- Works on Summary Blocks only, not collection pages
- Simple and basic grids only, no masonry layout
- Password-protected collections are not supported
- Past events are capped at 60
Overview
The Summary Block is one of the most useful blocks in Squarespace and one of the most limited: it stops at 30 items, full stop. Once a shop, blog or portfolio grows past that, you are stuck splitting content across pages or building clumsy workarounds. Lazy Load Summaries Block from Squarewebsites removes the ceiling. Install it once and the Summary Block can show every item in a collection, loading them in batches behind a Load More button so the page still opens quickly.
What it actually does
The plugin adds extra tabs to the normal Summary Block settings panel, so you keep editing where you always have. From those tabs you can switch on unlimited items, sort by name, title, author, date, price or likes, filter by several tags or categories at once (the native block only allows one), open item links in a new tab, show an alternate image on hover for products, open images in a lightbox, and adjust grid sizes and spacing. It works with products, blog posts, events and portfolio pages, and it can pull from multiple blogs through the vendor's Sync Collections tool or from a custom JSON collection. Developers get a hooks system for running their own code around the block.
Who it suits
I reach for this on client sites with a large catalogue or archive that wants a single, filterable landing page: a shop with a hundred products on one page, a long-running blog, or a portfolio that has outgrown Squarespace's own limit. If your collections are comfortably under 30 items, you do not need it.
Honest caveats
It only works on Summary Blocks, not on collection pages themselves. Masonry layouts are not supported (simple and basic grids only), password-protected collections are excluded, past events cap out at 60, and a collection sitting inside a folder needs a quick shuffle out and back in before the block will pick it up. None of these are deal-breakers, but read them before buying.
Installation
One block of code pasted into Footer Code Injection, after which the new tabs appear in the Summary Block settings. Squarewebsites supports Squarespace 7.0 and 7.1, and it works on Personal plans too if you paste the code into a Markdown block instead. Licensing is a one-time payment per website with support included. It is also bundled free in the vendor's SquareTools Extension Pro, worth knowing if you are considering several Squarewebsites plugins.
Related guide: see our roundup of the best Squarespace plugins in 2026 for the wider field.
- Removes the 30-item limit on the Squarespace Summary Block
- Loads items in batches behind a Load More button
- Adds sorting, multi-tag filtering and lightbox options to the block
- Adds extra settings tabs inside the normal Summary Block panel
Full specifications
Specifications
Loads items in batches behind a load more button
Adds sorting, multi-tag filtering and lightbox options to the block
Adds extra settings tabs inside the normal summary block panel
Sort by name, title, author, date, price or likes
Filter by several tags or categories at once
Alternate image on hover for products
Grid size and spacing controls
Developer hooks for custom code
Long-running blogs with a full archive page
Portfolios that have outgrown 30 items
Simple and basic grids only, no masonry layout
Password-protected collections are not supported
Past events are capped at 60