Site settings
Every field in the Settings screen, tab by tab, with what it changes on the site.
On this page
Settings is in the sidebar, under System. It belongs to the site chosen in the site picker, and only that site's admins and owner can open it. Others see "Only this site's admins change its settings."
Press Save Changes at the top to save the General, Reading and Discussion tabs. The AI tab saves on its own.
Your account
Your name, email and password. See Passwords and reset. The same panel is in the sidebar as Your account.
General
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Site Title | The site's name |
| Admin Email | The email address recorded as the site's admin contact |
| Site Description | A short description, used in link previews and search results when a page has none |
| Site URL | The site's address, with a check that it points at the server |
| Site homepage | The published page visitors see at the site's main address |
| Timezone | The time zone for post dates on the site. It shows the current time there |
| Site Logo | PNG, JPG or SVG, up to 5 MB |
| Favicon | The small icon in the browser tab. PNG or ICO, up to 5 MB |
| Active Theme | The site's theme |
Reading
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Site homepage | The same choice as on General |
| Posts in the RSS feed | How many posts the feed lists, from 1 to 100 |
| RSS feed | Turns the feed at /feed on or off. When off, /feed answers "This site has no feed" |
| Link and search description | Where a page's description comes from: Page, then excerpt, then the site, The page description, The excerpt or The site description. A page can choose its own in Page settings |
| Search Engine Visibility | Asks search engines not to index the site |
Discussion
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Allow comments | Visitors can comment on this site's posts |
| Review comments first | New comments show only after someone approves them in Comments |
| Let visitors create an account | Visitors can sign up. They can comment and keep a profile, nothing more |
Comments and review are on by default. Visitor accounts are off by default. See Comments.
AI
The AI service, model and key for the page assistant. See Set up AI.
System
- System Information: facts about the install and its version.
- API Keys: create, change and revoke keys. See API keys.
Settings on each page
Some choices are made per page in Page settings in the page builder: title, address, status, homepage, featured image, comments, password, parent page, menu order, meta title and description, canonical URL, hiding from search engines, and custom meta tags. See Page builder basics.
Next steps
- Comments.
- Set up AI.
- Sites and domains to change a site's address.