By adding a link to your Squarespace website leading to your Shop Local Store, you'll:
- Receive more orders.
- Get more wedding registry sign-ups. (Each wedding registry often delivers $3,200 in orders!)
Please see below for a video and written instructions on how to add a link on your Squarespace site that leads to your Shop Local Store, as well as examples of retailers who have done so.
A. VIDEO
Please view our video here that shows the steps on how to add a link from your Squarespace site to your Shop Local Store: https://vimeo.com/946314887
B. INSTRUCTIONS
- Log in to your Squarespace account.
- On your Account Dashboard, you'll see a list of all websites and domains associated with your account. Click the Website button next to your primary website to take you to an editing view.
- On the left-hand side is a panel of administrative settings. Click Pages under the "Website" option.
- Click the + button next to "Main Navigation" to add a new link in the header of your website.
- A menu will appear with different page options to add. Scroll down and select Link.
- A small pop-up window will appear. This is where you'll enter the name of the link and the URL to its respective page.
If we are adding a link to your Shop Local Gift Gegistry, you will:- For the link title, type in "Gift Registry" on your keyboard.
- In the "Enter link" field, paste in your registry website address. It will resemble this: https://yourstorename.myshoplocal.com/registry.cfm
- Toggle the "Open link in new tab" setting to Off. (It should be greyed out when successfully turned off.)
- Press the Save button in the top right-hand corner.
- You can click and drag the navigation buttons to rearrange the order in which the links are appearing. This page will automatically save the rearrangement.
- You can then visit your Squarespace site to view your changes.
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C. EXAMPLES
White Peacock, a retailer in Colorado, has added two links leading to their Shop Local site:
- "Shop Brands" link in the navigation (circled in the image above) leads to their Shop Local Home page
- "Bridal" link in the navigation leads to their Shop Local Gift Registry pages
Visit their website to see the links here: https://www.whitepeacockdenver.com/
Vineyard Gifts, a retailer in Tennessee, has added a "Registry" link in their Squarespace menu that leads to their Shop Local Gift Registry home page.
Visit their website to see the link here: https://www.vineyardsgifts.com/
Crosell & Co, a retailer in Illinois, has added two links leading to their Shop Local site:
- "Gift Registry" button in the header (circled in the image above) leads to their Shop Local Gift Registry home page
- "Shop Online" in the navigation leads to their Shop Local Home page
Visit their website to see the links here: https://www.crosellandco.com/
D. RELATED
See additional examples of retailers adding Shop Local to their primary website here: https://bridge.myshoplocal.com/admin/support-center.cfm/171