Editing Basic Site Information

Goal¶

Change basic site information such as Site name, Slogan, Default time zone.

In the Manage administrative menu, navigate to Configuration > System > Basic site settings (admin/config/system/site-information) to change the Site name, Slogan, administrative Email address, or the Default front page path.

Fill in the available fields as appropriate for your site.

Field name	Explanation	Example value
Site details > Site name	Used to identify the site and displayed in browsers	Anytown Farmers Market
Site details > Slogan	How this is used depends on your site's theme. Not displayed by default when using the Olivero theme.	Farm Fresh Food
Site details > Email address	Used as From address in automated email messages (registrations, password resets, etc)	info@example.com

Site Information

After editing the fields, click Save configuration to see the changes applied to the site.

In the Manage administrative menu, navigate to Configuration > Regional and language > Regional settings (admin/config/regional/settings).

Fill in the form as follows:

Field name	Explanation	Example value
Locale > Default country	The primary country for your site	United States
Locale > First day of week	The day when the week starts on calendars	Sunday
Time zones > Default time zone	The primary time zone for your site	America > Los Angeles
Time zones > Users may set their own time zone	Whether logged-in users can choose a different time zone for display of dates and times on the site	Unchecked

Time Zones

After editing the fields, click Save configuration to see the changes applied to the site.

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