Configuring General Admin Options
Notice that the title bar in your browser simply says "
Administration." Tiki will automatically put the title of the current content page here, but you should also add the name of your website. You can add your website's name on the Administration: General page.
- From the Administration page, click General
.
 | Tip: You can also access the Administration page by typing http://www.yourdomain.com/tiki-admin.php?page=general in your web browser. |
- The Administration: General page contains general Tiki options that apply to your entire site.
The Administration: General page contains the following tabs:
- General Preferences
- General Settings
- Navigation
- Date and Time Formats
- Admin Password
 | Tip: Use the No Tabs button to show all the options from all the tabs on a single page. |
- Click the General Preferences tab.
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| The Administration: General page, General Preferences tab contains the primary, site-wide options. |
- In the Release Check section confirm that the Check for updates automatically option is enabled.
 | Note: By default, Tiki will automatically check for updates each week. If a newer release is available, the following message will appear at the top of the Administration pages: You should always upgrade your Tiki to the current release. |
- Scroll down to the Site Identity section. This field includes the Browser Title and Sender email that you entered as part of the installation process. You can change it here, if necessary.
 | Note: Some web hosts may require that this be an actual email address. Check with your web host provider. |
- Click the General Settings tab.
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| The Administration: General page, General Settings tab contains additional, site-wide options. |
- This tab includes options to control site access and performance. Leave these options as their defaults for now.
 | Note: Confirm that Tiki has full access to write to the Temporary directory on your web server. |
- Click the Date and Time Formats tab.
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| The Administration: General page, Date and Time tab contains settings for the date and time formats. |
- Select your Default timezone. Tiki will use this as the default when showing timestamps.
- Leave the other options as their defaults and click Change Preferences. Tiki saves the changes and reloads the page.
 | Note: You may need to empty your browser's cache to immediately see the updates. |
For complete details on all of the options, refer to
the TikiWiki documentation
.