Why I Built Color Picker for my Google Sites Projects (Even Though I Didnโt Plan To)
Whenever I build templates, Iโm constantly using a color picker.Itโs just part of the process: tweaking buttons, backgrounds, borders, fonts, Iโm always grabbing hex codes and matching brand colors.So naturally, I used a free Chrome extension for it.
Until things got weird.
One day I was working on a round-themed template in Google Sites, one of the premium ones available inside the extension. Everything looked goodโฆ until I hit Publish. ๐ด Flagged by Google. Policy violation.I thought it was a bug with the site. I rebuilt it. Checked images, fonts, layout. Removed widgets. Nothing worked. Still flagged. I spent 8 hours trying to pinpoint the cause of the problem.Finally, I disabled all Chrome extensions in my browser, and the site published perfectly.Then, I re-enabled extensions one by one. At first, I was thinking it was AdBlocker, or uBlockOrigin. But surprise, the third-party color picker Iโd grabbed from the Chrome store? That was the problem.It was injecting weird stuff into my browser in the background. Not visible to me, but enough for Google to flag every site I tried to publish.Thatโs what caused the flag. 10 templates got auto-flagged for violation before I figured it out.That was the last straw.So yeah, I built color picker.ย One thatโs safe, clean, and works perfectly with SitesBuddy.โ It uses Googleโs original color picker API โ Doesnโt inject anything weird in the background โ No chance of getting your Google Site flagged
๐ง How It Works
๐จ Always Available in the Header With SitesBuddy opened, youโll see a color-picker icon in the top bar. Click it, pick your color, and it copies the color to your clipboard.๐ Saves Your Recent Colors It automatically saves your last 30 picked colors, so you never have to remember or re-copy a hex code.๐ Also Available in Widgets List Want to explore palettes or build a color palette before you style Google Sites? Just open the full Color Picker widget from the main list.
๐ก Great For
๐ฏ Designers who want total color control inside Google Sites๐ Speeding up your editing flow with instant access๐ Keeping project colors consistent๐ง Freelancers who build for clients and care about brand accuracy๐ฅ Anyone whoโs tired of sketchy Chrome extensions and wants something built for real work P.S.ย I didnโt plan to build this. I assumed the Chrome store had it covered. But when it started breaking my Google Sites, I knew I had to make a better version. One built for Google Sites workflows.Now itโs part of my daily build routine. Simple. Safe. Reliable. Exactly how it should be.