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Website Creation: An exploration of content management platforms: GoogleSites

This guide seeks to compare some of the mainstream website content management platforms. Each platform is listed with a list of different features available, available plans, and any other notable information about the tool.

Introduction

Google sites is a part of the google drive suit of apps.  Through your Hope.edu email, you have full access to create sites through the google sites app.  Your site will always have the Hope College Logo in the upper left hand corner and will always contain hope.edu in the domain.  There are options to connect your own domain.  

Digital Liberal Arts Librarian

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Victoria Longfield
Contact:
227 - 2nd floor
Van Wylen Library
616-395-7013
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Using Google Sites

Google Sites has an easy to use interface.  Similar to commercial platforms like Wix, Weebly, and SquareSpace, Google sites has a drag and drop feature in it's content management platform.  Some of the features and apps that Google Sites has include:

  • Images 
  • Video and audio embed
  • HTML embed
  • Themes and templates
  • Analytics and apps
  • Privacy Features (restrict the site to hope.edu email users only or (in old sites only) to authorized users only

 

*** Google Sites are attached to Hope Email Addresses.  When an email address is deactivated when someone leaves the college, the site will also cease to exist.  If you need assistance changing ownership on a Google Site contact CIT.