Google Sites- Web Hosting by Google

SSL enforcement available as an administrative setting



Premier Edition administrators can now ensure that users access Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Sites with HTTPS, so data is encrypted as it travels between user web browser and our servers.

Editions impacted:
Premier Edition

Languages impacted:
US English

How to access what's new:
Sign in to the control panel, choose 'Domain settings', check the box for 'Enable SSL' and save your changes.

For more information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=100181

Google Sites adds layout customization options and Google Docs integration


Google Sites now supports custom layouts for header height, sidebar width, page width and text box width. You can also completely remove a site's header and/or sidebar.

To embed a document, spreadsheet or presentation from Google Docs, you can now browse your document list from within Google Sites rather than finding the file to insert in a separate browser window and pasting the link into Google Sites.

Editions impacted:
Standard, Premier, Education and Team Editions

Languages impacted:
US English

How to access what's new:
To change your site's page layout, click 'Settings', then 'Appearance', then 'Site Elements'. Click the 'Change site layout' button to make your changes.

To embed a document, spreadsheet or presentation into a page, click the 'Edit page' button, click 'Insert', choose the type of file to embed and then choose the right file from your Google Docs list.

For more information:
http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/users/sites.html

Google Sites supports custom site URLs



Update: some of you may not see this new feature yet; we are rolling it out over the next week.

Administrators can now map public sites hosted on Google Sites to their own domains. Sites can be mapped individually to a specific URL, like http://www.example.com, and as a group under a specific URL, like http://sites.example.com/[name of site].

Editions impacted:
Standard, Premier and Education Editions

Languages impacted:
US English

How to access what's new:
Sign in to the control panel and choose 'Sites' from the 'Service settings' menu. Click the 'Web address mapping' tab and configure the URL where you want your site to be available.

For more information:
http://sites.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=99448

Site usage statistics enabled for Google Sites



Google Sites now provides a simple way to track site usage, by integrating with Google Analytics.

Editions impacted:
Standard, Premier, Education and Team Editions

Languages impacted:
US English

How to access what's new:
Sign in to Google Sites, open a site, and click 'Site Settings'. Navigate to the settings page for 'Other stuff', check the box for 'Statistics', paste your Google Analytics account ID in the box, and click 'Save changes'. (You'll need to sign in to your Google Analytics account to get your account ID.)

For more information:
http://sites.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=92369

Google Sites available


Google Sites lets users instantly create collaborative workspaces to share all kinds of information, including attachments and content from other Google applications.

Editions impacted:
Standard, Premier, Education, Team and Partner Editions

Languages impacted:
US English

How to access what's new:
Sign in to Google Sites and click 'Create a site' to get started.