How to Add Videos to Your Squarespace Website
Squarespace Client Tutorials: Video Blocks & Video Pages
You’ve got your lovely new website and you want to try a few updates on your own (go you!). Or maybe it’s been a while since your website go-live and you want to give your website a refresh (way to be on top of it!).
I’ve got you covered!
I’ve put together simple, step-by-step guides to help you make the updates you’d like done to your Squarespace website!
Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, login to your Squarespace website, put it in “edit” mode, and relax. You’re going to do great!
P.S. If you need help with any of this and you’re a previous client, you know how to find me! Always happy to help. If I haven’t had the pleasure of working with you yet, reach out here and let me know how I can help with your Squarespace website; I’d be happy to assist!
This guide covers how to update or add videos to your website using Squarespace Video Blocks & Video Pages.
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IMPORTANT: Before getting started, be sure to have your videos ready.
What do I mean by ready?
You’ll want to make sure your video meets the specification requirements of Squarespace. They have a chart here: Squarespace video specifications.
You’ll want to have named your videos BEFORE they get uploaded to your Squarespace Asset Library. Named images can help to boost your SEO (who doesn’t like that?).
Give your video a name that both reflects the video and incorporates SEO keywords. For example, I named this video for a counseling website “journal prompts counseling.mp4” ⤵️
Naming your video files can boost your SEO (do before uploading to Squarespace)
Alright, now that you’ve given all of your video files names, you’re ready to begin! ⤵️
Simple Steps to Add Videos to Squarespace using the Video Block:
Login to your Squarespace account and select which website your adding videos to.
Select the “EDIT” in the upper left hand corner of your screen:
How to begin editing your Squarespace site: select “EDIT”.
3. Single click the + ADD BLOCK button in the left hand corner of the section.
4. A menu of options pops up. Select “Video”.
4. After your video block appears, you can drag and resize it. Resize using the sides or corners of the block. Drag by selecting the block and moving it where you’d like it to go within your section.
Select the pencil icon to upload your video.
5. Select the + icon, then "UPLOAD FILE or ADD FROM LINK” (in the case of replacing a video, you’d select “REPLACE.”)
NOTE: It may take a little time for the video to upload.
7. Select “SAVE” on the upper left-hand corner of your screen, and that’s it! You’re done!
8. DID YOU KNOW: there is a page dedicated to housing your videos on Squarespace? This is a great page if let’s say you have a video series, or you do a regular posting of content via video. Keep on reading below if you want to know How to Add Videos to Squarespace using the Video Page.
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Simple Steps to Add Videos to Squarespace using the Video Page:
Let’s say you have a series of videos you’d like on one page of your website. For example: maybe it’s a series on Daily Coaching Pep-Talk Shorts for visitors to your site, or a series of Communication Tips for Healthier Relationships.
Here’s how you’d set up your videos on your Squarespace Video Page:
Select “Pages” on left navigation menu.
2. Select the + icon to the right of the Main Navigation menu, then scroll down and select “Videos”.
3. Squarespace provides template video page options; select the one you prefer.
4. You’ll be prompted to name the new page on the navigation menu on the left of your screen, and then you’ll be taken to your newly added page to begin editing it.
PS: Don’t forget to drag your new page where you’d like it to appear across your header (drag it in the menu bar on the left).
PPS: Update your page settings to reflect what your new video page is about and bake in SEO while you’re at it. :) This isn’t a must-do step, just a tip to help your website’s SEO.
Then select “EDIT” to begin making your new videos page!
Well-done, friend! Pat yourself on the back and enjoy the new look you’ve just given your Squarespace Website.
Here are other guides that may be useful to navigating updating your own Squarespace site!
