Expand - Collapse Sections 2.0

What it is

Expand - Collapse Sections 2.0 is a plugin from SQS Mods for Squarespace 7.1 that hides whole page sections until a visitor asks to see them. If you have ever wanted a "read more" that reveals an entire designed section rather than a line of text, this is the mechanism. Older listings described it as a grid and spacing tool; it is not. It is a show and hide plugin for sections.

What it does

You build every section on the page as normal in the Squarespace editor, add the plugin code, and any section you mark stays hidden until it is called upon, then expands into view. Version 2.0 was rewritten from the ground up to answer the request SQS Mods say they heard most often: expanding several different sections independently on the same page, rather than one section per page as in the original release.

Who it suits

Long service pages where you want the detail available without the scroll, pricing pages with optional extras, course or programme outlines, and one-page sites that need to stay short on first view. It is also a tidy way to keep a page's design intact while hiding the parts most visitors do not need.

One honest caveat

Because the sections are built in the normal editor, they still exist on the page and load with it; the plugin controls visibility, not weight. Keep hidden sections light on images and video, and remember that content hidden by default is easy for visitors to miss, so the trigger needs a clear label.

Setup

Create your sections, add the SQS Mods code following their instructions and mark the sections to hide. It relies on custom code, so you will need a Squarespace plan that allows code injection.

Related guide: SQS Mods build their plugins from problems that came up on real client sites, which we cover in why every SQSMODS plugin starts with a real client problem. See how it fits the wider landscape in our guide to the best Squarespace plugins or browse the full plugins collection.