Effortless Access to Squarespace’s Most Used Panels with Admin Quick Access

This post is a collaboration with BeyondSpace.studio

Navigating the Squarespace admin interface can be cumbersome for frequent tasks like accessing Code Injection or Custom CSS. The Admin Quick Access is here to streamline your workflow, offering a compact, auto-hiding button tailored for both Dashboard Mode and Frontend Mode.

What Is Admin Quick Access?

Beyondspace’s Admin Quick Access is a productivity-boosting freebie designed to minimize clicks and maximize efficiency within Squarespace. By adding a sleek, auto-hiding toolbar to your interface, it provides quick access to frequently used admin panels, collections, and even your favorite custom links. With a seamless user experience tailored for both logged-in dashboard use and live site editing, it’s the perfect tool for developers, designers, and site owners looking to save time.

Two modes for maximum flexibility

1. Dashboard Mode

Squarespace Admin quick access - Dashboard mode

Dashboard Mode integrates directly with the Squarespace admin panel, making navigation across key areas effortless.

Features:

• Core Admin Panels: Access Home, Code Injection, Custom CSS, Orders, and Site Styles instantly.

• Collection Shortcuts: Quickly jump to any collection on your pages, including Blogs, Events, or Stores.

• Custom Shortcuts: Bookmark frequently visited links with the toolbar’s built-in functionality.

• Order Shortcut: Quickly land on Finance > Orders screen

• Preview URL: Open current pages in a new tab with the primary domain, avoiding auto-login redirection.

2. Frontend Mode

With the retirement of the Escape Key Login feature in January 2024, Squarespace eliminated a convenient way to quickly access the admin editor while viewing your website. While this change prevents visitor confusion, it also removed a time-saving tool for site owners. To fill the gap, the Admin Quick Access offers an upgraded experience with Frontend mode, It offers quick editing access directly from your live site while staying invisible to visitors.

How It Works:

• When logged in, a toolbar appears in the top-right corner of your live site.

• Click Edit Page to instantly open the Squarespace editor with the current page preloaded in the preview panel.

• Logged-out users and site visitors will not see the toolbar.

Features:

• Edit Page Button: Jump from live view to editing mode with one click.

• Custom CSS & Code Injection: Landing on Custom CSS and Code Injection panel with the current live page in preview

• Site Styles Preview: Adjust site styles while viewing the current page.

• Home Button: Quickly return to the admin homepage.

Installation

1. Add the Code: Copy the Admin Quick Access snippet into the Footer Injection of your Squarespace admin panel.

2. Activate the Toolbar:

   • In Dashboard Mode, hover over the arrow at the top-right corner to reveal the toolbar.

   • In Frontend Mode, ensure you’re logged in to see the toolbar when viewing your live site.

Troubleshooting Primary domain access on Frontend Mode

If the toolbar doesn’t appear on your primary domain, it might be due to login information not being stored. Use the following URL parameters as a workaround:

• Enable the toolbar: your-website.com/?quickaccess

• Disable the toolbar: your-website.com/?no-quickaccess

Admin Quick access frontend mode

Installation for Personal plan user

Follow this tutorial on how to install Beyondspace freebies on Personal plan Squarespace websites

Pro tip: If you are managing Squarespace websites on behalf of your clients and do not want them to see the Quick access toolbar, install it using the above method can make it available on your browser only, even the other logged-in users won’t see the toolbar.

Why Choose Admin Quick Access?

Beyondspace Admin Quick Access isn’t just a time-saver—it’s a smarter way to work. Whether you’re managing backend settings, adding custom styles, or editing your live site, this versatile tool adapts to your workflow. With its dual working modes and user-friendly features, it empowers you to focus on building your Squarespace site without getting bogged down in unnecessary clicks.

Ready to boost your Squarespace productivity? Install Admin Quick Access today and experience a faster, more efficient editing process.