Buying a premium Squarespace template is not a download. You choose a design, preview the live demo carefully — because premium templates are non-refundable — pay, and then receive a Squarespace contributor invitation rather than a file.

You are buying a design, not a file. A $249 Squareko template arrives as a Squarespace contributor invitation — there is nothing to download, upload or install yourself. You get 9 to 15 designed pages,

Premium Squarespace templates cost $188 to $299 across the established shops, and what you are buying is finished layout work, not extra capability — every Squarespace 7.1 site has identical features regardless of template.

The single most misunderstood thing about Squarespace templates: in version 7.1, a template is a starting point, not a locked theme. Every 7.1 site shares one template family and one feature set.

If you are a designer, photographer, or creative wanting to create a sleek, minimal, flowing portfolio on Squarespace, you've probably heard about the Wells template.