Unified Settings in new Google Sites

New Google Sites now offers a Settings button and dialogue box so you can easily find the settings for many sites options.  See the new Settings in these articles:

• Side Navigation 

• Navigation Background Colour

• Add Site Logo with alt text 

• Specify Custom Theme Colour

• Site Info and Contact Form Settings

• Copy and Hide Heading Links

• Announcement Banner

Rename a Page

Change the name of a page so it changes in search results and the browser tab.

Review changes and publish

Google has made one of the most useful updates to new Google Sites - see the changes to a site since the last publish. This allows you to see what changes you or other collaborators have made to the site since the last publish, so you can decide if it's the right time to publish or make further changes.

Change Button Style

Choose from three button styles in new Google Sites.

Cloud Search Option and Gadget

Change the search results on your new Google Site to display results from Cloud Search, hide the search option or add a Cloud Search gadget to your content.

Version History - VERY SLOW rollout

Google has started rolling out the Version History feature but VERY SLOWLY. Firstly version history will be added user-by-user for brand new sites you create after it's added to your account, then after that existing sites will get the feature will take until the end of 2020. 

Add Captions and control Transition Speed - Image Carousels

Add a Captions and control the Transition Speed of your Image Carousels in new Google Sites - one of many new features Google released recently for new Google Sites. 

Add a collapsible text to a new Google Site

Give your new Google Site a dynamic feel and extra content on your pages, without making them too long, by allowing your visitors to expand the text content they want to see: great for answering questions.

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In an ever-changing world of dynamic teams and a constant flow of temporary contractors sometimes you may find it hard to know where you fit in the organisation. Dr Chadha discusses how harnessing technology can give you a clear view of the organizational structure.  

Add a Table of Contents and hide unwanted titles, heading and subheadings

Insert a table of contents that links to the headings you choose, through page anchors, to different sections of the page.  

Export Sites with Takeout 

Export your new Google Sites to HTML files and Images to view offline on your device or as a regular backup.   

Site Info Settings

Show or hide the date and time a page was last updated in new Google Sites.   

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Cashback from American Express when you buy from the Google Store.   

Add Site Logo, with alt text, and Set Background Color - new Google Sites

You can now add alt text to your site logo in new Google Sites.   

Copy Heading Link - New Google Sites 

Gets links to a specific heading on a page in new Google Sites   

Cover Pages - New Google Sites 

New Google Sites provides a Cover option in the page header types, so you can make cover pages in new Google Sites to get a full-screen image when the page loads with content beneath. For full instructions, with video, see: Cover Pages - new Google Sites.Cover page header type in new Google Sites Keep up-to-date Join the Sites Update Group on the Google Sites Classic Comparison to get email notifications about New Google Sites updates.       

Copy Site - New Google Sites 

New Google Sites now allows you to copy a new Google Site, so you can use an existing site as a template or copy a site to make a backup - see: Copy Site - New Google Sites.Duplicate site in new Google Sites Capabilities Copies a small site to a new site. Limitations Some sites can be too large to copy You cannot prevent editors from copying the site Keep up-to-dateJoin the Sites Update Group on the Google Sites Classic Comparison to get email notifications about New Google Sites updates.

Hidden revision history in new Google Sites 

We've spotted something interesting in new Google Sites: every revision of your site and pages are viewable by editing the /preview URL - for more information see: Revision History (Hidden) - New Google Sites. Limitations These are all cumbersome hacks with URLs but it's a huge encouragement to see that each page revision is stored and we look forward to Google providing a front-end for this in new Google Sites. Keep up-to-date Join the Sites Update Group on the Google Sites Classic Comparison to get email notifications about New Google Sites updates.       

Update - New Google Sites - Insert Custom Code 

New Google Sites now allows you to embed your own custom code to add Twitter Timelines, MailChimp Newsletter signup forms and more - see: Insert Custom HTML, JavaScript and CSS.Insert custom HTML in new Google Sites Capabilities Add any HTML, including JavaScript and CSS, to your new Google Site You can even add JavaScript that uses external JavaScript files, like Twitter timelines. Limitations New Google Sites displays the embedded code in an iframe so if the code tries to get the URL of the page it will get the iframe URL, not the site's page URL. Keep up-to-date Join the Sites Update Group on the Google Sites Classic Comparison to get email notifications about New Google Sites ...