Add, delete & organize pages

You can add or delete pages, insert a table of contents, edit headers and footers, and update site info settings in Google Sites.

Add a page

On a computer, open a site in Google Sites .
At the right, click Pages.
At the bottom right, hover over Add.
Click New page.
Enter the page name.
Click Done.
To publish your changes, at the top right, click Publish.

Copy or delete a page

On a computer, open a site in Google Sites .
At the right, click Pages.
On the page you want to duplicate or delete, click More.
- To copy a page, choose Duplicate page.
- To delete a page, choose Delete .
  - Tip: You can recover deleted pages by restoring to a previous version .
To publish your changes, at the top right, click Publish.

Add a table of contents

You can add a table of contents to help viewers navigate your page structure. The table of contents automatically updates when you edit your page.

On your computer, open a site in Google Sites .
At the top right, click Insert Table of contents.
- Important:Make sure your site has titles, headings, and subheadings which will be included in your table of contents. Learn how to add titles, headings, and subheadings .
Publish your site to use the table of contents. Learn how to publish your site .

Tip:To delete the table of contents, click the tableDelete tile .

Edit a table of contents

The table of contents automatically indents based on the structure of your titles, headings, and subheadings. To remove the indent:

On your computer, open a site in Google Sites .
Click on your table of contents.
Click Flatten.

Tip: To re-indent, click Indent.

Hide a heading from a table of contents

You can hide titles, headings, and subheadings from site viewers in your table of contents.

On a computer, open a site in Google Sites .
In your table of contents, point to the heading that you want to hide or unhide.
- To hide the heading, click Hide.
- To unhide the heading, click Show.
In the top right, click Publish.

Tip:Your heading will still be visible when you edit your site, but it won't be visible on the published site.

Organize your pages

Move a page

You can move a page under another page to create a subpage.

On a computer, open a site in Google Sites .
At the right, click Pages.
Drag the page where you want to move it.
To publish your changes, at the top right, click Publish.

Create a new subpage

To create a new subpage, click Pages.Then, choose a page and click More Add subpage.

Tip: You can create up to 5 levels of sub pages.

Choose your homepage

On a computer, open a site in Google Sites .
At the right, click Pages.
Choose a page and click More Make home page.
To publish your changes, at the top right, click Publish.

Create a custom URL

You can create a custom path to a page on your site.

On a computer, open a site in Google Sites .
At the right, click Pages.
Choose a page and click More Properties .
Click Advanced Custom pathenter the path you’d like to use.
Click Done.

Tip:

Publishing a custom path to a page or renaming a page will create a new URL and might affect data tracking with Analytics.
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Hide a page

When you hide a page, it won’t show up in the menu, but people can still get to it with a link.

On a computer, open a site in Google Sites .
At the right, click Pages.
On the page you want to hide, click More Hide from navigation.
To publish your changes, at the top right, click Publish.

You can’t hide the home page, but when you hide any other page:

Subpages are also hidden.
Other sites and pages can link to the page.

If you don’t want your page to appear in search results, learn how to hide your site .

Nest pages inside a dropdown menu

On your computer, open a site in Google Sites .
At the right, click Pages.
Click the page with the menu you want to update.
At the bottom right, hover over Add.
Click New menu section.
Add a menu section name.
Click Done.
You can drag and drop pages into your new menu.

Tip:When you preview your site, you can see your nested pages by hovering over the new menu.

Resolve errors with page path character limits

In Google Sites, page paths are limited to 1024 characters. If you nest pages under other pages or inside menu sections, the paths for those nested pages will be longer.

To resolve any errors, you can:

Shorten page or menu section titles.
Shorten custom path names.
Reorganize pages to reduce nesting.

Add or edit headers & footers

The header and footer are the areas at the top and bottom of each page on your Google site.

Remove or add header

When you create a site or a page, it will have a header. To remove it:

On a computer, open a site in Google Sites .
Point to the header.
At the left, click Delete.

Tip: To re-add a header, at the top, point to "Enter site name" and click Add header.

Change header image

On a computer, open a site in Google Sites .
Point to the header and click Change image.
Click Uploador Select image.
Upload or choose an image and click Openor Select.
To publish your changes, at the top right, click Publish.

Change header size

On a computer, open a site in Google Sites .
Point to the header and click Header type.
Choose a size for the header.
To publish your changes, at the top right, click Publish.

Add or change a footer

On a computer, open a site in Google Sites .
Point to the bottom of the page and click Add footeror Edit footer.
Enter your text or make other edits.
- To change the background, point at the highlighted box. At the left, click Background.
When done, click anywhere else on the page.
To publish your changes, at the top right, click Publish.

To hide a footer, point to the footer, and at the bottom left click Hide .

Change your site info settings

Show or hide a page last updated time

On your computer, open a site in Google Sites .
In the top right corner, click Settings.
In the "Settings" window, go to Viewer tools.
Turn “Show page last updated time” on or off.
At the top right, click Publish.