Easy Tech TutsHow to Setup & Add Appointment Scheduling Option to Squarespace with Acuity & Calendly 2026 Easily
By Impran M N
If you take bookings as a business owner or freelancer, adding a scheduling option to your Squarespace site turns a visitor's interest into a confirmed appointment without a single email back and forth. Squarespace has its own scheduler, Acuity, built directly into the platform, so you don't need a separate app or plugin to start taking bookings. This guide walks through the real admin screens for creating a scheduling page, adding appointment types with their own pricing, and the third-party alternative if Acuity isn't the right fit.
01Log in and open your site's Pages panel
Sign in to Squarespace, using Continue with Google if your account is linked that way, then open the site you want to edit. From the editor, the left-hand Pages panel lists every page in your main navigation — About, News, Read Me, and so on. A new scheduling page shows up here too; in the example it's simply added and renamed inline, right at the top of Main Navigation, which is also where you'd drag it into a different position in your menu.
02Add a dedicated scheduling page
Click the + next to Main Navigation and choose Scheduling from the page type options to create a standalone booking page, or open an existing page and add a Scheduling block if you'd rather embed the calendar inside a page you already have. Give the page a clear name like "Appointments" or "Book Now" so it reads naturally in your site's menu. Selecting the page opens its content editor, where a generic template — headline, description text, and a supporting image — is already in place for you to rewrite with your own copy.
03Set up your appointment types in Acuity
Go to Settings, then Scheduling, and either link an existing Acuity account or create a new one — Acuity offers a trial with no credit card required to start. Inside Acuity, you define each bookable service as its own appointment type: a name, a duration, and a price. This is the step that actually determines what a customer sees when they land on your booking page, so take the time to list every service you offer separately rather than lumping them into one generic "consultation" slot.
04Review the live scheduling page
Open the Scheduling Page settings — Preview, Styles, Settings, Advanced CSS, and Link tabs sit in the left panel — and use Preview to see exactly what clients will see. The example page shows two appointment types stacked as cards: a 50-minute Consultation at ₹45.00 and a 30-minute "Tech Error Solving in Squarespace" session at ₹99.00, each with its own Book button. This is the moment to check that durations, prices, and descriptions all read correctly before anyone can actually book and pay.
05Or embed a third-party tool instead
If you'd rather use a service like Calendly instead of Acuity, go to that tool's site and grab its inline embed code, then paste it into a Code block on your Squarespace page. This route works, but it's more fiddly than Acuity — you're managing two separate accounts and troubleshooting a raw embed instead of a feature built natively into Squarespace, so it's worth trying Acuity first unless you have a specific reason to stick with a tool you already use elsewhere.
06Preview, save, and publish
Before you call it done, click through the scheduling page as a visitor would — select an appointment type, confirm the booking flow loads, and check that payment settings (if you're charging for the appointment) are switched on correctly. Once everything checks out, hit Save to publish the page to your live site. From here, visitors can find your scheduling page through the menu link you set up and book time with you directly, with no manual back-and-forth needed.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between Acuity and a third-party tool like Calendly?
Acuity is Squarespace's built-in, fully integrated scheduler — you set it up from Settings > Scheduling with no code involved. A tool like Calendly requires pasting an embed code into a Code block, which works but is more complicated to get looking and behaving right.
Can I add a scheduling page to my site's menu?
Yes. Creating a Scheduling page through + Add Page automatically adds it to Main Navigation, and you can drag it into whatever position you want in the Pages panel.
Do I need a paid Acuity account?
You can start with Acuity's free trial, which doesn't require a credit card, and configure appointment types and billing from inside Acuity once you're ready to go live.
Can I set my own rates and appointment lengths?
Yes. Each appointment type you create in Acuity has its own name, duration, and price — the example page shows a 50-minute and a 30-minute service listed at different rates on the same booking page.
About the author
Impran M N
I've been hooked on technology for as long as I can remember — especially the new tools and AI apps that seem to land every other week. Easy Tech Tuts is where I write up whatever I've just worked out: I do the task in the real product, record the screen, and turn it into the guide I wish I'd found first.
