Custom sections directory enables you to get news tailored specifically to your interests. You can personalize your own homepage with standard sections from the regional and language editions of Google News, along with Custom sections from the directory of sections created by Google News users.
When you visit the Google News Custom sections directory, you will see a listing of News sections. Some of these sections have been created by Google employees, and others have been created by Google News readers. There is also a search capability to look for an existing section you may be interested in. If you find a section that may be of interest to you, you can preview the section and add it to your News front page.
Adding a Custom News section
You can browse Custom Sections created by Google News users in our Custom section directory. To visit the Google News directory, simply click the Add Sections link at the top of the Google News homepage. For each section, we display its title, summary, and details provided by the creator of the section.
You can easily sort available sections by a number of criteria on the left side of the directory, such as Highest rated, Most users, and Newest. You can also easily sort Custom Sections by type, category, and edition of Google News.
To add a Custom Section to your Personalized News homepage, simply click the "Add this section" button. You can also rate sections, as well as click on the author name to see all the sections created by that user. Additionally, you can look for Custom Sections related to specific keywords using the Search for sections search box.
You can also simply create your own Custom Section, see further instructions on this help entry.
Adding a Standard News section
To add a standard section to your personalized page, just follow these steps:
- Click "Add a section" to visit the Google News Directory.
- Under the "Add a standard section" options, select the standard section and regional edition of your choice.
- Select the standard section you'd like to add to your page.
- Click the Add button to update your personalized Google News homepage.
Adding a Local News section
Adding a Local News section allows you to track news stories from and about a particular city or region. While this function is currently only available in our English language editions, we hope to add more languages and regions in the near future.
If a Local News section title already appears on your personalized homepage, just enter the appropriate city, state, or zip and click the Add button. Now you can select the number of stories you want for that section.
If you don't see a Local News section and you want to add one, or you want to add additional locations, please follow these steps:
- Click "Add a section" to visit the Google News Directory.
- Under the "Add a local section" options, enter the city, state, or zip you'd like to use to create your local section.
- Click the Add button to update your personalized Google News homepage.
To delete a section, click "Edit" on the section header, check the "Delete" box, and click "Save."
Resetting your Personalized News settings
If at any time you want to start over and reset the Personalized News changes you made, you can do so by clicking Personalize this page and then Reset page to default. This will return your page to its default settings (i.e., the standard version of the page, without any personalization). This will permanently remove all of your changes.
Please also keep in mind that you can delete sections one at a time by selecting edit next to a particular section title, and then selecting Delete section.