Google Apps Script

Pulling Reddit Metrics into Google Sheets

Reddit is a legend of the Web 2.0 transitionary time period. In that era, it was common to find rough edges around popular sites and features and Easter Eggs that could be described as “features that don’t exactly have any purpose but some people might find it cool.” (Consider Google’s “I’m feeling lucky” feature… This post …

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Working with URLs in Google Apps Script and Google Sheets

There is something so fitting about working with URLs in Google Apps Script and Google Spreadsheets. The cloud-based software works in the browser where, indeed, there are a lot of URLs to work with. Google Apps Script’s doPost, doGet, and UrlFetchApp make HTTP requests to URLs easy. Google Spreadsheets has similar functionality with IMPORTXML, IMPORTHTML, IMPORTFEED, and IMPORTDATA. If you work in web analytics, digital marketing, …

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JSON-LD Bulk Editor and File Generator for Google Sheets

As Schema.org JSON-LD usage spreads across the internet and its utility increases, I find myself creating a lot more JSON-LD templates for non-standard entities… and then I find myself copying them over and over for each of their sibling entities. Finally, I decided I had had enough of this and looked to solve this problem …

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Copy Multiple Google Sheets with Template Variables

Business and education administration often involves an overwhelming amount of repetitive tasks. We work in cycles of days, weeks, months, and years with multiple students, clients, employees, or team members. This adds up to multiples of multiple tasks. Luckily, automating repetitive and work-intensive tasks is just one of the many things Google Apps Script was made for. In …

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Google Spreadsheet Button to Run Scripts in 4 Steps

If you come from Excel, you might have seen some fancy spreadsheets with clickable buttons that trigger VBA macros. Luckily, Google Spreadsheets and Google Apps Script offer the same functionality. If you are just starting out with Google Apps Script, check out this Google Apps Script macro tutorial for a beginner’s guide. This tutorial will demonstrate how …

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