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Sticky UI Element Obscures Content on Mobile on Squarespace

A sticky header, footer, banner, or chat widget covers a significant portion of the mobile viewport, reducing readable content area and potentially obscuring CTAs.

Issue ID: MOBILE-STICKY-UI-001Severity: moderateEffort: S

Why this matters

A sticky header, footer, banner, or chat widget covers a significant portion of the mobile viewport, reducing readable content area and potentially obscuring CTAs. This affects usability on phones, which is where most local-business traffic now happens.

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

  • Test on mobile and confirm sticky elements do not obscure primary content or CTAs

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