Site settings
A reference of the Admin Panel → Settings sections: site, interface and security.
Overview
Sections are grouped as in the admin panel menu: Site, Interface, Security. The colors of the admin panel itself are described in Theming.
Site
General
Admin Panel → Settings → Site → General
| Setting | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Site name | Required, up to 255 characters |
| Default language | Platform language; see Languages |
| User agreement (URL) | Address of the agreement page, up to 500 characters |
| Privacy policy (URL) | Address of the policy page, up to 500 characters |
| Logos, favicon, sign-in window image | See Theming |
Appearance
Admin Panel → Settings → Site → Appearance — colors of the public part; see Theming.
SEO
Admin Panel → Settings → Site → SEO — meta tags of the home page and defaults for other pages.
| Setting | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Site meta title | The full title of the home page. If not set, the site name from the "General" section. In the "Fresh" and "My feed" feeds, the title is the feed name and the site name |
| Description, keywords | description and keywords of pages that have none of their own |
| Open Graph | og:site_name of all pages, the site name by default; og:title and og:url of the home page; og:description, og:type and og:image of pages that have none of their own. og:type is website by default, og:image is an image up to 2 MB |
All fields are optional.
Meta tags, Open Graph and JSON-LD for posts, profiles and topics are generated automatically.
App
Admin Panel → Settings → Site → App — installing the platform from the browser as an app: with an icon on the home screen and without the address bar. The browser offers installation over HTTPS; on iPhone the platform is added via "Share → Add to Home Screen".
| Setting | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Name | The site name from the "General" section by default |
| Short name | The label under the icon, up to 30 characters. The name by default |
| Description | Up to 500 characters |
| Theme color, background color | Browser toolbar color and the app splash screen background |
| Icon | PNG, JPG or WebP from 512×512 pixels, up to 4 MB; a non-square image is cropped to the center. If not uploaded, the sign-in window image from the "General" section is used |
All fields are optional.
Scripts
Admin Panel → Settings → Site → Scripts — custom HTML code output in <head> and at the end of every page of the public part.
Cookies
Admin Panel → Settings → Site → Cookies — cookie consent banner.
| Setting | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Show the cookie consent banner | The banner is shown to visitors who have not given consent yet |
| Link in the banner text | Address of the link in the banner text. The privacy policy address from General by default |
Mail
Admin Panel → Settings → Site → Mail — the SMTP server for emails; see Email.
Search
Admin Panel → Settings → Site → Search — search engine, its keys and index synchronization; see Search.
Interface
Sidebar topics
Admin Panel → Settings → Interface → Sidebar topics — list of topics in navigation.
| Setting | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Topic source | Manual — the list is built in this section. From the database — all topics are included. From the database by default |
| Display type | By activity over 7 days or in a set order. By activity by default |
| Topic list | Topics and their order |
Content
Admin Panel → Settings → Interface → Content
| Setting | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Comment editing time (minutes) | How many minutes after publishing the author can edit or delete a comment, from 0 to 1440. 10 by default |
| Allow users to create topics | Opens topic creation to users. Off by default |
| Minimum user rating | Rating from which a user can create a topic. 0 by default |
| Allow restricting comments | Lets authors choose who can comment on a post. On by default |
| Available restriction options | Options authors choose from: everyone, blog subscribers, Plus subscribers, nobody. All four by default |
Media
Admin Panel → Settings → Interface → Media — storage of uploaded files and upload limits.
| Setting | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Driver | Where files are stored: local disk, Cloudinary or Yandex Cloud Object Storage. Local disk by default |
| Maximum file size (KB) | Maximum file size. 10,240 by default |
| Allowed file types | Comma-separated extensions. jpeg,png,jpg,gif,mp4,pdf,webp,mp3 by default |
| Cloudinary URL | cloudinary://… connection string, for the Cloudinary driver |
| Access Key ID, Secret Key, Bucket | Bucket credentials, for Yandex Cloud Object Storage |
Files already uploaded are not moved when the driver changes.
GIF
Admin Panel → Settings → Interface → GIF — GIF search in comments and private messages.
| Setting | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Enable GIF | Opens GIF selection |
| Service | Tenor or Giphy |
| API Key | Key of the selected service. Required if GIFs are enabled |
| Client Key | Tenor only, optional |
Keys are stored only for the selected service: after changing the service, the key is entered again.
Sidebar
Admin Panel → Settings → Interface → Sidebar — widgets of the right column. Each widget is turned on or off, and their order is set by the list:
- best comments
- top blogs
- top topics
- tags
- ad block
The number of items is set for every widget except the ad block.
Footer
Admin Panel → Settings → Interface → Footer
- Footer links: name, address and icon
- Social links: Instagram, VKontakte, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, TikTok, Telegram or a custom link
- Show social icons in the footer: turns the social links block on
Rating
Admin Panel → Settings → Interface → Rating — formula of the post rating that orders the Popular feed.
| Setting | Default | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Reactions weight | 0.3 | Contribution of reactions, from 0 to 1 |
| Views weight | 0.15 | Contribution of views, from 0 to 1 |
| Comments weight | 0.4 | Contribution of comments, from 0 to 1 |
| Engagement weight | 0.15 | Contribution of engagement, from 0 to 1 |
| Half-life (hours) | 12 | After how many hours the rating halves |
| Trend window (hours) | 48 | Only events inside the window are counted |
| New post boost | 200, on | Extra weight for new posts; turned on separately |
| Recency boost window (hours) | 6 | How many hours the recency boost lasts |
Security
Ban rules
Admin Panel → Settings → Security → Ban rules — automatic publishing bans; see Moderation.
Sign-in & registration
Admin Panel → Settings → Security → Sign-in & registration
| Setting | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Close registration | Prevents new users from registering |
| Email confirmation | Requires confirming the email after registration |
| Google, Yandex, VKontakte, Facebook, Apple, GitHub | Client ID and Client Secret of the application. The provider appears in the sign-in window when its Client ID is set |
| Quick sign-in | One Tap via Google and Yandex. Uses the Client ID of the matching provider and works only when it is set |
Callback URLs for registering applications with providers are listed in Service URLs.