You can create a website for personal or business use with Google Sites.
Tip: This section is for new Google Sites. Get help with classic Google Sites.
Create & name a Google site
- On a computer, open new Google Sites.
- At the top, under "Start a new site," select a template.
- At the top left, enter the name of your site and press Enter.
- Add content to your site.
- At the top right, click Publish.
Tip: You can create your own site or save time by starting with a template.
Rename your site
- On a computer, open new Google Sites.
- Find the site you want to rename.
- Click More
Rename. - Enter the new name and click OK.
Rename.Add a title
- On a computer, open a site in new Google Sites.
- In the top left, click Enter site name.
- Enter the name of your site.
- Press Enter or Return.
Make a copy of your entire site
- On a computer, open the site you want to copy in new Google Sites.
- In the top right, click More Make a copy.
- Under "File name," enter a name for your copied site.
- Under "Pages," select "Entire site."
- Optional: To change the location of the site, click Change.
- Click OK.
Tip: If your site is large, it may not copy.
Copy selected pages of your site
- On a computer, open the site you want to copy in new Google Sites.
- In the top right, click More Make a copy.
- Under "File name," enter a name for your copied site.
- Under "Pages," select "Selected page(s)."
- Optional: To change the location of the copy, click Change.
- Click Next.
- Select the pages you want to copy.
- ClickOK.
Delete a site
- On a computer, open new Google Sites.
- On the site you want to delete, click More.
- Click Remove.
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.Delete selected pages of your site
- On a computer, open a site innew Google Sites.
- At the right, clickPages.
- Next to the page you want to delete, click More.
- ClickDelete.
Tip: You can recover deleted pages by restoringto a previous version.
Change or re-use a URL
You can change your site's URL, or re-use an existing URL that you own.
Change your website's URL
- On a computer, open your site in new Google Sites.
- In the top right, next to "Publish," click the drop-downPublish settings.
- Under "Web address," enter your desired URL.
- Click Save.
Publish settings.Re-use an existing URL that you own
If you want to use a web address that's currently in use or has been used in the past by a site that you own, change the URL of the existing site before assigning it to a different site.
Step 1: Change the address of the existing site
- On a computer, open the site with the URL you want to reuse in new Google Sites.
- In the top right, next to "Publish," click the drop-downPublish settings.
- Under "Web address," enter a different URL.
- Click Save.
Step 2: Reuse the address for a different site
- Open the site you want to use the URL for.
- In the top right, clickPublish.
- Under "Web address," enter a URL.
- ClickPublish. The URL is now assigned to your new site.
Tip:To reuse a URL that you own, you can also permanently delete the existing site before assigning the URL to a different site. Learn how to permanently delete a site.
Classic Google Sites
Tip: This section is for classic Google Sites. Get help with new Google Sites.
Change your web address
You can’t change your web address, but you can create a copy of your site and move it to a new web address.
Tip: You can only copy sites you own.
- On a computer, open a site in classic Google Sites.
- At the top right, click More actions Manage site.
- Click Copy this Site.
- Next to "Site Name," enter a name.
- At the top, click Copy.
- Optional: You can now delete the old site.
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FAQs
How do I permanently delete a website? ›
- On a computer, open new Google Sites.
- On the site you want to delete, click More .
- Click Remove .
- To permanently delete your site, empty your Google Drive trash.
Copying and republishing parts of a website without the permission of the copyright owner will generally constitute copyright infringement. These can be costly consequences, so it is best to create your own unique content instead of copying others.
How can I create my website name? ›...
Other third-party services
- Open Google Domains.
- Sign in with the Google Account you used to buy your domain.
- Click the domain name you want to manage. ...
- Open the Menu .
- Click DNS.
- Under “Custom records,” add the resource record provided by the third-party service.
- Click Save.
At first glance, it may seem as if it's perfectly legal to copy content from a website. But is it? The short answer to this question is "no," unless you've obtained the author's permission. In fact, virtually all digital content enjoys the same copyright protections as non-digital, "offline" content.
Is it a crime to clone a website? ›On its own, the act of website cloning is 100% legal, especially when performed for non-commercial and/or non-malicious purposes. However, the act of website cloning may also breach existing copyrights, trademarks, IPs, or patents of the original website owner, and this is when it can be illegal.
How do I copy a whole website? ›- On a computer, open the site you want to copy in new Google Sites.
- In the top right, click More. Make a copy.
- Under 'File name', enter a name for your copied site.
- Under 'Pages', select 'Entire site'.
- Optional: To change the location of the site, click Change.
- Click OK.
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Ask Leo says you can use the Ctrl+A keyboard command to select everything on the page, then Ctrl+C to copy everything. After copying the content, open your document and right-click to access a menu. Next, click "Paste" to add all of the copied content.
Do I need to copyright my website name? ›While not required by law, you can further demonstrate your ownership rights to your website by registering for an official copyright through the U.S. Copyright Office. By doing so, you'll have your rights on the public record, and you'll receive a certificate of registration.
Is it possible to rename a website? ›There are really only two ways you can go about changing your domain name — you can change your domain and all associated links at once or you can make the change one section of your site at a time. Both ways risk affecting your SEO, so choose the one better for you.
Do I own my website name? ›
Once you've bought a domain name, it's yours for as long as you keep paying for it. That's important: If someone had come along before me and purchased “ajafrost.com,” I probably would've never gotten the chance to own it.
What happens if someone copies my website? ›If the copied content or site is ranking in search engines, you can file a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) complaint against the copied site. You can submit removal requests to Google and Bing asking for the site to be removed from their indexes.
How can you tell if someone has copied your website? ›Another easy way to do this (and free) is to Google search a line or paragraph of your text within quotes. Example: “This is the text you're checking to see if other sites stole”. The results will bring up any other pages that have this exact text in it.
How do you know if a website is copied? ›Using Google to check for Duplicate Content
One quick way to check if a page may be considered duplicate is by copying around ten words from the start of a sentence and then pasting it with quotes into Google. This is actually Google's recommended way to check.
Cloning a complex website
To copy the HTML, select an element and click “Inspect” to open the DevTools. Next, click “Sources” at the top. You'll see the HTML appear on this tab, and you can select it, copy it, and then paste it into a text editor.