Squarespace Contributor
A Squarespace contributor is anyone the site owner or an administrator invites to help manage a Squarespace site, with roles that set what they can access, such as Administrator, Website editor, Billing or Store manager. Contributors sign in with their own Squarespace account, so nobody has to share a password.
Squarespace Contributor Roles
Every site has one Owner, usually the person who created it. Everyone else is a contributor with one or more roles. The ones designers deal with most:
- Administrator: can do almost everything the owner can, including design changes and Code Injection, but can’t transfer ownership.
- Website editor: can add products, blocks and other content to existing pages, but can’t add new pages or make style changes.
- Billing: can change or cancel subscriptions and view invoices, but can’t add or edit content.
- Store manager: can add and reorder products, manage orders and invoice clients.
There are also roles for analytics, comment moderation, email campaigns and viewing a private site. You can give one contributor several roles, or make them an administrator for full access.
How Inviting a Contributor Works
Only owners and administrators can invite contributors. Open the Permissions & Ownership panel, click Invite Contributor, enter the person’s name and email, switch on the permissions they need, and send. The invitee logs in to their Squarespace account, or creates one, to accept.
Plan limits apply. According to Squarespace’s help center, the Basic plan allows one contributor besides the owner, Core, Plus and Advanced allow unlimited contributors, and trial sites allow up to five.
Contributors and Web Designers
The usual setup is that the client owns the site and pays for it, and the designer is an Administrator. That keeps billing and ownership with the client and gives you everything you need to build. If you started the site on your own account, you’ll transfer ownership at handoff; see how to hand off a Squarespace website.
If you own the site during the build, invite your client with the roles they need. For the full walkthrough, read how to give a client access to Squarespace.
Bridge members are separate from Squarespace contributors. Bridge’s widget appears only inside the Squarespace editor, so a client who is also a contributor can chat and pin tasks while they edit. A client who isn’t a contributor can still use the project’s chat page, the client portal, from any browser.
Common Mistakes
- Sharing the owner’s login instead of inviting a contributor. It skips the audit trail and leaves passwords in email.
- Giving a client only the Website editor role, then getting a message that they can’t add a page.
- Keeping the designer as owner after launch, so the client’s site sits on your billing.
- Forgetting to remove old contributors when a project or care plan ends.
Common Questions
Can a Squarespace contributor edit Code Injection?
Only if they’re an Administrator. The owner and administrators can use Code Injection; website editors can’t.
Does a Squarespace contributor need their own account?
Yes. The invitation asks them to log in to their Squarespace account or create one before they can access the site.
How many contributors can a Squarespace site have?
Squarespace’s help center says Basic allows one contributor besides the owner, while Core, Plus and Advanced allow unlimited contributors.
Can an administrator transfer ownership of a Squarespace site?
No. Only the owner can transfer ownership to another account.
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