Can Google Sites be used as a company intranet or wiki?
Yes, definitely. Google Sites is an excellent option for building an intranet or wiki. Especially within Google Workspace, Google Sites has all the essential features for developing an informative knowledge base for an organization, including integration of Google Docs, Calendar and access permissions.
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How do I create an intranet on Google Sites?
Go to sites.google.com to create a site, but before you do spend some time planning for the design, organization and functionality of your Google Sites intranet. We encourage clients to start a Google Shared Drive, then devising a folder structure to mirror the sitemap of your future intranet. This will provide a backend for hosting your important documents and ideas, which you can easily share with your team.
How do I plan to design the company intranet with Google Sites?
It all starts with questions: What is your vision for the intranet? What is the audience you are serving within your company? What departments do I need to consult with and bring in their information? What does the intranet need to have and what are the plugins you may want? Your intranet steering team ought to openly discuss such intranet building brainstorming.
It comes down to three key facets of a successful intranet, which are:
Aesthetic - What does your intranet look like? What's the brand?
Organization - What is the Google Sites sitemap? How many webpages are there?
Function - What does it need to do? What is interactive and dynamic?
How do I create a branded Google Sites intranet template?
The first step is to consult your organization's branding guidelines or contacting marketing or IT teams for guidance. A professional-looking, branded template will increase user adoption and engagement on the site, while a poorly designed Google Site will call into question to importance of your work in the minds of your site visitors. Anyone can build a Google Site, and we encourage exploration of the platform's formatting options, but it can truly be beneficial to call in an expert web designer to develop something next level.
What is Google's solution for internal communications?
The Google Workspace solution for internal communications is a combination of applications from the suite. For example, Google Sites can be used as the launch pad or general wiki in conjunction with Google Spaces for active forum-style collaboration. Then Google Groups, Google Drive and Awesome Table can be integrated to increase functionality.
Can I create my own intranet with Google Sites?
Certainly, yes, you can create your own intranet immediately with Google Sites. There is no harm in learning about the platform for your next portal or wiki. Explore how everything works and experience how intuitive it is to edit. Some of our best projects were ones where the client had a good base understanding of how Google Sites works.
Can Google Sites be used professionally?
Google Sites is an enterprise level application within the suite of Google Workspace products. It can be used professionally because it is secure, stable and adheres to the same level of excellence maintained throughout all Google apps.
Can Google Analytics be used on private or domain only Google Site?
Yes. We can help you set up and install Google Analytics to track key employee engagement metrics across the intranet or on any team sites regardless of their permissions / sharing settings. Track intranet page visits, clicks, devices, locations and more with Google Analytics 4.
How do I enable custom templates for my Google Workspace domain?
Administrators have the ability to designate templates for Google Drive files in specific editions of Google Workspace. See instructions for how to turn custom Drive templates on. Google Sites will appear in a template gallery called 'Your Domain' or other categories. Admins can also allow users to submit templates with or without moderation.
In addition to this gallery on the landing page for sites.google.com of a Workspace domain, users can also share templates by appending "/template/preview" to the editing version URL just after the site ID. This was explained in a Google Workspace update blog post. For example: