# Preferences

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**Please note:** This page is under construction and has not been finished yet.
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## Introduction

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TODO:

* Introductory text about site preferences
* Add description for all preferences
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## Basic options

### Site information

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**TIP:** Please also refer to the "[Siteinfo](https://userguide.e107.org/core-menus/siteinfo-menus)" plugin information. 
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#### Site name

#### Site URL

#### Redirect all requests to sire URL

#### Site Link Icon/Button

#### Site Logo

#### Site Tagline

#### Site Description

#### Site disclaimer

The site disclaimer field can be used for displaying a disclaimer such as copyright information. You are able to use :point\_right: [constants ](https://devguide.e107.org/templates-shortcodes-and-constants/constants)but not emoticons. The site disclaimer is available everywhere on your website by using the shortcode (`{SITEDISCLAIMER}`) or constant (`SITEDISCLAIMER`). 

If the left empty, the default e107 copyright information is displayed: 

```
Proudly powered by <a href="https://e107.org">e107</a> which is released under the terms of the GNU GPL License.
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:thumbsup: **TIP:** If you use `YYYY` in the text, it is automatically replaced with the current year, e.g.: `2021`
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### 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)&#x20;

#### 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.                                                              |
| <p></p><p><strong>Disabled</strong> </p> | 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. |

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**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*](https://userguide.e107.org/administration/introduction)*.*
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#### 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).                                                   |

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:thumbsup: **TIP:** You can use the [notification system](https://userguide.e107.org/administration/tools/notify) to be notified when a [new user registers](https://userguide.e107.org/tools/notify#session-events) on your website.&#x20;
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#### User login method

You can set the way how a registered user can login onto your website:

| Option                          | Description                                                                       |
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| **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](https://userguide.e107.org/administration/settings/front-page) of your website are restricted. No other content is displayed to guests (users who are not logged in).&#x20;

*Frontpage*

When enabling this option, there are two options for your frontpage:&#x20;

* **Login page** - a login form is displayed for guests.&#x20;
* **Membership page** - a message about limited access is displayed, but there is no login form.&#x20;

*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.&#x20;

#### 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.&#x20;

#### Display Name maximum length

This setting determines the maximum length of the user's display name. Minimum is set to 5.&#x20;

#### 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&#x20;

### 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](https://userguide.e107.org/tools/system-logs#access-log).&#x20;

#### Compress Site Output Using gzip

#### Select e107 authentication method

* TODO: Only available if alt\_auth plugin is installed. Refer to alt\_auth  docs.&#x20;

#### Check for e107 update once/day