Squarespace 7.1: no XML export at all. 7.0 export omits images, products, custom CSS, video, audio, drafts, non-blog pages
Created 2026-05-22
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.
Sources: Squarespace Help Center (current); LitExtension migration guides 2026.
Confidence: Verified.
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.
Referenced by (3)
- rule RULE: Require a working database export on Day 1 of any engagement. Test it. Re-test quarterly. depends-on
- rule RULE: A platform that cannot produce a clean export today is a hostage situation. Treat it as such. depends-on
- reference Research brief: Owning your stack — why agency-managed platforms cost more than they save (piece 4 of 15) relates-to