Preferences
Please note: This page is under construction and has not been finished yet.
Introduction
TODO:
Introductory text about site preferences
Add description for all preferences
Basic options
Site information
TIP: Please also refer to the "Siteinfo" plugin information.
Site name
Site URL
Redirect all requests to sire URL
Site Link Icon/Button
Site Logo
Site Tagline
Site Description
Site disclaimer
If the left empty, the default e107 copyright information is displayed:
Email & Contact Info
Main site admin
Main site email
Name for responses to emails from site
Email address for emails from site
Send test email
Emailing method
Default email format
Site Contact Information
Add note about new fields (when this preference is empty) (as of 2.3.1)
Site Contact Person(s)
Contact Form Visibility
Contact Form Filtering
Allow users to email copy of contact email to self
GDPR Settings
URL to the Privacy Policy
URL to the website terms and conditions
User Registration/Login
User registration systems
There are three different options for the user registration system:
Option
Description
Register & Login
Allows users to register and login as members on your site.
Login Only
Existing users are able to log in but they are not able to create an account.
Disabled
Registration system is disabled. Users are not able to log in via the public area of your website, nor are they able to create an account.
Note: When the user registration system is set to disabled, the only way to login when this setting is enabled, is directly through the Admin Area.
New user verification method
If you allow registration, you can set if/how new user registrations are approved:
Option
Description
No Verification
Users are not verified. Once they signed up by filling in the form, they can login to their account immediately.
Email Verification
A registration email is sent to the e-mail address that was filled in. The user needs to confirm their e-mail address by clicking the link in the email they received.
Admin Approval
No registration email is sent. A user can be only be approved manually by an administrator (through the Admin Area).
User login method
You can set the way how a registered user can login onto your website:
Option
Description
Username/Email and Password
A user can use either their username or their e-mail address to login, both work.
Email and Password
A user can only use their e-mail address to login (not their username)
Username and Password
A user can only use their username to login (not their e-mail address)
Restrict website to members only
When this option is turned on, all areas except the signup page and the frontpage of your website are restricted. No other content is displayed to guests (users who are not logged in).
Frontpage
When enabling this option, there are two options for your frontpage:
Login page - a login form is displayed for guests.
Membership page - a message about limited access is displayed, but there is no login form.
Members-only URL exceptions
You can set exceptions for member limitations in the next field. Members only-mode will be disabled for URLs that match any of the terms in this list. Enter one URL per line.
Auto-login new user after clicking on signup link
When enabled, the user is automatically logged in after clicking on the link in the signup email. If disabled, the user has to explicitly log in (using their username/email and password) after signing up.
Display Name maximum length
This setting determines the maximum length of the user's display name. Minimum is set to 5.
Login Name maximum length
This setting determines the maximum length of the user's login name. Minimum is set to 10.
Minimum Length for Passwords
This setting determines the maximum length of the user's password. Minimum is set to 5
Maximum Signups permitted from the same IP address
This setting determines the maximum amount of sign-up's from the same specific IP address that is permitted. If left blank, this feature is disabled.
Signup Page Options
Field options
Use COPPA on signup page
Text to display on signup page
Text to display after signup from has been submitted
Generate random predefined login names according to a pattern
Disallow usernames
Display name and login name may be different for
Use 'classic' nextprev look
Comments/Posting
Allow users to post comments
Allow anonymous posting
Display new comment icon
Turn on nested comments
Allow posters to edit their comments
Show emoticon images on comment form
Moderate Comments made by
Comment Sorting
User class which can email links to items on site
File Upload
Allow File Uploads
Maximum file size
Permission
Filetype upload limits
Advanced options
Display information
Display theme information
Display render time
Display sql queries
Display Memory Usage
Admin Display
Display plugins info
Unique 'Plugins info' menu
Separate plugins into their own menu
Display navigation-bar labels
Collapse navigation side-bar by default
Display field help tips
Content Filter
Make URLs clickable
Replace clickable URLs
Links in new window
Filter profanities
Replace string
Filter words
Wrap long words in main text
Wrap long words in menu text
Class which can post HTML
Class which can post <script> and similar tags
Frontend Inline-Editing
Filter HTML content
HTML Abuse filter
Enable WYSIWYG textareas
Security & Protection
Use SSL only
Display CAPTCHA on signup page
Display CAPTCHA on login page
Display CAPTCHA on forgotten password page
Display CAPTCHA on admin-area login page
Disallow multiple logins
User Tracking method
Cookie/Session name
Session Lifetime
Session Save Method
Password encoding
Password transmission method
Enable flood protection
Flood timeout
Auto Ban
Maximum failed logins before ban
Display warning when main administrator password hasn't changed for at least 30 days
Date Display options
Short date format
Long date format
Forum date format
Date/Time Input-Field format
Timezone
Libraries
Use CDN for core libraries
CDN provider
Advanced Features
Developer mode
Log all page accesses
When enabled, this feature logs every page access to a log file. For more information see Access Log.
Compress Site Output Using gzip
Select e107 authentication method
TODO: Only available if alt_auth plugin is installed. Refer to alt_auth docs.
Check for e107 update once/day
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