- AI assistance requires a Pro plan or higher
- Video files cannot be uploaded from your device
- The widget depends on an active Elfsight account
Overview
Blog from Elfsight adds a blog area to a Squarespace page, where visitors can read articles and follow direct links to individual posts. It is an embeddable widget hosted on Elfsight's platform, not native Squarespace code. You build and manage it in Elfsight's online editor. The editor supports article formatting with blocks, post categories and tags, scheduling, images and YouTube videos, plus controls for typography, spacing and colours. You can also choose layout styles and apply custom CSS. AI can help draft text and generate visuals, with that assistance available on Pro plans and higher.
Who it suits
This suits businesses that want to publish updates, share expertise or organise articles into topics on a Squarespace site. It may also suit teams that want to schedule posts or include images and YouTube videos in articles. A free plan is available to start with.
One honest caveat
AI assistance for drafting text and generating visuals requires Pro plans or higher. Videos in posts are added using YouTube links; uploading video files from your device is not supported. On the free plan, widgets carry Elfsight branding and monthly view limits; paid plans remove these. The widget is hosted by Elfsight, so it stops showing if your Elfsight account lapses. Keep that hosting dependency in mind when planning a long-term blog.
Installation
Build and customise the blog in Elfsight's online editor, then copy the generated embed code. In Squarespace, add a Code Block where you want the blog to appear and paste in the code. Later changes made in Elfsight's editor update automatically.
Related guide: browse more Squarespace layout and section plugins, or the full Squarespace plugins hub.
Use the block-based editor to structure articles with headings, lists, quotes, links and internal post references. Posts can include uploaded images and YouTube videos. The editor does not support uploading video files from your device. You can also schedule posts to publish at a set date and time using its calendar.
For the blog's appearance, the Elfsight editor offers controls for fonts, colours, spacing and layout styles. You can adjust the design to suit your site's branding, and apply custom CSS for further changes. The vendor page also describes dynamic sliders for showcasing popular posts.
AI assistance can draft text and generate visuals for posts, which you can review and edit before publishing. This assistance is available on Pro plans and higher. The widget runs on Elfsight's platform rather than as native Squarespace code, so your published blog depends on your Elfsight account remaining active. Free-plan widgets include Elfsight branding and monthly view limits; paid plans remove those.
- Organise posts with categories and tags
- Schedule posts for a chosen date and time
- Add images and YouTube videos to articles
- Customise typography, spacing and colours
- Free plan with Elfsight branding and view limits
Full specifications
Specifications
Schedule posts for a chosen date and time
Add images and youtube videos to articles
Customise typography, spacing and colours
Free plan with elfsight branding and view limits
Writers publishing articles by topic
Teams scheduling blog posts
Brands adding images and youtube videos to posts
Video files cannot be uploaded from your device
The widget depends on an active elfsight account