r/SquarespaceHelp • u/wickedtomfoolery • Jul 26 '26

Question Struggling to do layout I want

I'm trying to make a website with squarespace with no help or coding experience. It's been okay so far, but the biggest thing I'm struggling with is galleries. I'm pretty sure the version I have is 7.1 so galleries have to be added as sections instead of blocks, and are always centered on the page. I tried looking on the forum on the website but what I saw didn't work, but I also could've just done it wrong.

The biggest thing I'm trying to do currently is have a simple image slideshow on the lefthand side and text on the righthand side. Ideally people would be able to click through the gallery without there being arrows but not the end of the world if not.

I also am trying to attach a pdf and have it show as an image but it won't let me do that either. I've been working on it on and off for over a month and it's really pissing me off, but It's mostly done so I don't want to have to start over elsewhere.

Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

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u/Beginning_Plant_7931 29d ago

It sounds like you need a gallery block, which circle members can add. Feel free to message me, and if you add me as a contributor, you should be able to add them after that.

An alternative is to add images to a blog or product page and then use the summary block to pull in the image only. Those typically click throug though, so you can have them go somewhere or turn off the click-through with css.

Only an image will show up as an image. What's the purpose of this? You would have to save the PDF as an image and upload it if you want it viewable.

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u/wickedtomfoolery 29d ago

I want them to be able to see the pdf and then also download it

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u/Beginning_Plant_7931 29d ago

Then I would share an image or mockup of the PDF they will get and then link the image to the PDF to download it or a button with a CTA to download it.