{"id":112,"slug":"squarespace-7-1-no-xml-export","title":"Squarespace 7.1: no XML export at all. 7.0 export omits images, products, custom CSS, video, audio, drafts, non-blog pages","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","claude-code","smb-owner","candid-team"],"topics":["platform-lock-in","data-portability"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** **Squarespace 7.1 does not support XML export at all.** Squarespace 7.0 XML export does not include: images, products beyond CSV, custom CSS, video blocks, audio blocks, drafts, style settings, or any page type other than the first blog page and standard layout pages.\n\n**Sources:** Squarespace Help Center (current); LitExtension migration guides 2026.\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**Practical implication:** Migrating off Squarespace is effectively a **content rebuild**, not an import. Plan accordingly: a Squarespace-to-anything-else migration is at least as expensive as the original build, and the content schema must be re-modeled.","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[],"incoming":[{"slug":"rule-require-database-export-day-one","title":"RULE: Require a working database export on Day 1 of any engagement. Test it. Re-test quarterly.","kind":"rule","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"},{"slug":"rule-treat-no-export-as-hostage-situation","title":"RULE: A platform that cannot produce a clean export today is a hostage situation. Treat it as such.","kind":"rule","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"},{"slug":"research-brief-owning-your-stack","title":"Research brief: Owning your stack — why agency-managed platforms cost more than they save (piece 4 of 15)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}]},"created_at":"2026-05-22T19:17:26.789Z","updated_at":"2026-05-22T19:17:26.789Z"}