WordPress - Settings

In WordPress, the "Settings" menu is a crucial area where you can configure various aspects of your website. Here's an overview of the main settings you can adjust under the "Settings" menu in the WordPress admin dashboard:

1. General Settings:

   • Site Title: The title of your website.
   • Tagline: A brief description or slogan for your site.
   • WordPress Address (URL) and Site Address (URL): The URLs of your website.
   • Timezone: Set the timezone for your site.
   • Date Format and Time Format: Choose how dates and times are displayed on your site.

2. Writing Settings:

   • Default Post Category: Set the default category for your posts.
   • Default Post Format: Choose a default format for your posts.
   • Post via email: Enable posting to your site via email.
   • Update Services: Ping services to notify when you publish new content.

3. Reading Settings:

   • Front page displays: Choose whether your front page displays your latest posts or a static page.
   • Blog pages show at most: Set the number of blog posts to display on each page.
   • Syndication feeds show the most recent: Configure the number of items to show in your feeds.

4. Discussion Settings:

   • Default article settings: Configure options for handling comments and pingbacks.
   • Other comment settings: Set options for handling comment moderation and approval.
   • Email me whenever: Receive email notifications for various comment-related events.

5. Media Settings:

   • Image sizes: Configure default image sizes for thumbnail, medium, and large images.
   • Uploading Files: Set the directory structure for organizing uploaded files.

6. Permalinks:

   • Common Settings: Choose the structure of your permalinks (URLs) for posts and pages.
   • Optional: Customize the structure using available tags.

7. Privacy Settings:

   • Privacy Policy Page: Select a page to be your Privacy Policy page.

8. Site Health:

   • Status: Check the overall health status of your site and receive recommendations for improvements.
   • Info: Display information about your server, PHP, and database versions.
   • Critical Issues: Address critical issues affecting your site's performance.

9. Reading Settings:

   • Front page displays: Choose what content is displayed on the front page of your site.

10. Discussion Settings:

    • Default article settings: Configure how WordPress handles comments on posts.
    • Other comment settings: Set options for comment moderation and notifications.

11. Media Settings:

    • Image sizes: Configure the default sizes for thumbnail, medium, and large images.

12. Permalinks:

    • Common Settings: Choose the structure of your permalinks (URLs).

13. Privacy Settings:

    • Privacy Policy Page: Select the page that contains your Privacy Policy.

14. Users and User Roles:

    • Your Profile: Edit your user profile settings.
    • User Roles: Manage user roles and permissions.

15. Tools:

    • Various tools are available, such as the ability to import and export content.

16. Export and Import:

    • Export: Allows you to export your site's content.
    • Import: Allows you to import content from another WordPress site.