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The Site Settings page is where you will enter the name of your site, provide detail about site ownership, and set up some important site-wide settings. Learn more about these topics from the guides below.

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Update the Site Name

Your site name is an important part of the information about your site.

Enter Site Ownership Information

Update required site ownership information.

Block Search Engines

All sites on Stanford Sites are open to search engines upon provisioning.

Enable drop-down navigation menu

Stanford Sites provides the option for main navigation drop-down menus.

Add or Hide External Link Icons

Show or hide an indicators next to all external links on your site.

Use Google Analytics on your site

Monitor your website traffic using Google Analytics