How to Transfer a Squarespace Site to Another Account
If you have a Squarespace site* that you’d like to transfer, you can transfer ownership to another contributor. This is useful if you’re a designer and need to transfer a site to a client, or if your business has changed hands.
In this guide, we’ll share how to transfer a Squarespace site to another account, explain what does and doesn’t carry over, and what you should check after transferring to make sure it’s all gone smoothly.
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Step 1: Prepare Your Site for Transfer
Before you hand over site ownership, start by working through this checklist to ensure everything is ready to be moved:
Audit Your Integrations
Services like PayPal, Stripe, and social media connections don’t move with your site, and the new owner will need to reconnect them if they’d like to continue using them. Make note of any services connected to your site so the new owner can set them up again.
Export Backups
If needed, you can duplicate the site to create a backup copy you can refer back to. It doesn’t copy everything , but it gives you a version to fall back on.
Confirm Site Owner Role
Only the Site Owner can transfer ownership, so check that you’re an owner and not an Administrator or Editor.
Step 2: Invite the new owner as a Contributor
Invitation
Start by inviting the new owner to the site by opening your Squarespace website and visiting > Settings > Permissions and Ownership > Invite Contributor.
Add Their Details
Enter the email address for the person who will become the new site owner, then send the invitation.
Contributor Email
Squarespace will send them an email invitation inviting them to become a site Contributor. Once they accept, their account will be linked to the site.
Step 3: Transfer Site Ownership
Transfer
Once the new contributor has accepted your invitation, return to Settings > Permissions. Next to your name you’ll see a button that says Transfer Ownership. You may be asked to verify your identity before you continue. Once verified, select the new owner from the dropdown menu > Continue > Confirm.
Confirm
This transfer is immediate and cannot be undone without the new owner manually transferring the site back, so make sure you’re ready before confirming. If you’d like to go ahead, confirm the transfer when prompted, and the person you selected will become the new site owner.
What Happens After Transferring a Squarespace Site?
Contributor
You’ll remain on the site as a Contributor unless you remove yourself or the other person removes you, so you can maintain access to the site even without being the owner. This is useful if you’re a designer who wants to be able to easily access the site to offer support and updates.
Content
The website’s design, pages, and content all stay on the site.
Subscription
If the site has an active Squarespace subscription*, it will transfer to the new site owner. However, the payment method doesn’t automatically change, and the new owner should update the billing information after the transfer so you aren’t charged when the subscription renews. You can remove your billing information before transfer to make sure you aren’t charged for future subscriptions.
Domain
If you have a Squarespace domain* connected to the site, transferring ownership will also transfer the domain. The new owner should review the domain’s registration information and update it where needed.
Google Workspace
If you have a Google Workspace subscription attached to the site, it will transfer with site ownership. The new owner will be responsible for the subscription, and should review and update the billing information after transfer.
Acuity Scheduling
Acuity Scheduling subscriptions purchased through Squarespace also transfer with site ownership. However, Acuity subscriptions purchased directly through Acuity may need to be transferred separately.
What Doesn’t Automatically Transfer?
Third-party Domains
Domains registered with third-party providers like GoDaddy or Namecheap don’t transfer ownership with your Squarespace site. The registration stays with the registrar account and the person who purchased it. If the new owner needs full control of the domain, you’ll need give them access to the registrar account or initiate a domain transfer.
External Integrations
Tools like Stripe, PayPal, Afterpay, ShipStation, or social media accounts are tied to the credentials of whoever originally connected them. The new owner must re-connect them under their own logins. Squarespace Payments is Squarespace’s own payment system, and it’s managed separately from site ownership. If you have Squarespace Payments set up on the site and are a Payments Manager, you can transfer the role to the new Site Owner. The new Payments Manager should review the account and business details after transfer.
Third-party Services
Any integrations tied to personal details (like affiliate platforms, custom email marketing tools (like Flodesk* or Klaviyo*, or shipping accounts) stay with whoever owns them. The new owner will need to set up their own accounts and integrate them.
FAQs
Q. Can contributors transfer Squarespace site ownership?
A. Only the current Site Owner can initiate an ownership transfer. Administrators and other contributor roles do not have this permission.
Q. Can I undo a Squarespace ownership transfer?
A. Transfers are immediate and cannot be reversed automatically. If ownership needs to change again, the new Site Owner must manually transfer the site back.
Q. Does transferring a Squarespace site affect SEO?
A. No, your pages, URLs, and SEO settings will remain unchanged.
Q. Can multiple Site Owners exist?
A Squarespace site can only have one Site Owner.
Q. Do connected payment processors transfer with the site?
A. Integrations like Stripe, PayPal, and Afterpay are linked to the credentials of the original account holder. The new Site Owner must reconnect these services.
Q. Can I transfer a Squarespace subscription to another website?
A. No, you cannot typically move subscriptions between sites. However, if you are transferring ownership of a site, the subscription attached does move with site ownership.
