{"id":39033,"date":"2022-01-10T13:53:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T12:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplylearn.com\/?p=39033"},"modified":"2023-08-30T13:48:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T11:48:17","slug":"general-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplylearn.com\/general-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"General Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The settings will ONLY be visible for users with Administrator capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The General tab contains the majority of Simplylearn&#8217;s global settings. It is organized into the following sections.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Design &amp; Content Elements<\/li>\n<li>Admin User Settings<\/li>\n<li>REST API Settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this article we will explain only the elements you should care about, if you want to explore the elements that are not explained in this article, please&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:%20sindre@simplylearn.no\">reach out to us.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For most of our clients, the only thing that is necessary to edit in the general settings<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;will be the accent color and logo upload in the first setting box.<\/p>\n<h1>Design &amp; Content Elements<\/h1>\n<p>In this box you only need to care about the color and logo settings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Color<\/h2>\n<p>You can customize the colors of three main types of elements within LearnDash:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Accent Color:<\/strong>&nbsp;The main color used throughout the theme (buttons, action items, and other callouts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Progress Color:<\/strong>&nbsp;The color used for all successful progress-related items (completed items, certificates, and progress bars).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Notifications, Warnings, etc.:&nbsp;<\/strong>The color used for warnings and other important messages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SIMPLYLEARN RECOMMENDS:&nbsp;<\/strong>We recommend keeping the progress and notification colors that are already installed in the settings but adjust the accent color to what is the main color for your website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Logo<\/h2>\n<p>You need to upload the logo of your website here. This logo will be displayed when the user are progressing in a course and when they are logging in to the platform.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simplylearn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/General-settings-01-1024x1017.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<h1>Global Pagination Settings<\/h1>\n<p>In this setting block, you can adjust how many elements are displayed per page for the various outputs. Click the question mark in the settings to get a description of the different outputs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Admin User Settings<\/h1>\n<p>The admin user settings determine how your site administrators will be treated as they navigate through a course. These settings will apply to all users who have been assigned the Administrator role.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Course Auto-Enrollment:<\/strong>&nbsp;Enable this setting to give administrators access to all courses automatically. If you&#8217;d prefer to require administrators to enroll (just like everyone else on your site), turn this setting off.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bypass Course Limits:<\/strong>&nbsp;Enable this setting to allow administrators to access course content in any order, and bypass all progression and\/or access limitations that you may have set for the course. Turn this setting off to force administrators to navigate course content exactly how you&#8217;ve set it up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Include in Reports:&nbsp;<\/strong>Enable this setting to include course activity by administrators in all reports Turn this setting off to exclude administrator activity in reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>REST API Settings<\/h1>\n<p>The REST API is mainly for developers. If you don&#8217;t know what the REST API is, you can leave these settings at their default values.<\/p>\n\n<p>Related articles<\/p>\n<ul id=\"related-article-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simplylearn.com\/how-to-create-a-live-webinar\">How to create a live webinar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simplylearn.com\/assignment-templates\">Assignment templates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simplylearn.com\/set-row-and-content-width\">Set row and content width<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simplylearn.com\/make-your-vimeo-videos-only-available-on-your-domain\">Make your Vimeo videos only available on your domain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simplylearn.com\/set-default-row-widths-sitewide\">Set default row widths sitewide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simplylearn.com\/work-with-rows\">Work with rows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simplylearn.com\/use-appear-in-directly-on-your-website\">Use appear.in directly on your website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simplylearn.com\/how-to-set-up-stripe\">How to set up STRIPE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simplylearn.com\/group-access-settings\">Group access settings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simplylearn.com\/release-a-module-lesson-on-a-specific-date\">Release a module\/lesson on a specific date<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPervious<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/simplylearn.com\/question-categories\/\">Question categories<\/a>\nNext<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/simplylearn.com\/course-certificate\/\">Course certificate<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The settings will ONLY be visible for users with Administrator capabilities. 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