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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. |
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+ | ======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]] | ||