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How to Change General Settings in WordPress 4.6.1

November 16, 2016 By Matthew Burleigh

How to Change General Settings in WordPress 4.6.1

Now that you have WordPress installed on your website, it’s time to start configuring all of the settings to fit your needs.

One of the first places to go is the General Settings menu. This menu includes options such as the email address where you receive notifications, then name of the site, the tagline of the site, as well as many more options.

Step 1: Hover over Settings in the left-column, then click the General option.

click settings, then click general

Step 2: Change any of the settings on this page, then click the blue Save Settings button at the bottom of the screen.

how to change general settings in wordpress 4.6.1

Be careful not to modify the WordPress address or Site Address unless you specifically know that you want to do so. Changing those settings when you shouldn’t can result in an unusable website.

Check out our guide on how to disable user registration in WordPress if you don’t want people to be able to create accounts on your site.

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Matthew Burleigh
Matthew Burleigh

Matt has been working with WordPress and creating content using this powerful content management system for years. While he has written about many other tech topics, WordPress is one of his favorites.

You can read his full bio here.

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