Squarespace Undo/Redo: Improving user experimentation

Squarespace is a popular web hosting and website building platform that allows individuals, small businesses, and organizations to create professional-looking websites without requiring extensive technical skills.

Project Details Implement an undo/redo feature for the Squarespace website editor while being considerate of existing save states and legacy code.

Prior to this work, website creators couldn’t undo any actions while editing their website. This led to many saving their page after every change, or abandoning their changes altogether.

Add the ability to undo or redo most actions for desktop and mobile web

Design the placement and hierarchy of this new action

Identify outlier save states that can't be undone

Undo/redo buttons are placed on left side of toolbar on desktop, and to accommodate limited spacing on mobile redo button when only display when needed.