Starting with the basics, a cover page is the first page of a document. In Squarespace 7.1, there are two types of cover pages: Standard and Index.
Standard cover pages are similar to regular pages in that they have a header, footer, and sidebar. The main difference is that standard cover pages have no content area. This means that you can’t add text, images, or other content to a standard cover page.
Index cover pages are different in that they do have a content area. This means that you can add text, images, and other content to an index cover page.
So, which type of cover page should you use? It depends on what you want to use the cover page for. If you just want to create a simple landing page with no content, then a standard cover page is probably all you need. If you want to create a more elaborate landing page with text, images, and other content, then an index cover page is probably what you need.
Conclusion:
From what we can see, it seems that Squarespace 7.1 does have cover pages available. Whether or not you should use them depends on what exactly you need the cover page for.
