Squarespace
GROUND CONTROL
Ground Control is a freemium Squarespace plugin by BeyondSpace, designed to streamline developer tools management and serve as a centralized hub for BeyondSpace's free and paid plugins.
It offers a Quick Access section for seamless navigation of the Squarespace admin dashboard.
Easily activate or disable BeyondSpace freebies and explore even more features.
Note: Ground Control’s design is evolving, so expect UI/UX updates. Feedback is always welcome!
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How it works
The setup process depends on your Squarespace plan. After purchase, you'll access the Ground Control code via your Order Status page, with a direct link provided in your confirmation email.
Business Plan or Higher:
Switch to the "Business Plan" tab & Copy the provided code into your site's Footer Injection.
Personal Plan:
Follow this tutorial to create a new user script in Tampermonkey.
After installation, a small icon appears in the top-left corner of your screen—hover over it to open the Ground Control panel.
Use the Switches in Toolbox section to enable tools for your website
Enable the Quick Access Toolbar to unlock a dedicated section for easy navigation around your Squarespace dashboard.
Ground Control and its toolbox utilize unpublicized Squarespace APIs, which may change without prior notice. While the tool is designed to be safe and effective, we advise using it at your discretion. If any issues arise, please report them through the contact form.
Admin Quick Access
Admin Quick Access toolbar
This tool allows you to quickly get access to the most frequent views in your admin interface, get faster access to the collections like blogs or stores,
⚫ With the ability to add favorite links into the toolbar.
⚫ Work on live site (frontend mode): help you land on admin page with the current live page
⚫ Admin Quick Access toolbar is now a part of Ground Control in Quick Access section
Drafting profolio projects
Draftify Portfolio
This solution lets you hide portfolio items while you edit, ensuring only polished projects go live.
⚫ Toggle between Draft and Published mode
⚫ Draft portfolio projects will be hidden on all Portfolio page layouts and pagination
⚫ Use URL Mappings to fix the 404 error when drafting an indexed portfolio projects
Smart Link (LITE)
Smart Link (LITE)
Quickly select collection items (events, blogs…) right from Link Editor
⚫ No more copy and paste individual collection items to the Link Editor
⚫ Streamline internal linking process, boost your efficiency
New Publication Datepicker
Blog Publish Datepicker
Squarespace's publication datepicker only allows switching months one at a time, making it tedious to update dates far in the past or future. This snippet solves the issue by enabling month and year views, saving countless clicks
⚫ Save tons of clicks when backdate publish date
⚫ Available for Events and Blogs
Asset Libary extra features
Asset Library enhancer
Bring the ability to download the images from your Assets Library quickly without navigate away from the files container
⚫ Download images from Asset library
⚫ Copy URLs directly from the Asset Library for easy sharing.
Gallery block for Squarespace 7.1
Classic Gallery Block
You’d like to upgrade to Squarepsace 7.1, but the lack of Gallery block is a deal breaker? This freebie will help you to insert Gallery block to Squarespace 7.1 sections
⚫ Enable Use Existing gallery feature
⚫ Support Personal plan users
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Ground Control is a freemium plugin, meaning it's free to install and use. I regularly share free plugins through this central tool, and anything labeled free will remain free for life.
While Ground Control itself is free, it also provides an easy way to explore BeyondSpace’s premium plugins through trial versions, allowing you to test out their functionality before deciding to purchase.
However, some guidelines apply:You are not permitted to sell or distribute this plugin to others.
You cannot claim this plugin as your own creation.
If sharing the plugin, please share the link to this page rather than the code itself, ensuring users always access the latest updates.
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Yes! Ground Control is designed with Personal plan users in mind. Most tools enhance your dashboard workflow and don't require a Business plan. However, the installation process will differ slightly—you’ll need to use a Tampermonkey script instead of Footer Injection.
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No, it’s not. “Squarespace” is a trademark of Squarespace, Inc. This plugin is an independent creation and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Squarespace, Inc.
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Maintaining and updating these tools takes time and effort. If Ground Control is helpful to you or your clients, here are some ways to support its development:
Spread the word: Share the plugin on your website, social media, or Squarespace forums @beyondspace.
Join Beyondspace affiliate program
Use my paid plugins: Check out the Premium Plugins page for tools that may suit your needs.
Buy through my links: Some blog or resource links include affiliate tags. If you purchase through them, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This helps me sustain and grow my contributions to the community.
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Absolutely! You’re welcome to share your ideas to help Ground Control grow. While I can’t guarantee every idea will be implemented or provide a timeline, your feedback is always appreciated.
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I’d love to hear from you! Please email your bug reports or suggestions to enquiry@beyondspace.studio. Your input helps make Ground Control better for everyone.
Note: Ground Control’s design is evolving, so expect UI/UX updates.
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Squarespace 7.0 cover pages do not support Footer Code Injection, which Ground Control relies on. If your home page is a cover page, Ground Control won’t load when you open the Squarespace admin.
To resolve this:
Preview another page in your site to trigger the code injection and run Ground Control.
Convert a normal page into a cover page by hiding the header and footer with CSS—this allows Ground Control to function properly.
Use Tampermonkey to run the plugin independently.
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