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JavaScript-Only Navigation Detected on Squarespace

Navigation links rely on JavaScript to render, which may prevent search engine crawlers from discovering and indexing linked pages.

Issue ID: CRAWL-JS-NAV-001Severity: majorEffort: L

Why this matters

Navigation links rely on JavaScript to render, which may prevent search engine crawlers from discovering and indexing linked pages. This affects how clearly search engines understand the page and how persuasive it looks in search results.

Squarespace fix path

How to fix this on Squarespace

Check page settings, navigation, and code injection.

  1. 1Identify whether this is page-level or site-level.
  2. 2Apply the fix.
  3. 3Republish and confirm.

After you fix it

  • Disable JavaScript in the browser and confirm all navigation links are still visible and functional

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