A structured wiki- and web page- creation tool offered by Google as part of the Google Apps Productivity suite.
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Google Sites: Markdown support?
My organization is interested in migrating our local Wiki from the office into Google Sites. I see that Google Sites supports some sort of Wiki interface, but I don't really like the GUI editor. Is it ...
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Use my own domain as a google sites URL with Google Apps
I have several Google Sites at my organization that we use for different projects and audiences.
I'm already using the feature that lets me map a subdomain of my domain to the google sites by adding ...
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Alternative to Google Sites permitting custom domains?
Is there any alternative to Google Sites that permits custom domain hosting, and a modern selection of templates and GUI web editing tools? I still suggest to people to Google Sites, but the product ...
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Adding a discussion forum in Google Sites
I'm working on a Google site and wondering if there's a way to add a discussion forum to it.
I've seen some hacked up solutions using Google Spreadsheets and such but it's a little too ...
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Why do some collaborators have edit privs while others do not?
I have created a small site using google-sites, and I listed a handful of people as collaborators. Some of them have gmail accounts, while some don't. I would understand it if only the users with ...
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Google Sites Horizontal Navigation Bar Contents
Is there any way that the items in the Horizontal Navigation Bar can be copied between sites. I am a primary teacher and the 30 pupils in my class each have a site. These sites have been up and ...
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Is there a way to limit Google Sites search to only search against page titles?
If I search for e.g. "Something Awesome," I'd like the results to only include pages with "something" and "awesome" in the actual page title itself (they may also be in the page content, but must be ...
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Upload several images to Google sites
How can I upload several images to a Google sites page simultaneously?
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Sync task updates in a Google Site with Calendar
Is it possible, after modifying a task (mainly the date) in the tasks list in a Google Site, for the information to sync and update with a Google Calendar?
I have a task tracker in a Google Site and ...
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Pull Facebook graph into Google gadget as RSS
How might I grab a public feed from graph.facebook.com and put it into a Google gadget as an RSS feed?
Example source: http://graph.facebook.com/prettyklicks/feed
Possible gadget to "eat" it with: ...
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Is there a way to export all blog posts in Google Sites and import it into Blogger?
I have a Google Site that contains an announcement page. This announcement page is serving like a blog within Google Sites right now, but I would like to migrate it to use Blogger instead. I ...
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JavaScript in Google Sites
I need to use a JavaScript patch in my Google Sites, but the problem is I don't understand how to place them and use it as Google Gadget.
<!DOCTYPE <strong ...
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Quick sign-in to Google Sites for Google Apps for Education?
My university has Google Sites that are in its own domain (Google Apps for Education). At the bottom of a regular Google Sites page there is usually the following set of links:
Sign in|Report ...
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How can one use Google Sites as a Wiki?
Is it possible to use Google Sites as a Wiki where everyone can edit without first asking for the owner to allow them?
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How do I add a rel=me in the body of a Google Sites page?
Does Google Sites support rel="me" on links? I'm finding with straight HTML it strips it right out and replaces it with rel="nofollow". The same thing occurs if I try rel="nofollow me".
Is there any ...
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How can I get LaTeX with MathJax to show up in Google Sites?
I have tried loading MathJax through a Google Sites HTML Box. But I can't get the JS to load.
Does anyone have another solution for getting the JS to load or LaTeX into Google Sites?
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How Do I Delete Old Versions of Files from Google Site
I use Google sites for file repository, to be later retrieved by others. As you understand, the files sometimes go through modifications. And whenever, I upload the modified file, it is saved as a new ...
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Chrome doesn't display URL gadgets in Google Sites
I own a Google Apps domain, and I've built a site in Google Sites. Within the site I've embedded some gadgets, added by URL.
The problem occurs when I open the site in Chrome: the gadgets aren't ...
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How do I put my resume in Google Sites?
How should I put my resume, created in Microsoft Word on a webpage, hosted on a Google sites, such that it looks exactly like the output from Word?
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Can I map a Google Site linked to a Google Apps account to a domain not managed by the Apps account?
I have a personal Google Apps account for my family. My wife and I recently started working with an organization on a new website for them, and we initially created the site using Google Sites from ...
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How to perform a search and replace when editing a Google Sites page?
There doesn't seem to be such a built-in feature.
Copying the entire page into some other app (web or desktop) for replacing text causes partial loss/distortion of formatting when pasting the content ...
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How to Prevent Users from knowing when I edited my pages?
In Google Sites, I have Access settings set up such that even though my website is publicly viewable, only I can see it's "Revisition History" and "Site Activity".
However, when users (a user that ...
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URL to add gadget to Google Sites Start Page
What would the URL be to link to the Google Apps Sites Start Page that allows you add a specific gadget to your page?
For example, if I want to add a widget to a regular iGoogle page, I use this:
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A free alternative to Google Sites with better table formatting?
I like Google Sites, but there one thing, which annoys me a lot and forces to look for an alternative, table operations.
I use this service to manage project data and that means a lot of tables. At ...
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Replicate user permissions for Google Sites/Docs
I have User B temporarily filling the role of User A.
