Five is a super-flexible template designed to provide you with many customizable settings allowing you the freedom to create lots of different styles & looks for your website layout.


Site Wide

Site Background - choose a color that will fill the site background.

Site Background Image - upload your own background image to be used as the site background.

Site Width - control the width of the content area for the site, including any sidebar width.

Canvas Setting - controls whether the site canvas stretches out to the edges of the browser window (full) or snaps to the site width instead. 

Canvas Offset - determines the margin above and below the canvas, exposing the site background. 

Canvas Padding - adjust the padding main content area and the sidebars - if present. Also controls the space between the logo and navigation when together.

Canvas Border Size - sets the size of the border wrapping around the outside of the canvas.

Lines & Decorations - control the color of miscellaneous lines and decorations throughout the template.

Hide Delimiter - turns off the '/' delimiter between navigation links and meta data bits.


Header

Header Background - choose a color for the background of the header area.

Header Background Image - set a default image to the background of the header area.

Site Title Color - choose a color to be assigned to the site title within the header.

Site Title Hover Color - choose a color that will be used upon hovering the site title.

Page Title - set the typeface, style, size, line height, transform and letter spacing properties of the page title.

Page Title Color - choose a color to be assigned to the page title within the header.

Page Title Hover Color - choose a color that will be used upon hovering the page title.

 

Site Tagline - set the typeface, style, size, line height, transform and letter spacing properties of the site tagline.

Site Tagline Color - choose a color to be assigned to the tagline within the header.

Banner Area Height - set the height of the banner area at the top of the canvas.

Banner Content - determines the content that is shown within the banner area.

Logo Height (Banner) - limits the height of the site logo when present within the banner area.

Page Thumbnail as Banner - enables a page thumbnail to be used in the header area.

Stretch Page Thumbnail - stretches the page thumbnail out to the edge of the window when enabled.

 


Navigation

Navigation Background - choose a color for the background of the main navigation area.

Site Name - set the typeface, size, transform and letter spacing properties of the site name in the navigation area.

Navigation - set the typeface, style, size, transform and letter spacing properties of the navigation text.

Navigation Link Color - choose a color to be assigned to the navigation links.

Navigation Link Hover Color - choose a color that will be used upon hovering the navigation links.

Navigation Active Link Color - choose a color that will be used on active links in the navigation. 

Navigation Spacing - controls the amount of padding used on the top and bottom of the navigation area.

Logo Height (Navigation) - limits the height of the site logo when present within the navigation area.

Top Navigation Position - positions the main navigation above or below the site banner area. If set to 'None,' the navigation will be shown in sidebar 1 as a simple vertical list.

Top Navigation Alignment - controls the text alignment of the navigation links.

Disable Navigation Border - removes the border from the bottom of the navigation area. 


Main Content

Canvas Background - choose a color for the background of the canvas (page body) area.

Canvas Background Image - upload your own background image to be used as the canvas background.

Heading 1 - set the typeface, style, size, line height, transform and letter spacing properties of H1.

Heading 1 Color - choose a color to be assigned to H1.

Heading 2 - set the typeface, style, size, line height, transform and letter spacing properties of H2.

Heading 2 Color - choose a color to be assigned to H2.

Heading 3 - set the typeface, style, size, line height, transform and letter spacing properties of H3.

Heading 3 Color - choose a color to be assigned to H3.

 

Body Text - set the typeface, style, size, line height and letter spacing properties of all body text.

Body Text Color - choose a color to be assigned to all body text.

Body Link Color - choose a color to be assigned to text links.

Body Link Hover Color - choose a color to be shown when text links are hovered with a mouse.

Blockquote - set the typeface, style, size, line height and letter spacing properties of blockquotes.

Page Spacing - controls the amount of spacing used at the top and bottom of pages.


Sidebar

Sidebar 1 Width - set the width of sidebar one (when present).

Sidebar 2 Width - set the width of sidebar two (when present).

Sidebar Text Size - a size relative to the body text, of the text used inside either of the two sidebars.

Sidebar Position - sets the display location of the sidebar(s) across all pages.

Site Description in Sidebar - reveals the site description text and site title in sidebar 1.

