New Squarespace Features You Need to Know (Animations, Mobile Editing & AI SEO) Full Video for 2026

Squarespace just dropped some of their most exciting updates ever — and I'm breaking them all down in tis video. We're talking hover animations, mobile-specific editing, and a built-in AI SEO tool called Beacon AI. What's covered in this video: → Transformations: opacity, rotate, scale, offset, and skew — all without code → Animation triggers: hover, press, loop, scroll appear, and follow → How to hide content on mobile (finally!) → Mobile store layout editing → Squarespace Beacon AI — auto alt text, metadata optimization, and AIO Whether you're brand new to Squarespace or you've been building sites for years, these updates change what's possible on the platform, no CSS required for this magic!! 🔗 LINKS MENTIONED → Squarespace article: https://www.squarespace.com/professio... → Beacon AI / SEO AIO support article: https://www.squarespace.com/blog/guid... 🧠 WANT TO GO DEEPER? → Get my free Squarespace Roadmap: https://insidethesquare.co/roadmap → Join the free community: https://skool.com/insidethesquare → More Squarespace tutorials: https://tutorials.squarespace.com CHAPTERS 0:00 — What's new in Squarespace (overview) 1:04 — The new Squarespace home screen explained 2:03 — Transformations: opacity, rotate, scale, offset & skew 4:02 — The anchor feature (rotation & scale pivot points) 4:50 — Duplicating & saving transformed blocks 5:20 — Animations: hover, press, loop, scroll appear & follow 6:10 — Live animation preview in the site editor 7:00 — Follow cursor animation demo 7:49 — Stacking multiple animation triggers 8:04 — Hide content on mobile with the new Layers feature 9:02 — Mobile store layout editing (grid vs. list) 9:28 — Squarespace Beacon AI — SEO & AIO tab 10:15 — How to add alt text automatically with Beacon AI 11:28 — Where to find all these features I'm Becca Harpain, Squarespace Expert, Circle Leader, and Platinum Partner. I've been teaching Squarespace for years, and Inside the Square is where I share everything I know about building and customizing websites on this platform. New videos weekly. Subscribe so you don't miss what's next! #Squarespace #SquarespaceWebsite #WebDesign - - The term "Squarespace" is a trademark of Squarespace, Inc. This video was not approved or endorsed by Squarespace, Inc. I just really love their platform ♥