Within the CMS there are various settings you'll find in the left-hand menu that can impact changes across all of your website. Below you'll find more information about the main site settings that are available (title, description, contact us, etc.) and the additional settings (problem reports, protected access, tags, etc.) found under the more button in the main menu. 

Main Site Settings

Additional Site Settings

Site Settings

Title

• Specify the name of your website and its ideal pathway (/mysite/) when requesting a new CMS site. If you ever need to change the website name post-creation, you can easily edit it here. 

Description

• Provide a brief description of your website's purpose. This is provided when you request a new CMS site, but it can be edited here.

Contact Us

• A default contact form is generated for user convenience. You can choose to disable it (though not recommended) or craft a custom contact form using Form Builder.
• Additionally, there's a text box below Contact Us for any extra details about your contact form. 

Navigation Type 

• Choose between a recommended horizontal top-aligned navigation menu or a vertical left-aligned menu for your site. Learn more about how to structure your website in our navigation menu guide.

Content Titles

• By default, the titles of your content pages will be visible. However, you can opt to turn this feature off and add custom titles to your pages.

Default Header Display

• The default setting displays a header solely on the homepage. If preferred, adjust settings to showcase headers on all pages or eliminate them entirely from your website.

Descriptors 

• These descriptors are utilized by the form builder and RSVP forms on an events module to facilitate online payments. Administrators can conveniently view all transactions through the Credit Card Admin.

Problem Reports

The CMS will frequently scan your site and identify any problems that will need to be addressed. For example your site might include a broken link or a 404 error. When the scanning tool catches one of these errors you will get an alert and all errors will be logged in the problem reports section. Should you require assistance on fixing the problem, please do not hesitate to reach out to the web team. 

Protected Access

Protected access allows you to create group where only certain people can view a specific file, content item or form. To create a protected access group:

1. Click on Protected Access.
2. Give this group a name (Title).
3. Select from the various segments:
   1. All Students
   2. All Faculty/Staff
   3. All Retirees
   4. Custom Usernames and Passwords: Here you will create unique user names and passwords for individuals to login in with.
   5. Specific GVSU Network Logins: Here you will use specific users' @gvsu.edu accounts. 
4. Once the group is created, on the piece of content you want protected you can select the new group under Permissions located under More Options.

Short URLs

Short URLs allow you to take a URL and change it to a vanity URL for sharing purposes. For example, you can turn [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyzfaxjLt4I&t=1068s] into [https://www.gvsu.edu/cmsguide/cms201video]. To create a short URL: 

1. Click on the +Add Short URL button.
2. Give your URL a title.
3. Select from the available options the type of URL it is. 
4. Add the new short URL pathway.
5. Choose the color of the QR code (optional).
6. Add additional tags (optional). 

Tags

A tag is a label for a file or a content item that allows you to categorize the content on your site. To add a new tag simply click New Tag, enter the desired tag's name and click submit.