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====User Settings====
 
====User Settings====
; Allow User Registration : Allows for users to register on the site.  By default, this setting is set to '''Yes'''.
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; Allow User Registration : This determines whether users can register on the site.  By default, this setting is set to '''Yes'''.
; New User Registration Type : If ''Allow User Registration'' is set to ''Yes'', this setting tells Joomla what group to place the new registered users.  By default, this is set to '''Registered'''.
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; New User Registration Type : If ''Allow User Registration'' is set to ''Yes'', this setting tells Joomla! what level of access should be given to new users who register.  By default, this is set to '''Registered'''.
; New User Account Activation : This tells Joomla! rather or not that new users would need to activate there account by checking there email and clicking on a link they've received.  By default, this setting is set to '''Yes'''.
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; New User Account Activation : This setting determines whether a new user will have to activate their account before they can use it.  If set to '''Yes''', users will be sent an email containing a link to a web address.  Following the link will activate the account.  By default, this setting is set to '''Yes'''.
; Front-end User Parameters : When set to ''Show'', users will be able to select their language, editor, and help site preferences from within their Details screen when logged in via the front-end.  By default, this setting is set to '''Show'''.
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; Front-end User Parameters : When set to ''Show'', users will be able to select their language, article editor, and help site preferences from within their Details screen when logged in via the front-end.  By default, this setting is set to '''Show'''.
  
 
====Media Settings====
 
====Media Settings====

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Description[edit]

The Global Configuration screen allows you to configure the Joomla! site with your personal settings.

Version Changes[edit]

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Describe any significant changes between the 1.0.x series and the 1.5 version of this particular screen. For example Content Items are now Articles and Static Content Items have become Unassigned Articles. Use paragraph format type and do not add extra white space. Ensure that you use the correct styles for inline emphasis and notices.

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Column Headers[edit]

Site[edit]

Site Settings[edit]

Site Offline
Tells Joomla! rather the site is to be online or to show an offline message. Only Administrators will be able to see the site when Site Offline is set to Yes. By default, this is set to No.
Offline Message
The message that will be display on the site when the site is offline.
Site Name
The name of the site.
Default WYSIWYG Editor
(WYSIWYG stands for What You See Is What You Get) The default editor to use when creating articles.
List Length
The length of lists in the Control Panel for all Users. By default, this is set to 20.
Feed Length
The number of content items to be shown in the feed(s). By default, this is set to 10.

Metadata Settings[edit]

Global Site Meta Description
This is the description of the site which is indexed by search engine spiders.
Global Site Meta Keywords
This is keywords that help describe the site and helps search engine spiders better index the site based off the keywords provided.
Show Title Meta Tag
Shows the Meta information of the articles which is used by search engine spiders when indexing the site. Each article could have their own Meta Data information which could be set under the Metadata Information pane when creating or editing an article. Refer to screen.content.edit.15 for more information.
Show Author Meta Tag
Shows the Author Meta information of the articles which is used by search engine spiders when indexing the site. Refer to screen.content.edit.15 for more information.

SEO Settings[edit]

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization.

Search Engine Friendly URLs
When set to Yes, URLs are rewritten to be more friendly on search engine spiders when indexing your page. How it works is that, instead of getting an URL of www.yourname.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=etc..., the URLs will be www.yourname.com/alias. Most of the items created in Joomla! has an Alias box that can be filled out which is used to create the search engine friendly URLs. By default, this setting is set to No.
Use Apache mod_rewrite
When set to Yes, Joomla! will use the mod_rewrite settings of Apache when creating search engine friendly URLs. Please note that is it required to use the included .htaccess file provided with Joomla! if planned on using this setting by renaming htaccess.txt to .htaccess. It is advised that you do not modify the .htaccess file without working knowledge of how it works and use. To learn more about .htaccess files, refer to Apache.org's Documentation[1]. By default, this setting is set to No.
Add suffix to URLs
When set to Yes, Joomla! will add .html at the end of the URLs. By default, this setting is set to No.

System[edit]

System Settings[edit]

Secret Word
This is generated when Joomla! is first installed and is not changeable. Used for security functions.
Path to Log folder
The path where the logs should be stored. Joomla! installer should automatically filled this in.
Enable Web Services
This enables the ability of Joomla! to make RPC (Remote Procedure Calls) using HTTP as the transport medium and XML as the encoding language. This function should remain on to ensure that many third party extensions works. By default, this setting is set to Yes.
Help Server
The server used to get help information when clicking the Help image when going through many of the screens and options of the administration panel. By default, it uses Joomla!'s main help site.

