Site Settings

Overview

TallCMS organizes settings into two levels:

Level	Page	Purpose
Site Settings	Admin > Configuration > Site Settings	Settings for this specific site (identity, branding, contact, social, publishing, maintenance)
Global Defaults	Admin > Configuration > Global Defaults	Base values that all sites inherit unless overridden

In standalone mode (single site), Site Settings is the primary configuration page. Global Defaults provides the inherited base values.

In multisite mode, each site has its own settings on its edit page. Global Defaults sets the baseline that new sites start with.

Site Settings Page

Navigate to Admin > Configuration > Site Settings to edit your site's configuration. Settings are organized into tabs:

General

Site Name — The public brand name shown in browser tabs and throughout the site
Tagline — Short phrase that describes your site
Description — Used as fallback meta description
Site Type — Multi-Page Website or Single-Page Application (SPA)
Domain — The domain this site is served on (read-only in standalone)
Theme — Visual theme for this site
Locale — Primary language for this site

Branding

Site Logo — Displays in header navigation and footer. Supports PNG, JPG, SVG.
Favicon — Browser tab icon. Supports .ico and .png (16x16 or 32x32).
"Powered by TallCMS" Badge — Toggle the footer badge on or off.

Contact

Contact details used in merge tags and contact forms:

Setting	Merge Tag
Contact Email	`hello@tallcms.com`
Company Name	`TallCMS`
Company Address	`{{company_address}}`
Company Phone	`{{company_phone}}`

Social

Configure social media links. Social icons automatically appear in the footer when URLs are configured.

Platform	Setting Key	Merge Tag
Facebook	`social_facebook`	`{{social_facebook}}`
Twitter/X	`social_twitter`	`{{social_twitter}}`
Instagram	`social_instagram`	`{{social_instagram}}`
LinkedIn	`social_linkedin`	`{{social_linkedin}}`
YouTube	`social_youtube`	`{{social_youtube}}`
TikTok	`social_tiktok`	`{{social_tiktok}}`
Newsletter	`newsletter_signup_url`	`{{newsletter_signup}}`

Publishing

Review Workflow — When enabled, authors must submit content for review before publishing. When disabled, all users with create permission can publish directly.

Maintenance

Maintenance Mode — Toggle on/off. Visitors see a 503 page; admins can still access the panel.
Maintenance Message — Custom message shown to visitors during maintenance.

Bypass routes: Admin panel (/admin/*) and installer (/install/*).

Global Defaults Page

Navigate to Admin > Configuration > Global Defaults to set the base values that all sites inherit.

Global Defaults has the same tabs as Site Settings (General, Branding, Contact, Social, Publishing, Maintenance) plus a Languages tab for i18n configuration.

Languages (i18n)

Enable Multilingual Support — When enabled, content can be translated into multiple languages.
Default Language — The primary language for your site.
Hide Default Language in URLs — Default language accessed at / instead of /en/.

Language settings are installation-wide and apply to all sites.

How Inheritance Works

When a site has no override for a setting, it inherits the Global Default value. When you change a Global Default, all sites without an override for that setting automatically get the new value.

Scenario	Result
Site field matches global default, save	No override created — site inherits
Site field differs from global default, save	Override created — site has its own value
Site field changed back to match global, save	Override removed — site inherits again

Site Type: Multi-Page vs SPA Mode

TallCMS offers two site operation modes:

Mode	Description	Best For
Multi-Page	Traditional website with separate URLs for each page	Blogs, large sites, SEO-focused sites
Single-Page (SPA)	All content on one page with smooth scroll navigation	Landing pages, portfolios, small business sites

How SPA Mode Works

When SPA mode is enabled:

Homepage becomes a single scroll page — All published pages render as sections with anchor IDs
Menu links auto-convert — Page links become anchor links (e.g., #about-5)
Block CTA buttons auto-convert — Hero and CTA buttons scroll instead of navigate
Smooth scrolling — Enabled automatically via CSS

SPA mode works at the core level, not theme level. No theme modifications required.

Common Pitfalls

"SPA mode not working"Clear the browser cache. Ensure you saved the settings after changing site type.

"Logo not showing"Upload a logo in Site Settings > Branding tab. Check the image path is accessible. To delete a logo, click the delete button on the file upload and save.

"Social icons not appearing"Only platforms with configured URLs display icons. Enter full URLs including https://.

"Maintenance mode not activating"Save the settings after enabling. Clear the config cache if needed.

"Changes to Global Defaults not showing on my site"If your site has an override for that setting, it won't inherit global changes. Check the site's settings — if a value was explicitly set, it takes precedence over the global default.

Next Steps

SEO settings
Menu management
Multisite management — Per-site settings in multisite mode