====== Settings ======
=====Website Settings=====

Website Settings are site-wide, meaning that it does not matter who is logged into the backend - everyone will see the same exact settings.

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  * **Website Name** - This is the Name of your website
  * **Website Base URL** - This is the URL of where your GetSimple site is installed to
  * **Custom Permalink Structure** - Allows you to customize your URL structure.
  ==== Fancy (Pretty/SEO) URLs ====

GetSimple allows you to create better looking, and more SEO friendly URLs. In order for this feature to work, your server needs to have the **mod_rewrite** module installed. 

You also have the ability to edit the structure of the URLs by setting a **Custom Permalink Structure**. Certain custom structures need the **mod_rewrite** module, but not all. 

==== Custom Permalink Structure ====

Create custom permalinks via the **Settings** tab in your GetSimple installation. Permalinks help define the URL structure of your site. If you put a value in the **Custom Permalink Structure** input box, your **FancyURL** setting may be overridden by the string you put in.

The default URL structure for **"FancyURLs" ON** is:
''%parent%/%slug%/''

The default URL structure for **"FancyURLs" OFF** is:
''index.php?id=%slug%''

=== Syntax ===


The two tags to build your custom permalink are ''%parent%'' and ''%slug%''
Do not use a beginning slash

=== Examples ===

Replace subdirectory with your own virtual directory - //this folder does not need to exist//:
<code>subdirectory/%parent%/%slug%/</code> 

Removes the ''index.php'' from URL. This can be done without Fancy URL's turned on:
<code>?id=%slug%</code>

=== Adding .html, .htm or .php extension to URLs ===

If you want to add an extension (''.html'', ''.htm'' or ''.php'') to your website's pages, you first need turn on **Use Fancy URLs**, then set the **Custom Permalink Structure** to (example for pages that will end in ''.html''):
<code>%slug%.html</code>

Next, you need to make a small change to your root level ''.htaccess'' file. Change the Rewrite Rule to this:
<code>RewriteRule /?([A-Za-z0-9_-]+).html$ index.php?id=$1 [QSA,L]</code>

NOTE: Change ''.html'' to ''.php'' (or ''.htm'') in both the Rewrite Rule above and the permalink structure, if you are using that extension instead.

=====User Profile=====

This section of **Settings** allows you to change settings particular to the logged in user. 

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  * **Username** - Cannot be changed as of GS 3.0. This is the login username.
  * **Email Address** - This is the email address of the logged in user. It is used primarily with the //Reset Password// feature and by some "contact us" plugins.
  * **Local Timezone** - This helps show you the correct time that files have been created.
  * **Language** - This changes the [[:languages|language of the backend]] of the site. You can download additional languages from [[http://get-simple.info/extend/|Extend]].
  * **Enable the HTML Editor** - Enables the [[how_to:wysiwyg_editor|WYSIWYG editor]] within the page editor.
  * **New Password / Confirm Password** - Only fill in these fields if you want to change your password. Leaving this blank and clicking "Save" leaves your password as-is.

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==Pages in this Section==
===Admin Reference===
  *[[:basics|GetSimple Basics]]
  *[[how_to:website_settings|Settings]]
  *[[how_to:support|Support]]
  *[[how_to:page_editing|Pages Tab]]
  *[[:file_management|Files Tab]]
  *[[how_to:theme_editor|Theme Tab]]
  *[[how_to:backup_pages|Backups Tab]]
  *[[how_to:plugin_manager|Plugins Tab]]