How to Create a “Coming Soon” Page in Squarespace 7.1 Using the Lock Screen (Step-by-Step Guide)

How to Create a “Coming Soon” Page in Squarespace 7.1 Using the Lock Screen (Step-by-Step Guide)

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How to Create a Coming Soon Page Using the Squarespace 7.1 Lock Screen

Revamping your Squarespace website or making big updates across multiple pages can feel stressful, especially when your site is in that messy in-between stage. The last thing you want is a potential client or customer landing on half-finished pages, broken layouts, or copy that is still being rewritten.

The good news is that Squarespace 7.1 makes it easy to protect your in-progress website with a site-wide Under Construction or Coming Soon page. This ensures that every visitor lands on one clean, branded page while the rest of your website stays hidden and password-protected.

This guide will show you how to create a Coming Soon page using the Squarespace Lock Screen feature, and how to set it up step-by-step for a smooth, stress-free redesign.

 

To get started…

From your Squarespace dashboard, go to:

1. Pages

2. Scroll down to System Pages

3. Lock Screen

Locating System Pages and Lock Screen in Squarespace

Locating Lock Screen Feature

 

4. Choose your Layout

Choose your layout for your lock screen
Our recommended layout for Under Construction or Coming Soon page

Our recommended layout for Under Construction or Coming Soon page

 

5. Next, go to Branding & Text

Update the text on your lock screen
 

6. Update Headline & Body Text

Update Headline & Body Text
 

7. Next, go to Media

Upload images to your coming soon page
 

8. Upload single or multiple images

Uploading multiple images to your lock screen will create a slideshow of rotating images

Note! Uploading multiple images will create a slideshow of rotating images

 

9. Next, go to Style

Go to Style to customize lock screen for your brand
 

10. Update font styles for your brand

Update font styles for your brand
 
FINAL STEP!

Enabling your Coming Soon page

From your Squarespace dashboard, go to:

1. Settings > Site Availability

Where to locate Settings in Squarespace 7.1

Locate Website Settings

Locate Site Availability

Locate Site Availability

Set your website to Password Protected and set a unique password

Hit Save and test your live website!

 

All set!

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