Underline Sidebar H3 - adds an underline to any H3 element present in either sidebar. 


Footer

Footer Text - set the typeface, style, size, line height and letter spacing properties of text inside the footer area.

Footer Alignment - controls the text alignment of the footer text. 

Disable Footer Border - removes the border from the top of the footer area.


Social Icons

Social Icon Size - set the size of the template specific social icons.

Social Icon Color - choose a color for the template specific social icon links. 

Social Icon Style - sets the template specific social icons style.

Social Icon Placement - sets the template specific social icon position. 


Blog

Meta Text - set the typeface, style, size, line height and letter spacing properties of blog meta text.

Meta Text Color - choose a color that should be used on blog meta text.

Article Spacing - adjust the space between posts on the blog list view.

Blog List Display - choose the type of information shown on the blog list view. 

Blog Byline - determine the position of the articles author name when showing a blog post. 

Blog Dateline - determine the position of the articles date on a blog post.

Disable Pagination Border - enables a border on the top and bottom of blog pagination.

Hide Excerpt Thumbnail - will hide the excerpt thumbnail on blog list page.

Hide Icons - will hide all the small icons used in blog meta information.

Hide Tags Categories - will hide the tags and categories from view in a blog. 


Gallery Styles

Gallery Navigation - determines the type of gallery image navigation is provided on the page.

Gallery Info Overlay - select the type of display used for image title and caption.

Gallery Aspect Ratio - controls the aspect ratio (width:height) for the gallery active slide.

Gallery Arrow Style - determines the style of the arrows used to cycle through the slides.

Gallery Transitions - select the transition styles used to animate between slides being viewed.

Gallery Show Arrows - choose to use arrows for cycling through slides.

Gallery Auto Crop - choose to auto crop slide images to the selected ratio.

Gallery Autoplay - choose to cycle gallery images automatically without user interaction.

Gallery Loop - enable a gallery to cycle through to the first slide after the last slide.

Gallery Autoplay Speed - specify the speed at which the gallery pauses on the active slide.

Gallery Thumbnail Size - control the height of thumbnail images when used for gallery navigation.

Gallery Arrow Background - specify the color that is used for the shape of gallery arrows.

Gallery Arrow Color - specify the color that is used for the arrow itself.

Gallery Circle Color - specify the color that is used for the circle shape gallery arrows.

Gallery Info Background - specify the color used in the background of the image title and caption. 


Product Styles

Product Background Color - sets the color behind the product image.

Product Overlay Color - sets the color of the overlay when product list titles are set to 'overlay.'

Products Per Row - determines the number of products shown per line on the product list.

Product List Titles - controls the position of the product title on the product list.

Product List Alignment - sets the text alignment of the product title on the product list.

Product Item Size - select an image ratio for the product photo on the product list.

Product Image Auto Crop - determines whether product images fill the image area or fit within.

Product Gallery Size - select an image ratio for the product gallery on the product item page.

Product Gallery Auto Crop - determines whether product images fill the gallery area or fit within.

Show Product Price - shows the price on the product list page when enabled.

Show Product Item Nav - shows the 'back to shop' link on the product item page.


Event Styles

Event Time Format - toggle between 24 hour or AM/PM for event times.

Event Icons - enable icons on the address and event time display.

Event Thumbnails - show an image thumbnail in list view.

Event Thumbnail Size - controls the size (ratio width:height) of the event thumbnail image.

Event Date Label - enable date overlay on top of event thumbnail.

Event Date Label Time - include the time of the event with the date overlay.

Event Excerpts - show optional excerpt text of events on the list view when present.

Event List Date - show the full event date (day, month, year) of the event on the list view. 

Event List Time - show the time range (start time-end time) of the event on the list view.

Event List Address - show the event location address when present.

Event iCal/gCal Links - show links to add events to Apple or Google calendars.

Event Like and Share Buttons - show Squarespace simple like and share buttons on events.

Event List Compact View - enable a simple stacked view of events in the list view.

Event Calendar Compact View - enable a simpler calendar view optimized for smaller areas.

 


In Depth Guide

Our Customer Care team has created a very useful guide on Using the Five Template if you'd like a more in-depth look.  

 
 

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