diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index e0e8cb8..cb9df40 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -593,9 +593,13 @@ be found on `IRCnet`_ and `Freenode`_ and idles in #puppetboard.
There's now also the #puppetboard channel on `Freenode`_ where we hang out
and answer questions related to pypuppetdb and Puppetboard.
+There is also a `GoogleGroup`_ to exchange questions and discussions. Please
+note that this group contains discussions of other Puppet Community projects.
+
.. _issue: https://github.com/puppet-community/puppetboard/issues
.. _IRCnet: http://www.ircnet.org
.. _Freenode: http://freenode.net
+:: _GoogleGroup: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/puppet-community
Third party
===========
diff --git a/puppetboard/templates/layout.html b/puppetboard/templates/layout.html
index e14d706..a8a9687 100644
--- a/puppetboard/templates/layout.html
+++ b/puppetboard/templates/layout.html
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
+
+
{% if config.OFFLINE_MODE %}