Site Settings: Basic Settings
In the Site Administration area, under Settings, you will find configuration options and the Basic Settings sub-section. The Basic Settings menu will allow you to define and configure the most basic properties of your Recollective site, such as the Site Name, Default and Available Languages, and Time Zone.
How to Manage Your Basic Settings
Site Name
The Site Name appears primarily in the title bar of the browser and as the "From" in emails generated by the site. It can be the name of your organization or be made generic (e.g. Research Community).
Site Domain
Every site has a primary domain (e.g. https://sitename.recollective.com). If you'd like to use a custom domain, please contact us for details.
Sites can also have secondary domains. If someone navigates to a configured secondary domain, they are instantly redirected to the primary domain. Secondary domains are useful when a site's primary domain must change, as the old address will still function as a forwarding address.
Site Description
The site description is primarily to benefit search engines that may locate the site. You can provide the text that will be shown by Google and others. By default, the site tells search engines to skip indexing of the site. Select Allow search engines to find this site if you wish to enable access.
Search engines cannot enter and index the content of your Studies as the site is protected by a user login form. Allowing search engines to find the site only causes the login page to be indexed along with the description you provide.
Contact Information
Provide the name and email address of a Support Contact, or shared inbox, that will be responsible for questions from end users in need of support. Such inquiries will typically be related to users having difficulty joining or returning to a Study. For example, the question mark icon on the login page will link to the Support Contact Email.
Website Integration
If the Recollective site is an extension of another website, you can make the two feel more connected. In addition to configuring a matching color theme and common page elements (i.e. header and footer), you can also configure the following:
- Site Logo Destination URL: Location to redirect users if they select the site logo on the top-left of all pages.
- Logout Destination URL: Location to redirect users after they press the Logout button.
- Google Analytics: Enter the GA Tracking ID (e.g. UA-12345678-1) to include this site in your statistics.
International Settings
Recollective has been translated into many languages, and we're adding more all the time. You can select which languages you'd like available on your site and then which will be the default language.
When someone first visits the site, Recollective will inspect the person's web browser and automatically select a matching language. However, the language must still be enabled as an Available Language on the site.
A site also has a default country and time zone, but each visiting user will have this value customized for them automatically. Learn more about updating time zone settings for a single account.