How to make ChatGPT read your Squarespace site
Squarespace renders pages on the server, so the text arrives in the HTML. But it has a setting to block known AI crawlers, and if it's on, ChatGPT can't read you.
Depends on how it was built or on a setting.
Why it happens
Page content comes in the HTML, so technically it can be read without JavaScript.
Squarespace added an option in its crawler settings to block known AI bots. When it's on, it adds their names to robots.txt.
Blocking them stops them from training on you, but also stops search-enabled assistants from reading and quoting you.
How to fix it
Analyze the site
Tarsier tells you which AI bots are blocked in your robots.txt.
Check the crawler setting
In your site settings, find the crawler settings and decide whether you want to block AI bots.
Page descriptions
Every page has its SEO panel: its own title and description.
Real text
Avoid putting key messages inside images or banners.
Frequently asked questions
If I unblock the bots, will they copy me?
Search bots read to quote you in answers, with a link. If training worries you, it can be handled separately in robots.txt.