Now that we've gone through an overview of the six main site management areas in Squarespace, it's a good time for one final stop on our introductory tour: logging in and out of the Squarespace editor.
If you've followed this chapter up until this point, you should still be logged in, so we'll cover logging out first. You can log out by following these steps:
Ensure you are in the Home Menu and click on the user icon at the bottom of the side panel.
In the pop-up shortcut box, click on the Logout button.
You will now be logged out and automatically directed to the public view of your website.
Tip
If you are still on a trial account, you will see a message indicating this instead of seeing your website's pages. This is because trial sites are not public yet.
Logging in
There are three different ways to log in to the Squarespace editor: two of them can be done on your Squarespace website, and the last one can be done on Squarespace's own website.
In all cases, you will need to enter your e-mail address and Squarespace password, so ensure you have them handy.
Tip
On the login screen, you will have the option to tick the Stay Logged In box. If you tick this box, Squarespace will automatically log you in whenever you visit your website even if you close your browser or shut down your computer.
Logging in by pressing Esc
The easiest way to log in is to use a keyboard shortcut whenever you are on any page on your Squarespace website:
Open your Squarespace website in your web browser (http://your-account-name.squarespace.com).
Tip
If you are on a trial account, you will need to choose Visitor Access on the black lock screen and then enter the code shown to open the public view of your website.
Hit the Esc key on your keyboard.
Tip
You can use this method even if you have set a custom domain name. Instead of going to http://your-account-name.squarespace.com, just go to http://www.customdomain.com and hit Esc to log in.
Note
If you plan to use videos or slideshows on your website that will be viewed in fullscreen mode, you may want to disable the ability to log in via Esc, because the Esc key is also used to enter/exit fullscreen mode in media viewers. You can disable it in Settings.
Accessing your site's login page
The login page for your Squarespace website can be accessed directly by going to http://your-account-name.squarespace.com/config.
Tip
You may want to add this URL to your bookmarks, so you can log in quickly in the future.
You can use this method even if you have set a custom domain name; just visit http://www.customdomain.com/config instead.
Logging in via the Squarespace site
You can also log in from the www.squarespace.com site: click on the Login button in the top-right corner.
If you manage multiple Squarespace sites under one account, you will be logged into whichever site you were last working on. Once logged in, you can switch to another site using the shortcut box that appears when you click on your user icon in the Home Menu.
Tip
This is the method to use if you have forgotten your Squarespace Site Name. Once logged in, your Squarespace Site Name will show in your browser's URL bar, so don't forget to write it down.