On August 27, 2009, Google released the following notable updates and bug fixes to the Google Sites service:
>> Read the official Google announcement from the Google Sites User Forum.
Updates
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Recent Announcements - The Recent Announcements gadget has been enhanced to allow for the following configuration options:
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Show a thumbnail of the first image in the post
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Show more lines of the post, including the full post content.
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Showing full post content + 1 post enables "<thing> of the day" functionality.
- Add introductory text above the first announcement.
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Third Party Gadgets - Gadgets that are added through the Insert >> More Gadgets menu option can now be configured to take up 100% of the available width. Then can also be given titles and borders.
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Site Search - The built-in site search feature is now fully customizable. Site Owners can configure search for their sites using the following options:
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Search across multiple sites (not just the current site)
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Search across the entire Apps domain (useful for intranets)
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Search using a Custom Search Engine
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Search using a Google Search Appliance (or specific GSA front end).
- Remove the search option from the site.
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Site Copy - Site owners now have the ability to quickly copy sites. Copying may occur in the following scenarios:
- Copy site from an Apps domain to another site in the same Apps domain
- Copy site from an Apps domain to another site in a different Apps domain
- Copy site from an Apps domain to another non-Apps site
- Copy site from a non-Apps site to another non-Apps site
- Copy site from a non-Apps site to another site in an Apps domain
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Format Menu - Two new text formatting options have been added to the Format menu for use while editing pages:
- Code
- Blockquote Code
Notable Fixes
- Sidebar issue with textboxes - Fixed the error on saving some sidebars with textboxes
- PDF files - Changed PDF viewing back to being viewable instead of forcing downloads.
- SWF files - Fixed Flash SWF files being hosted and served on Sites through gadgets.
- Files with spaces in the name - Fixed the issue of file names being truncated when downloading files with spaces in their name.
- <pre> tag - Fixed the <pre> tag inserting extra linebreaks after saving in editor.
>> Read the official Google announcement from the Google Sites User Forum.





