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-====== SettingsWebsite 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. 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 Name** - This is the Name of your website
   * **Website Base URL** - This is the URL of where your GetSimple site is installed to   * **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 want to change your passwordLeaving 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]]
  
  
how_to/website_settings.txt · Last modified: 2015/02/15 22:50 by Timbow