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6 Easy Steps To Create A Testimonials Slider On Squarespace 7.1

Create a Testimonial Slider On Squarespace 7.1!

Showcasing past client testimonials on your website is a great way to convince someone visiting your website to become your client as well. When people see real-life stories they’re more likely to book your services, hire you, or purchase whatever you’re selling.

Luckily for you in Squarespace 7.1, you can easily create a testimonial slider by using a Summary Block. Today we’ll show you how to do it, let’s get started!

6 Easy Steps To Create A Testimonials Slider On Squarespace 7.1

Step 1: Create a Blog Page

For the testimonials to work you need to create a new blog. This blog will only be used to host your client testimonials, not your blog content. You can d this by:

  1. Click the plus sign (+) on your pages menu in the NOT LINKED section

  2. Add a new Blog Page

  3. Rename the new page “Testimonials” for example

Step 2: Create a Testimonial Blog Page

  1. Go to the Testimonials Blog page

  2. Click the plus sign (+) to create a new blog post

Step 3: Create a New Testimonial

  1. Click “Options” on your new blog post

  2. Under “Content” add your testimonials to the “Excerpt” section

  3. Choose between the different options to style the font

  4. Click “Save”

Step 4: Save

  1. Save and publish

  2. Repeat the steps above to add as many testimonials as you wish

Step 5: Create The Testimonial Summary

  1. Go to the page or section of your website you want to add the testimonials

  2. Add the testimonials block by creating a Summary Block

Step 6: Adjust The Testimonial Summary settings

You can adjust the testimonial summary settings by:

Under the CONTENT tab:

  1. Choose Blog > Testimonials

Under the DESIGN tab:

  1. Customize the display to fit your needs, you can change the number of items, items per row, aspect ratio, text size, text alignment, header text, and elements.

  2. Under elements make sure the “Show Excerpt” is ON

Final Result

Final Thoughts

That’s it - 6 Easy Steps To Create A Testimonials Slider On Squarespace 7.1!

We hope this article was clear and straight to the point! We have no doubt that after reading this you’ll be able to create a testimonial slider on your Squarespace website.

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