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--- how_to:website_settings [2011/03/07 15:58]
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+++ how_to:website_settings [2015/02/15 22:49]
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-====== Settings: Website Settings ======
+====== 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. [[:permalinks|More Information]]
+  * **Custom Permalink Structure** - Allows you to customize your URL structure.
-  * **Fancy URLs** - This will allow you to have an SEO-friendly URL structure. Customizable with [[:permalinks|Permalinks]] & needs [[installation:modules|mod_rewrite]] installed to work properly.
+  ==== 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.
+{{:how_to:usersettings.png|}}
+  * **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 plan on changing your password. Leaving this blank and clicking "Save" leaves your password as-is.
+======Links======
+Back to the GetSimple Wiki [[:start|Contents Page]]
+==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]]

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