How to Migrate from Squarespace to Sparkforge

This guide covers the Squarespace-to-Sparkforge migration: pages, blog posts, products, orders, contacts, email campaigns, and scheduling. Run both platforms in parallel until everything is verified.

Before you start

Inventory every page, blog post, image, video, product, and form on your Squarespace site. Identify the features you actually use — e-commerce, scheduling, SEO settings — and plan their Sparkforge equivalents.

Set goals: better automation, integrated CRM, unified customer management. Prioritise what migrates first.

Export everything from Squarespace (site content, products, orders, contacts, subscribers) and back it up before changing anything live.

Migrate website content

Export and rebuild

1. In Squarespace, use the export tool to download site content.
2. In Sparkforge, open the website builder and start a new site.
3. Pick or customise a template that matches your Squarespace design.
4. Recreate pages and blog posts using Sparkforge content blocks — text, images, embedded video.

Rebuild e-commerce

1. From Squarespace, export your product catalogue and order history as CSV.
2. In Sparkforge's e-commerce module, manually input or import products with images, descriptions, and pricing.
3. Connect Stripe or PayPal — the same gateway you used on Squarespace.
4. Configure shipping rules and tax calculations.

Import contacts and subscribers

1. From the Squarespace Contacts panel, export contacts and subscribers as CSV.
2. In Sparkforge, go to Contacts > Import Contacts.
3. Upload the CSV and map names, emails, and tags.

Rebuild and enhance functionality

Pages and SEO

Rebuild each page in Sparkforge with sections, content blocks, and forms. Carry over SEO metadata — page titles and descriptions — and use Sparkforge's SEO tools to optimise.

Email campaigns

Download templates, lists, and reports from Squarespace. In Sparkforge under Marketing > Email Campaigns, create new campaigns. Upload templates and set up automated workflows with triggers and follow-ups.

Scheduling and calendars

If you used Squarespace scheduling, export appointment data. In Sparkforge, set up appointment types and booking pages, then automate reminders and follow-ups using workflows.

Test and validate

• Pages: click through every page. Check content placement, links, and responsive layout.
• SEO: use Google Search Console to confirm indexing and metadata.
• E-commerce: run test purchases. Confirm payment gateway, shipping, and tax behave correctly.
• Email: send test campaigns. Verify rendering, formatting, and links.
• Automations: trigger welcome and cart-abandonment flows to confirm they fire.

Train the team and decommission Squarespace

Walk the team through Sparkforge — site management, email campaigns, and CRM. Distribute SOPs that match your business processes.

Run Squarespace and Sparkforge in parallel for a transition period. Once everything is verified, back up Squarespace one last time and cancel through Squarespace's process.