Squarespace Installation | Documentation

Squarespace is a platform that makes it easy to create beautiful websites without needing any technical expertise. This tutorial will show you how you can easily install a SimpleMaps interactive map on your Squarespace website.

Just follow these instructions:

1. Choose the map you want to install:
   HTML5 World Map HTML5 US Map HTML5 Canada Map HTML5 North America Map HTML5 County Map HTML5 State Map HTML5 Custom Map HTML5 Europe Map HTML5 UK Map HTML5 Australia Map HTML5 Country Map

2. Customize your map using our online customization tool.

3. Host your map files on Simplemaps.com (detailed instructions). Note: You could also host the map files on your own server, we just suggest using SimpleMaps hosting because Squarespace doesn't offer JavaScript file hosting.

4. Copy the embedding code from the online customization tool. It should look something like this:

   <script src="https://hosting.simplemaps.com/users/RANDOM_ID/mapdata.js"></script>
   <script src="https://hosting.simplemaps.com/users/RANDOM_ID/worldmap.js"></script>
   <div id="map"></div>
   

   Note: In the code you copy, RANDOM_ID will be an actual random string like 1245abcd

5. Login in to your Squarespace account

6. Click "Pages"

   

7. Choose the page where you want to install the map

   

8. Hover over the Page Content and click Edit

   

9. Hover over an open space in the content where an Insert Point exists and click to insert something.

   

10. Scroll down to More and click on Code

    

11. Select HTML, paste the embedding code from Step 4, and click Apply:

    

12. Save the Page Content

13. Your map will now be visible

    

14. If you need any help, contact us.

Common Problem

Some Squarespace themes use AJAX loading. This can keep the map from loading properly. If you disable AJAX loading in your theme, the problem will go away. Squarespace has instructions on how to disable AJAX loading. If you AJAX loading is required, please contact us for code and instructions to workaround this issue.

As of Decemeber, 2017, some cheaper SquareSpace plans no longer support Code Blocks. You can check whether your plan supports Code Blocks via this SquareSpace page. If your SquareSpace plan doesn't support Code Blocks you won't be able to use SimpleMaps (or any other third-party scripts). In this case, you should contact SquareSpace to upgrade (or complain!).