Connecting Your Domain to Google Sites

About Google Sites
Google Sites is a website builder included in the web-based Google Docs Editors suite.
  1. Login to your Google Site and click Publish. If you have already published the site, click the arrow next to Publish and click Publish Settings in the drop-down menu.
  2. In the Custom URL settings section, click Manage to add a Custom URL.
  3. Enter your domain and click Verify Your Ownership. This will open up the verification page in a new tab.
  4. When prompted to choose a domain provider, choose Other from the drop-down menu.
  5. Select and copy the entire TXT record shown.
  6. Login to your Sav account.
  7. Navigate to My Domains or search for the relevant domain in the Domain Search Bar.
  8. Select the domain you would like to connect to your Google Site.
  9. In the DNS & Domain Forwarding section, click Manage DNS.
  10. Click Enable under Custom.
  11. Select TXT in the Type drop-down menu. Leave the Name blank and paste the TXT record from Google Sites into the Value field. Click Add.
  12. Select CNAME in the Type drop-down menu. In the Name field, enter your domain. In the Value field, enter: ghs.googlehosted.com. Click Add.
  13. Return to the Google verification page and click Verify. If the TXT record was set up correctly, you should receive a message that the verification was successful.
  14. Return to the Google Sites tab. Your Custom URL should now display a checkmark, indicating that the domain has been verified. Click Assign.
  15. Click Publish.
Please allow up to 48 hours for DNS changes to take effect.
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