Extensions

In this extension, you will add a new page to your site and ghostwrite your first blog post.

To begin, open your website from the main lesson.

Next, add a new page to your site.

Pages organize your site and help your audience find information and enjoy your blog.

Name your page.

Choose a topic for the blog post by reviewing the blogger profile.

For example, find an interesting personal or professional detail from your blogger’s profile to write more about.

Title your post to reflect your chosen topic.

Giving your blog a title will help your readers know what the blog is about, and help them navigate your website more easily.

Add a text box in the space below your title.

The purpose is what you want the reader to learn from the blog.

Review the information that you highlighted in the Blog section of the blogger’s profile to help you write the purpose.

Add the purpose of your blog to your post.

Next, describe the target audience.

For example, the target audience of a blog about the basics of computer programming would be people who want to learn how to write code.

To help determine your target audience, review the information that you highlighted in the Blog section of the blogger’s profile.

Describe the target audience.

Finally, mention the topic that you chose for the blog post.

Write at least three sentences.

Make sure everything you’ve written is safe to share online and doesn’t contain any P-I-I.

In this extension, you will add hyperlinks to your blog.

Hyperlinks make it easy for your audience to learn more about topics you’ve mentioned or connect them to another website you’d like them to see.

To start, review your blog introduction.

Choose two key words to use as hyperlinks.

In your blog, a keyword might be a concept you’d like your audience to explore or a person or place you’d like them to know more about.

Next, search for information about each keyword.

You can use Google Arts & Culture to help you find more information.

Copy the url of the website you want to hyperlink to.

Select the corresponding text on your blog and add a link to it.

Continue searching to find more information about each of the keywords.

Think about online safety when you create hyperlinks.

Make sure the website you use is credible, or believable, and that the content of the site matches the purpose and audience of the blog.

Websites that end in dot E-D-U or dot G-O-V are a good indication that the information is objective and credible.

Continue to add one external link for each keyword in your blog.

In this extension, you will add maps and captions to your blog to help your audience find your blogger’s favorite places.

Adding maps can help your reader connect with the content in your blog in a more personal way.

To start, add a new page to your site and name it.

Next, review your blogger’s profile to find information about their favorite places.

As you review, make sure the information is safe to share online.

The blogger’s first favorite place is their apartment.

A person’s home address is P-I-I, and should not be shared online, especially on a map.

Strikethrough any information that should not be shared.

This blogger's second favorite place is the Museum of Modern Art.

This is a public place that is open to everyone, so it's okay to share on a map.

It isn't telling anyone P-I-I about the blogger.

However, the blogger’s notes contain details about their daily schedule.

A person’s daily schedule is P-I-I.

It reveals their location and lets strangers know when their home is unoccupied.

This information should not be part of the caption.

On your new page, add a side-by-side layout below the title.

Adding a layout helps organize the content on your page so that it is easier for your reader to find information.

Then insert the map of your blogger’s favorite place.

Add a caption to your map.

Include the place name in the text box below your map.

Copy and paste your caption from your blogger’s notes, or write something new Review the blogger’s profile to choose a second favorite place.

Make sure the information about the blogger’s second favorite place is safe to share online.

Insert the second map and add a caption.

In this extension, you will insert an image in your blog.

Images help your blogger’s audience understand what the blog is about and add visual appeal.

To begin, search for an image that relates to the main theme of the blog.

Make sure you have the right to use the image.

Choose an image.

Then, insert your image.

Move your image next to your blog introduction.

Then, resize your image.

Nice job! Now you have an image that relates to the main theme of your blog.

In this extension, you’ll customize the design of your website.

Customizing the design of your website makes your blog more visually appealing and interesting.

To start, change your theme to give your site a unique look.

When you make design changes to your website, think about what appeals to your audience.

Different themes fit different types of content.

For example, if your blog is professional in tone, you might want a theme with darker colors and a neutral background image.

If your blog is more personal, you might want brighter colors.

Choose what works best for your blog.

Next, change the font to customize your website to your liking.

Then, change the accent color.

The accent color includes the color of your headings and extra features.

You can customize the color.

Or choose one from the theme styles.

Next, change the background color of the introduction to your blog to make it stand out from your heading section.

Choose a color that does not distract from the text.

In this extension, you will publish your website online.

Publishing your website makes it available to a wider audience, so people can view and interact with the blog you created.

To start, preview your website.

It’s helpful to see how your website looks online before you publish it to see if there’s anything you want to change.

You can see how your website will appear on a desktop, tablet,and phone.

When you preview your website, you might decide you want to make changes, like making your title appear larger.

Exit out of the preview, and make any changes to your website.

Then, publish your website.

Before your website goes online, Google Sites will suggest a web address.

You can use the suggested address or make a custom address.

A custom address might make it easier for people to search for and find your website, or it might express the purpose of your website better than the suggested address.

Publish your website.

Your website is now live.

If you’d like, you can manage who can view your website by making your site Restricted.

For example, you can make your website accessible to anyone online or only to specific people you invite.

If what you share on your website is meant only for your friends, you may want to limit access to your site.

If you choose to make your website public, anything you post can be shared and viewed by strangers.

If you want to remove your site for any reason, unpublish it.

This takes it off the internet.

You can always publish it again later.