Squarespace Website Maintenance Check List

Written By Christina LaPrease

Once you’ve got your website live it can be tempting to leave it as is for months—even years. It’s understandable. You put a lot of time into the design process, and the thought of spending another minute on your website seems counterintuitive. However, I’m here with the gentle reminder that regular reviews and tune-ups to your website now can prevent larger and more costly updates to your site.

Below is a check list of items you’ll want to look over at least every 3-6 months if you have a Squarespace website. And if this is something you want help with, shoot me an email at christina@megavoxmedia.com (or my personal email which most of you have), and I’ll get you scheduled asap!

✅ Technical Checkup

  • Review Site Settings: Confirm domain registration, SSL certificate, site title, favicon, social links, and SEO settings.

  • Optimize Performance: Run Google PageSpeed Insights, compress large images, remove unused blocks/pages/custom code.

  • Test Mobile Responsiveness: Review each page on multiple devices; test buttons, forms, and menus.

🔒 Security & Backups

  • Review Site Contributors: Remove users or collaborators who no longer need access.

  • Duplicate Your Site for Backup: Manually duplicate important pages; export blog content as XML.

📈 SEO & Analytics

  • Check Google Search Console: Look for crawl errors, indexing issues, and performance insights.

  • Update SEO Titles & Descriptions: Revisit for homepage and landing pages via Page Settings > SEO.

  • Audit Broken Links: Use Broken Link Checker or Screaming Frog.

  • Check Analytics: Analyze traffic sources, top pages, bounce rate, and device usage.

  • Boost site performance with new content: Create and implement a schedule for updating site content—new content boosts site performance.

🧠 Content & UX Refresh

  • Update Key Info: Revisit About, Services, and Contact pages. Archive outdated blog posts or events.

  • Test All Forms: Ensure all forms work and route data correctly.

  • Check Navigation: Ensure intuitive menus and eliminate dead-end pages.

🧾 Compliance & Branding

  • Review Legal Pages: Update Privacy Policy, Copyright, Service Terms, and cookie banner.

  • Ensure Accessibility: Check for alt text, contrast, and font readability.

  • Visual Brand Consistency: Verify logos, fonts, colors, and photos match your brand guidelines.

  • Social Media: Ensure working links, verify consistent branding across platforms.

Christina LaPrease

I’m a freelance web designer and digital media consultant who loves working with small businesses and creatives to bring their vision to life online. I focus on thoughtful, clean design and practical digital strategies that reflect each client’s unique voice.

https://www.megavoxmedia.com
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