User Settings[edit]

Allow User Registration
This determines whether users can register on the site. By default, this setting is set to Yes.
New User Registration Type
If Allow User Registration is set to Yes, this setting tells Joomla! what level of access should be given to new users who register. By default, this is set to Registered.
New User Account Activation
This setting determines whether a new user will have to activate their account before they can use it. If set to Yes, users will be sent an email containing a link to a web address. Following the link will activate the account. By default, this setting is set to Yes.
Front-end User Parameters
When set to Show, users will be able to select their language, article editor, and help site preferences from within their Details screen when logged in via the front-end. By default, this setting is set to Show.

Media Settings[edit]

Legal Extensions (File Types)
The file types allowed for uploading. By default, when Joomla! is installed, the basic image and document files are set.
Maximum Size (in bytes)
The maximum file size allowed for an upload in bytes. By default, the setting is set to 10000000.
Path to File Folder
The path where non-images media files are located (non-images refers to files such as videos and document files). This is automatically filled in by Joomla! on install and may be modified to fit how the directories is setup on the site.
Path to Image Folder
The path where images are stored. This is automatically filled in by Joomla! on install and may be modified to fit how the directories is setup on the site.
Restrict Uploads
This restricts the uploads to just images for lower than manager users. By default, this setting is set to Yes.
Check MIME Types
This uses MIME Magic or Fileinfo to attempt to verify files. By default, this setting is set to Yes. If getting invalid MIME type errors, set this to No.
Legal Image Extensions (File Types)
This sets what legal images allowed to be uploaded which it's checked for file image headers. By default, Joomla! only includes bmp,gif,jpg,png.
Ignored Extensions
This sets what extensions are ignored for MIME type checking and restricts uploads. By default, no extensions are added.
Legal MIME Types
This sets the list of legal MIME types for uploads. By default, Joomla! automatically includes the standard file types. It is recommended that you should not touch this setting unless you know what you are doing.
Illegal MIME Types
This sets the list of illegal MIME types for uploads. By default, Joomla! automatically blocks HTML MIME types. It is recommended that you should not touch this setting unless you know what you are doing.

Debug Settings[edit]

Debug System
This will turn on the debugging system of Joomla!. When set to Yes, this will provide you with diagnostic information, language translations, and SQL errors, if any, which will be displayed at the bottom of the page below the footer on every page regardless of it being the front-end or back-end.
Debug Language
This will turn on the debugging indicators (*...*) or (?...?) for the Joomla! Language files. Debug Language will work without Debug System being on but it won't provide additional detailed references which would help in correcting any errors.

Cache Settings[edit]

Cache
This setting sets whether site caching is enabled or not. When enabled, it keeps a local copy of the content on the server for used to speed up accessing and less stress on the database. By default, this setting is set to No.
Cache Time
This setting sets the maximum length of time (in minutes) for a cache file to be stored before it gets refreshed. By default, this setting is set to 15.
Cache Handler
This setting sets how it should be cache. There's only one caching mechanism which is file-based.

Session Settings[edit]

Session Lifetime
This setting sets how long the session should last and keep a user signed in for before logging them off for being inactive. By default, the setting is set to 15 minutes.
Session Handler
This setting sets how the session should be handle once a user connects and logs into the site. By default, the setting is set to Database.

Server[edit]

Server Settings[edit]

Locale Settings[edit]

FTP Settings[edit]

Database Settings[edit]

Mail Settings[edit]

Typical Usage[edit]

Global Configuration is to set all the required settings you need in order for the site to function. To access the page, either click on Global Configuration in the main Control Panel or go to Site > Global Configuration.

Quick Tips[edit]

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Points to Watch[edit]

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Highlight known issues or easy traps that can be fallen into when using this function. Include references to known solutions rather than repeating the solutions here, unless considered essential. Even if there are none immediately apparent leave this section in the Help Screen - this message for future reference. Just replace this message with None Known at this Time. Use paragraph format type and do not add extra white space. Ensure that you use the correct styles for inline emphasis and notices.

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Dependencies[edit]

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