How to copy blocks between sections with Squarespace Fluid Engine
Let’s talk about how to copy blocks between sections with Squarespace Fluid Engine…
Squarespace's Fluid Engine has impressed me massively since it came out in late 2022. It has certainly come a long way since its initial release. In fact, it’s come so far that it has made a fan of somebody (me) who was extremely skeptical initially. I have to admit that it’s really grown on me and I now use it for roughly 70% of my Squarespace builds for clients.
Fluid Engine vs Classic Editor
I’m even discovering new features every day that I had no idea even existed! One feature that I recently stumbled upon was the ability to copy blocks between sections. In the past, if you wanted to move a block from one section to another, you could drag it easily thanks to what we now call the ‘Classic Editor’. Essentially it’s our bread and butter drag n drop style editor.
This was fine if you just had a couple of blocks to move, but if you had upwards of 3 or 4 then it could get time-consuming pretty quickly.
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With Fluid Engine’s hidden copy and paste feature, you can easily duplicate blocks within a section or move them to another section entirely with just a few keystrokes.
How to copy blocks in Fluid Engine
To do this, you simply have to highlight the block or group of blocks that you want to move, press "command + C" on a Mac or "control + C" on a PC to copy, go to the section you want to paste to and press "command + V" on a Mac or "control + V" on a PC to paste.
I know it seems like a small change but these small margins add up over time and can save you dozens of hours over the span of your site’s lifetime.
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I actually haven’t seen any official announcement from Squarespace about this feature so I’m classing this as a real hidden gem. That said, I want as many users to know about this as possible so we can all save time and be more efficient with our site building! Be sure to give this little hack a try and watch it streamline your workflow.
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