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General Settings

Overview

General Settings contains fundamental store configuration including your store identity, regional settings, and number formatting controls.

Accessing General Settings

Navigate to: Modules > System Settings > General Settings

General Settings

Store Information

Shop Title Required

  • Type: Text input
  • Purpose: Your store's display name shown throughout the application
  • Validation: Required, maximum 255 characters
  • Translatable: Yes - set different names for each language

Where It Appears:

  • Browser tab title
  • Email headers
  • Mobile app title
  • Header/navigation bar
  • Invoice documents

Examples: "My Electronics Store", "Fashion Boutique", "Organic Foods Market"

Shop Tagline

  • Type: Text input
  • Purpose: A short slogan or description for your store
  • Translatable: Yes - set different taglines for each language

Where It Appears:

  • Below the shop title in headers
  • SEO meta descriptions
  • Social media sharing previews

Examples: "Quality Electronics at Great Prices", "Your Fashion Destination", "Fresh & Organic Since 2020"

  • Type: Image upload
  • Purpose: Primary visual brand identity for your store
  • Format: Image file (PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, WebP)

Usage:

  • Website header
  • Email templates
  • Invoice documents
  • Mobile app (if mobile app icon not set)
  • Favicon fallback (if custom favicon not uploaded)

Recommendation: Upload a square or wide logo with transparent background for best results.

Favicon

  • Type: Image upload
  • Purpose: Small icon displayed in browser tabs and bookmarks
  • Formats: ICO, PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, or WebP
  • Recommended Sizes: 16x16px, 32x32px, or 48x48px
  • Fallback: If not set, the Shop Logo will be used as favicon

Best Practice: Use a simple, recognizable icon that works at small sizes.

Regional Settings

Default Country Code

  • Type: Dropdown selection (searchable)
  • Purpose: Default country for phone number input fields
  • Default: SA (Saudi Arabia)
  • Options: All active countries from your system

Usage:

  • Registration forms
  • Checkout phone number fields
  • User profile phone inputs

Timezone

  • Type: Dropdown selection (searchable)
  • Purpose: Set the default timezone for your application
  • Default: Asia/Dubai

Affects:

  • Order timestamps
  • Report date ranges
  • Scheduled tasks
  • Date/time display throughout the system

Note: Select the timezone where your primary business operates. This affects how dates and times are displayed to both customers and administrators.

Number Formatting

Configure how prices and numbers are displayed throughout the store.

Decimal Places

  • Type: Number input
  • Default: 2
  • Purpose: Number of decimal places for prices and amounts

Examples:

Setting Display
0 $100
1 $100.0
2 $100.00
3 $100.000

Use Cases:

  • 0 decimals: Stores with whole number pricing
  • 2 decimals: Standard pricing format (most common)
  • 3 decimals: Currencies like Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD) or Bahraini Dinar (BHD)

Auto Trim Trailing Zeros

  • Type: Toggle switch (On/Off)
  • Default: Off
  • Purpose: Automatically remove unnecessary trailing zeros from prices

When Enabled:

Original Displayed
$10.00 $10
$10.50 $10.5
$10.75 $10.75

When Disabled:

  • All prices display with the full number of decimal places
  • $10.00 stays as $10.00

Recommendation: Enable for cleaner price displays when you have mixed pricing (whole numbers and decimal prices).

Saving Changes

Click the Save button at the bottom of the page to apply your changes. Changes take effect immediately.