Squarespace Fluid Engine: A New Way to Build Websites
Elwyn introduces us to the Squarespace fluid engine, a humongous website builder update.
PART ONE: WHAT IS THE SQUARESPACE FLUID ENGINE?
Let’s kick off this course by taking a look at this considerable Squarespace upgrade in the form of the new Squarespace Fluid Engine.
If you head over to Squarespace blog: newsroom.squarespace.com, you can see that they’ve created an advertisement for the future that will just show you a glimpse of what it can do.
My job today is to show you how this new system is different to the original (classic) editor in Squarespace 7.1, where you might find it more frustrating, and alternatively, where you might find that it really unlocks your creativity. It is certainly a lot more ‘fluid’. There’s a lot more freedom in how we can set up the website, but as I will go on to explain, it is also a double-edged sword.
ABOUT THE SQUARESPACE FLUID ENGINE:
It is July 2022, and Squarespace have launched a considerable, potentially game-changing update in the form of their new fluid engine, but it might not all be good news.
Today, more than ever before, creative professionals are looking for ways to make the website-building process faster and more enjoyable. With so many different tools available — each with their own learning curve — most designers and developers find themselves spending more time on setup and maintenance than they would like, and the results can vary wildly.
In response to some considerable steps forward by Wix and Editor X, Squarespace has introduced its own new flexible design tool, the Fluid Engine. The fluid engine is a brand new way of building websites with Squarespace that streamlines the production process while making it even more fun (depending on your particular viewpoint on what ‘fun’ is!). Squarespace claims that by building the fluid engine from the ground up with a focus on performance and user experience, Fluid Engine is their latest innovation designed to empower creators at every level.
We shall see.
WHAT IS THE SQUARESPACE FLUID EDITOR?
Fluid Engine is Squarespace’s new web design tool built from the ground up. It offers a new way to build websites that is faster, easier, and more enjoyable than ever before. Fluid Engine is a complete redesign of Squarespace’s web design tool, built with a focus on performance and user experience. It features a completely revamped visual editor, a new code editor, and a completely revamped website building process. The new design tool has been in development for almost two years and is Squarespace’s biggest investment in the web design process to date.
