Classic Sites at End-of-Life

 Make the Switch to the New Google Sites if You haven't Already!

In 2018 and 2019, pre-pandemic era, we ran several professional development training session on the New Google Sites and encouraged everyone that had an older style Classic Site to begin transitioning to the new format, as soon as possible.  We even offered 24-12 Summer sessions to help make the transitions easier with some support in the room. We helped hundreds of staff members make the move over the past few years.  The New Sites is much easier to work with too!  Now it is crunch time.  Google had announced that as of December 1, 2021, nobody would be able to edit their existing Classic Site and as of January 1, 2022, the Classic Sites will begin to automatically be removed.  We relayed this information to everyone that still had an active Classic Site earlier this year.  It is time to make that transition.

For the procrastinators out there, Google just announced, they are moving the deadlines back a little, giving everyone a little more time! 

From Google:

Updates to the transition timeline for Classic Google Sites

What’s changing

In 2017, we announced that we would replace classic Google Sites with new Google Sites. We’re extending the previously announced timeline to make the migration process easier for Google Workspace customers. The new timeline is: 

• Starting June 1, 2022 (previously December 1, 2021): You will no longer be able to edit any remaining classic Sites in your domain.  
• Starting July 1, 2022 (previously January 1, 2022): Classic Sites will no longer be viewable unless they are converted to new Google Sites.

Additionally, the bulk conversion tool in the Classic Sites Manager will be temporarily unavailable as we make improvements to conversion fidelity for sites settings. We will update the Google Workspace Known Issues page when the feature is re-enabled. 

In the meantime, end-users and admins can still convert individual classic Sites to new Google Sites and use other tools in the Classic Sites Manager to make progress on migration. 

Note: This timeline change does not impact the transition for users with personal Google accounts.