In this tutorial we will learn to configure General Settings in WordPress that includes; Site Title, Tagline, WordPress Address, Site Address, Administration Email Address, Membership, New User Default Role, Site Language, Timezone, Date Format, Time Format, Week Starts On.
- First, login to your WordPress dashboard.
- From the left panel list, select Settings and then General.
- You will be directed to the next page, where list of all settings will appear. Now, we will configure each setting one by one.
#1. Site Title
In this section, you will have to enter the Name of the Site that will appear on the homepage of your website and in the URL in address bar.#2. Tagline
In this section, you can enter the small description of your website that defines what your website is about.
#3. WordPress Address (URL)
In this section contains the full path of the WordPress installation directory.#4. Site Address (URL)
This section indicates the actual URL of your WordPress website..#5. Administration Email Address
In this section, you have to enter the email address where you want to get all the emails related to your WordPress account.#6. Membership
This section allows you to choose who can register to your WordPress website.#7. New User Default Role
In this section, you can select the default role that every new user will be assigned to.#8. Site Language
In this section, you can select the language for your WordPress dashboard from the drop down button.#9. Timezone
You can select the timezone from the drop down button for your WordPress website.#10. Date Format
This section provides you multiple options of Date Format.#11. Time Format
From this section, you can choose the time format from the multiple given choices.
#12. Week Starts On
You can select the day from the drop down button which would be considered as the first day in your WordPress calendar.- After modifying the changes, click over Save Changes to save them.