What are Settings?
The Settings menu inside your dashboard is where you configure how your site works.
Settings > General is where you configure the broad settings of your site including your site’s title and tagline, site admin email address, how you want date and time displayed and your time zone
Let’s start with the basics!
When building your blog, you will normally follow the following steps regarding settings:
- General (opens in a new tab): The General Settings is where you configure the broad settings of your site including change your site title, tagline, site admin email address, time zone, date/time format and language.
- Writing (opens in a new tab): The Writing Settings is where you control your writing experience. For an explanation of all the writing settings, please visit the link above.
- Reading (opens in a new tab): The Reading Settings controls how your site displays to visitors and your RSS feed options. For an explanation of all the reading settings, please visit the link above.
- Discussion (opens in a new tab): In Discussion settings, you control how comments are handled on your posts and pages.
- Media (opens in a new tab): The Media Settings controls how your media is displayed (image sizes, image optimisation). For an explanation of all the media settings, please visit the link above.
- Blog avatar: Define who you are and what your identity is through a small avatar and profile picture.
- Privacy (opens in a new tab): Site visibility controls who can and can’t view your site, with two public options and four private options.
Watch the video below for a brief overview of settings, their purpose and how you can make the best use of them.
Trouble accessing the video? Click on the following link: https://videopress.com/v/fXoQEDuw (opens in a new tab)
Visit the Edublog website for a full overview of what you can do with settings.
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