User A is owner or editor over several Sites/Pages and Docs.
The Sites have hundreds of Docs on them.
I want to replicate all the Google ...
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Can a folder of Google Drive be embedded on a Google Sites page?
I have a Google Sites page and I need to share a folder to a group of people on the intranet. I couldn't find a way to do this way nor a way to do it file by file.
I do want to share a folder and ...
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Google Sites: redirecting to an updated page URL
I'm working on updating a bunch of Google Sites-hosted knowledge base entries.
Aside from content and formatting updates, I want to fix some of the URLs since many of them are absurdly long sentences ...
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How to make Google Docs presentation in a Google Sites web page publicly viewable?
I embedded a presentation in a web page all inside the same Google Apps domain but only people who are signed in can see the presentation.
I am the domain admin and I modified the setting in Manage ...
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Is there a Google Gadget for Google Groups?
Specifically, I am looking for something to tie in Discussions from a particular Group to a Google Site (to show recent discussions, say).
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Is it possible to pull my Company directory into Google sites intranet?
We use Google apps for enterprise, and I want to build an intranet, based on the Google sites intranet template
In the Directory area, I want that the list will be updated from my contact/company ...
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Google Sites words in navigation bar is “one-line-only”. How to make it multi-line?
I use horizontal navigation bar in Google sites, however the problem is that the words in the horizontal navigation bar is "single-lined".
I am allowed to change the text in the navigation bar, but ...
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How to host a Google Site on a custom 2nd level domain?
When I go to Settings > Web sites > Mappings (not sure if the names are exactly correct as I'm using localized version - sorry about that) I can map my own 3rd level domain like www.mydomain.com to my ...
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Securing and sharing a non-web file (ie. PDF) on Google Sites site
I'm creating a really simple Google Site where I would like to share a free but valuable document with people. But I don't simply want to share it. I would like this to follow this process:
user ...
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Can I Host Multiple Websites on Different Domains within A Single Google Apps for Business Account?
I have 2 domains: example1.com and example2.com
Example1.com is all setup, have a simple website, email users, shared calendar, etc.
I need to put up a 1-page site under domain example2.com.
I ...
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Customizing Google Sites look and feel
I find the site layout and theming capabilities in Google Sites (found in the Manage Site screen) very limited; for instance, I do not seem to be able to place the horizontal navigation buttons ...
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How to export Google Sites (entire site) to Blogger?
Recently I have made a site in Google Sites using a theme. But now I want to make a site as like as it is in Google Blogger.
Is it possible?
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Google Drive Form doesn't display on Google sites if not signed in on chrome
I have a site, hosted by google sites that includes a Spreadsheet Form from google drive.
Normally, the page loads, then a second or so later the form loads.
In the problem case the page loads, but ...
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Google Sites as Wiki--Discussion Option
We are using Google Sites as a wiki. I wonder if there is a way to run a discussion behind the scenes as can be done in Wikispaces. If so, how would you do this with Google Sites. We are all already ...
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How can I bulk delete Google Apps sites that have been shared with me?
I have about 60 sites that have been shared with me by my students. The students have long gone and I would like to get rid of those sites.
Instead of going one by one, is there a way to remove them ...
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How to search an embedded Google Spreadsheet in Google Sites?
I would like to know how I can make embedded spreadsheets searchable in Google Sites.
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jQuery links gadgets on Google Sites
I have created a tabbed jQuery plugin using Google Gadgets Editor and published it to embed on the Google site. The problem is, on click of the links on the gadget, it opens the page on the gadget and ...
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Running Java code on a website [closed]
I have very limited knowledge of web development yet I was given the task of creating a website for a product I am working on. To that end I have created a website on Google sites.
The product is ...
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Which website builder ? [closed]
What would be a good choice for a site builder for someone who has not done website before, does have strong computer skills (been a programmer for 15 years), but does not want to spend much time ...
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How to embed a Google Docs form in a Google Sites page?
I tried copying the iframe code to the page but the form does not display. Instead a box is down that does not contain the form:
What is the right way to embed?
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Student homepage template for Google Sites [closed]
As a computer engineering student, I am looking for a template for my homepage. Here is an example of a homepage which I really like:
http://sites.google.com/site/davidrebollomonedero/
It is ...
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How to export / import entire Google Sites?
Is there a way to export / import an entire Google Site?
If not possible, is there a way to export / import selected pages?
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How do I move a list to the top of the page in Google Sites?
I have created a page using the built-in List template in Google Sites. However, the list appears after all the other text. How can I move the list to the top of the page?
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Google Sites: Google or Facebook Login
I would like to use Google Sites to create a membership web site, where somebody could come to the public landing page and then sign in with Google or Facebook (e.g. using OpenID) and then get access ...
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Can someone who don't have a Google account be given editing rights on a Google Site?
I have used Google Site to set up a wiki and now want to allow three other people to be able to contribute to the wiki (full edit permission). Do they all need to have a Google account and do I need ...
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New page on google sites not showing on tabs
I developed a new page about the history of organization (called GEC) on google sites and I am able to see that page (GEC History) through sitemap as shown below:
However, I am not able to see that ...
