WordPress - General Settings

In this chapter, we will look at general settings in WordPress. General WordPress settings are used to set up basic configuration settings for your site. In the settings administration screen, this is the default settings screen.

Following are the steps to access general settings −

Step 1 − Click Settings → General in WordPress.

Step 2 − General settings page is displayed as shown in the following snapshot.

Below are the details of the fields on the general settings page.

• Site Name - Displays the site name in the template header.

• Slogan - Displays a short sentence about your site.

• The WordPress address (URL) is the URL of the WordPress directory where all the main application files are located.

• Site Address (URL) - Enter the URL of the site you want your site to display in the browser.

• Email address - enter your email address, which will help you recover your password or any update.

• Membership. Anyone can register an account on your site after you check this box.

• New User Default Role - The default role is set for a newly registered user or members.

• Time Zone - Sets the time zone depending on the specific city.

• Date Format - Sets the date format required for display on the site.

• Time Format - Sets the time format to be displayed on the site.

• Week Starts On - Select the day of the week you prefer to start for your WordPress calendar. By default, this is set to Monday.

• Site Language - Sets the language for the WordPress Dashboard.

Site Name - Displays the site name in the template header.

Slogan - Displays a short sentence about your site.

The WordPress address (URL) is the URL of the WordPress directory where all the main application files are located.

Site Address (URL) - Enter the URL of the site you want your site to display in the browser.

Email address - enter your email address, which will help you recover your password or any update.

Membership. Anyone can register an account on your site after you check this box.

New User Default Role - The default role is set for a newly registered user or members.

Time Zone - Sets the time zone depending on the specific city.

Date Format - Sets the date format required for display on the site.

Time Format - Sets the time format to be displayed on the site.

Week Starts On - Select the day of the week you prefer to start for your WordPress calendar. By default, this is set to Monday.

Site Language - Sets the language for the WordPress Dashboard.

Step 3 − After filling in all the general settings information, click the Save Changes button . This saves all your general setup information.