How to Hide a Page From Squarespace Navigation

Why You'd Want a Hidden Page

Not every page on your site belongs in the navigation bar. Some pages serve a specific function and only need to be reached through a direct link, a button, or a form redirect. Common examples:

• Thank-you pages that visitors see after submitting a contact form or completing a purchase

• Landing pages for ad campaigns, email links, or social media bios

• Internal pages for team resources, onboarding documents, or client portals

• Sales pages that you only share with specific audiences

• Seasonal or event pages that you want to prep before making them publicly browsable

If these pages sit in your main navigation, they clutter the menu and confuse visitors who don't need to see them. Hiding a page keeps it functional without adding noise.

How to Move a Page to "Not Linked"

Squarespace 7.1 organizes pages in the Pages panel on the left side of the editor. Every page you create defaults to appearing in your site's navigation. To remove a page from the menu without deleting it:

1. Open the Squarespace editor and go to Pages.

2. Find the page you want to hide in your navigation list.

3. Drag it down to the Not Linked section at the bottom of the panel.

4. Drop it there. Done.

The page is now hidden from your navigation menu but still accessible at its URL. Anyone with the link can visit it, and search engines can still index it (more on that below).

To move a page back into navigation, just drag it from "Not Linked" back up to the main or footer navigation sections.

Hidden Pages Are Still Public

This is the part that trips people up. Moving a page to "Not Linked" removes it from your site's menu, but the page itself is still live. If someone has the URL, they can access it. If Google has crawled it, it may still appear in search results.

If you need a page to be truly restricted, you have two options:

• Password-protect the page — This adds a password gate that visitors must enter before viewing the content. You can set this under the page's settings gear icon, then navigate to the General tab and scroll down to Page Password.

• Disable the page entirely — Toggle the page to "Disabled" in the page settings. This takes it offline completely. It won't load for anyone, including search engines.

For most use cases like thank-you pages and landing pages, "Not Linked" is enough. You just don't want the page cluttering up navigation.

Controlling Search Engine Visibility

If your hidden page contains content you don't want indexed by Google, you'll need to take an extra step. Squarespace lets you add a "noindex" tag to individual pages:

1. Go to the page's settings (click the gear icon).

2. Navigate to the SEO tab.

3. Check the box labeled Hide this page from search results.

This adds a noindex meta tag to the page, telling search engines not to include it in their results. Keep in mind that this is a request, not an enforcement mechanism. Most major search engines respect it, but it's not a security feature.

For a deeper look at how Squarespace handles search indexing, check out The Complete Guide to Squarespace SEO.

Common Uses for Hidden Pages

A Note on Folder and Index Pages

If you're using folder pages (also called dropdown menus in Squarespace 7.1), individual pages inside a folder can't be independently moved to "Not Linked" while keeping the folder visible. The folder is the navigation item, and its children live inside it. If you need to hide a page that's currently inside a folder, drag it out of the folder first, then move it to "Not Linked."

Index pages work similarly. If a page is part of an index, it displays as a section on that index page rather than a standalone navigation item. To truly hide it, remove it from the index and move it to "Not Linked."

Start Building

Hidden pages are a small feature that makes a big difference in how clean and intentional your site's navigation feels. Whether you're running a landing page for a campaign, hiding a thank-you page behind a form, or prepping content before launch day, the "Not Linked" section keeps everything organized without deleting anything.

If you're building a site from scratch and want a structure that already accounts for pages like these, take a look at Studio Mesa templates. Every template ships with 15+ pages and a navigation structure designed to keep things clean from the start.

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