Change site settings

The following standard navigation menu:

You can add a logo to show in the top-left corner of each page in the site, and can add an image to use as a favicon on the browser tab displaying your site.

To set brand options:

• Click on the Settings cog along the top of the Site screen

• Choose Brand images on the left-hand side of the dialog box

• Under Logo, click on Upload to add an image from your computer, or Select to choose an image from Google Drive

• Under Fabvicon, click on Upload to add an image from your computer, or Select to choose an image from Google Drive

• Click on the close button when complete

You can add an icon to show on each page in your Google Site that visitors can click on to find out the date on which the last edit to that page was made. You can also allow your site viewers to send feedback or ask a question about your site from a standard Content Form that can be viewed from any page on your site.  

To set the options to show in the footer:

• Click on the Settings cog near the top-right corner of the Sites screen 

• Click on the Viewer tools option on the left-hand side of the screen

• Choose whether to show the time at which the page was last updated 

• Choose whether to show the contact form

• Click on the Close button in the top-right corner of the dialog box

If you use Google Analytics, you can set this up to show analytics for your Google site, such as visitor numbers and geographical locations of your audience. 

You will need to set up an analytics ID in Google Analytics, then add it to the Google Site as follows:

• Click on the Settings cog near the top-right corner of the Sites screen 

• Click on the Analytics option on the left-hand side of the screen

• Click in the Google Analytics tracking or measurment ID box and enter or paste the ID

• Ensure Enable Analytics is set to on

• Click on the Close button in the top-right corner of the dialog box

You can create an announcement banner on your site to communicate important messages to your visitors. Information will be displayed in a banner at the top of the home page, or all pages of the site, as required. 

• Click on the Settings cog near the top-right corner of the Sites screen 

• Click on the Announcement banner option on the left-hand side of the screen

• Click on Show banner to turn the otion on

• Set the Banner colour by clicking on the drop-down list and choosing the required colour

• Click in the Message box and type up to 150 characters for the announcement

• To add a button to click for more information, enter a Button label  and Link and choose whether the link should be opened in a new tab

• Set the visibility of the banner to show on the Home page only or on All pages of the site

• Click on the Close button in the top-right corner of the dialog box