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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 (Pretty/​SEO) URLs ====   ==== 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. ​ 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 [[permalinks|Custom Permalink Structure]]. Certain custom structures need the **mod_rewrite** module, but not all. +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 ==== ==== 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 [[pretty_urls|FancyURL]] setting may be overridden by the string you put in.+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: The default URL structure for **"​FancyURLs"​ ON** is:
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 Next, you need to make a small change to your root level ''​.htaccess''​ file. Change the Rewrite Rule to this: 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=$1 [QSA,​L]</​code>​+<​code>​RewriteRule /?​([A-Za-z0-9_-]+).html$ 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. NOTE: Change ''​.html''​ to ''​.php''​ (or ''​.htm''​) in both the Rewrite Rule above and the permalink structure, if you are using that extension instead.
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   * **Username** - Cannot be changed as of GS 3.0. This is the login username.   * **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 primary ​with the //Reset Password// feature and by some "​contact us" plugins.+  * **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.   * **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]].   * **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.   * **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.+  * **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. 
 + 
 +======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