Information about the migration of Classic Google Sites to New Google Sites including processes and timelines.

Background:

For over 15 years, Saint Louis University has used many of the robust tools available through the Google Suite of Applications. One tool many faculty, staff and students have utilized has been Google Sites. Six years ago, Google introduced New Google Sites and the sites created before that were then labeled Classic Google Sites. Google has announced that if you want to migrate your Classic Google Site to a New Google Site using Google's migration tools, it must be done before January 30th.

For more information about Google's Site transition time lines, feel free to view THIS PAGE.
 

Migrating to New Google Sites:

There are two simple options for migrating Classic Google Sites to New Google Sites. Both options require that you access Classic Google Sites first.

Accessing Classic Google Sites:

1. From the mySLU Portal, select the icon labeled Google Workspace.
2. I will ask you to choose your account. Select your SLU Google account (YourSLUNetID@slu.edu).
   If for some reason this does not work, select Use another account and type in YourSLUNetID@slu.edu.
3. This will display the Google Dashboard. Click the icon labeled Sites.
   By default this will bring you to the New Google Sites landing page.
4. Click the icon in the lower left corner labeled Back to Classic Sites.
    

Classic Sites Manager:

1. Once in Classic Google Sites, click Classic Sites Manager from the left menu.
2. Place a check in the box to the left of every site you wish to convert to a New Google Site.
3. Select the Convert button at the top of the screen.
4. I confirmation window will appear with the option to Preserve sharing settings.
   Leave the checkbox selected if you wish to preserve sharing settings then
   click the blue Convert button.

• It may take several minutes to convert large sites.
• After conversion, changes you make to your original site won't transfer to the new one.

5. Google will send you an email when the migration has been completed.
6. Your site will now appear as an option on the New Google Sites page.
    

Direct Migration to New Google Sites:

1. Once in Classic Google Sites, select the site you wish to migrate.
   This should open the site in a new tab.
2. A banner should appear at the top of your classic site saying:
   ACTION NEEDED     Classic Sites is going away soon     Upgrade your site now
3. Click the blue Upgrade your site now text.
   Leave the checkbox selected if you wish to preserve sharing settings.
4. Click the blue Start button.

• It may take several minutes to convert large sites.
• After conversion, changes you make to your original site won't transfer to the new one.

5. The converter will create a draft. When the process reaches 100%, it will send an email notifying that the conversion is complete.
6. If you stay on the conversion page, a blue Continue button will become active once the draft is complete.
7. Click the blue Continue button.
8. Google will send you an email when the migration has been completed.
9. Your site will now appear as an option on the New Google Sites page.
    

Copy Content to New Google Sites Manually:

If there is no option to migrate your Classic Google Sites to New Google Sites
follow the steps below:

1. Follow steps 1-3 from the Accessing Classic Google Sites directions above.
2. Right-click on your web browser tab and choose Duplicate.
   You now have two tabs on New Google Sites.
3. Under one of these tabs, click the icon in the lower left corner labeled Back to Classic Sites.
4. At this point you have one tab on New Google Sites and one on Classic Google Sites.
5. On your Classic Google Sites tab, select the site you wish to migrate.
6. On your New Google Sites tab, select Blank from the Start a new site options.
7. Click Untitled site in the upper left corner and give your site a name.
8. You will see your new site name appear below in the banner of the page displayed.
   If you would like a longer, more descriptive name on the pages, you can select it 
   and update it there.
9. On the right you will see a menu with three tabs:

• Insert provides a host of tools to populate your pages with content.
• Pages enables you to add additional pages to your site and organize them.
• Themes allows you to customize the look of your new site.

10. Currently Insert is selected. Choose Pages.
11. At the bottom of that menu to the right is a plus in a circle. Click that button to create a New page.
    If you hover over that button without clicking, you will see three other options available:
    New menu selection, Full page embed, and New link.
12. A New page pop-up will appear with a field for the Name.
    Enter a name for your page and click Done.
13. On your Classic Google Sites tab copy the content from the first page you wish to migrate.
14. On your New Google Sites tab, paste the content you copied to the new page you created.
15. Click the plus in a circle button again and create another New Page.
16. On your Classic Google Sites tab copy the content from the next page you wish to migrate.
17. On your New Google Sites tab, paste the content you copied to the next new page you created.
18. Repeat steps 13 and 14 until you have transferred your site.
19. At the top right of your New Google Sites page, there are several icons. One is a torso of a person with a +.
    That is the Share with others icon. Click on that to determine who can see and edit your site.
20. When you are ready to share your New Google Site with others, click the blue Publish button at the top right.
     

NOTE: In Classic Sites, Google allowed for multiple owners. In New Sites, Google only permits a single owner.
If your previous site had multiple owners, you will need to decide who wil l be the single owner in the future.

 

Other Resources:

The following links can provide assistance with using New Google Sites.

• What to expect after migrating to New Google Sites
• New Google Sites "Cheat Sheet"
• Getting started with New Google Sites