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Animated Number Counter (Preview Guide)


Super Plugin Info

  • Works with Squarespace 7.0 (Brine) and 7.1

  • Requires Business Plan or Higher

  • Uses CSS Editor and Code Injection


Step 1. Add this code to Header Code Injection

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Step 2. Add this code to Footer Code Injection

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Step 3. Add this code to Custom CSS

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Step 4 (a). Customizable Options - Footer Code Injection

These options are available in Footer Code Injection.

  • Animation Number Duration

  • Text Before Numbers (Example: $) - Applies To All Numbers

  • Text After Numbers (Example: .00) - Applies To All Numbers

  • Comma Separator Option For 1000+ Numbers


Step 4 (b). Customizable Options - Custom CSS

These options are available in Custom CSS.

  • Background Color

  • Drop Shadow Color

  • Border Style

  • Inner Padding

  • Spacing Between Text

  • Text Alignment

  • Items Per Row

  • Title Size and Color

  • Numbers Size, Color, and Weight

  • Description Size and Color


Step 5. Set Up and Manage Your Content

Create a new blog page and add a new post with the following inputs. Each input will turn into a certain element within the plugin. Repeat this step for each item – all items are required for the plugin to work.

  • Blog Title = Title Text

  • Blog Excerpt Box (Hyperlink) = Animated Number (See Step 6)

  • Blog Excerpt Box (Normal Text) = Description Text

Why a blog? The blog page is simply used as a workaround to house and manage your slides. You’ll link this blog page to a summary block in a later step.


Step 6. Create The Animated Number

To create the animated number, add your number text first in the excerpt box and add #number as a link to the text - see this example.

⚠️ Important: Do not include non-number characters (like $, %, etc) with the number text. There is an option in Footer Code Injection to add these. Next, add a line break (hit enter) and add your description text.


Step 7. Add a Summary Block

Add a summary block to any page with these settings - this will link the summary block to the blog you just created. All settings are required for the plugin to work.

  • Select a Page: The Blog Page (From Step 5)

  • Primary Metadata: None

  • Enable: Title, Excerpt

  • Disable: Image

  • Layout: Carousel Style

⚠️ Important: Add the text number-counter (all lowercase) to the summary block’s header text box.


Plugin Notes

  • Font family inherits from title and body settings.

  • Cannot use other plugins that also use the carousel layout.

  • Squarespace's native carousel layout will not be available.


Troubleshooting (Plugin Not Working)

  • The number-counter text has been added to the summary’s header box.

  • The #number has been added to the number as a link.

  • Do not include any non-number characters like $ or % with the number text.

  • A title and excerpt are required in each post.

  • Primary metadata is set to none and summary image is disabled.