

• Click on the “options” tab at the top of the popup and update the URL and excerpt

• Click SAVE or SAVE AND PUBLISH to save your new post!

4. How to duplicate a blog post in Squarespace 7.1

Below, the steps are written out to copy/duplicate a blog post in Squarespace 7.1

• Click the PAGES link on the left side of the home screen

• Find your blog section (the page with the pen icon to the left of it)

• Click the 3 dots to the right of the blog post you want to duplicate

• Click DUPLICATE

• Hover over your new post and click on the 3 buttons to the right of the blog post

• Click SETTINGS and adjust your settings as needed (categories, tags, URL, etc.)

• Click SAVE on the top left of the popup window

• Click on the new blog post that appears and click EDIT in the top left corner of the page

• Edit your new post and add your new title, content, images, buttons, etc.

• Click SAVE in the top left corner of your page and either schedule or publish your new post

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