SitePreferences

help Foswiki's default preferences are located in System.DefaultPreferences, however settings defined here have override priority and should be used for local customisations.

Appearance

Customize logo and tooltip texts (the Set SKIN statement inserted :

  • Set WIKILOGOIMG = /pub/QualitySystem/WebPreferences/TempLogo.jpg
  • Set WIKILOGOALT = Powered by Foswiki, The Free and Open Source Wiki
  • Set WIKILOGOURL = /bin/view/Main/WebHome
  • Set SKIN = pattern01x01,pattern

Give your site a specific name:

Customize your favicon:

  • Set FAVICON = /pub/System/ProjectLogos/favicon.ico

Customize your top bar background image and color
  • Set WEBHEADERART = /pub/System/PatternSkin/header5.gif
  • Set WEBHEADERBGCOLOR = #ffffff

Added at Claude's suggestion to address left bar prob in safari
  • Set ADDTOHEAD =

These lines added from previous Twiki to fix functionality. (Taken from TwikPreferences.txt on old site) The left bar is not fully functional after adding these lines.
  • Set SHAREDWEB = Main

This was added to get registration working - page was directing to an undefined HOMEWEB variable
  • Set HOMEWEB = Main

Finalisation

FINALPREFERENCES locks site-level preferences that are not allowed to be overridden by WebPreferences or user preferences:

  • Set FINALPREFERENCES = ATTACHFILESIZELIMIT, PREVIEWBGIMAGE, WIKITOOLNAME, WIKIHOMEURL, ALLOWROOTCHANGE, DENYROOTCHANGE, DOCWEB, WIKIWEBMASTER, WIKIWEBMASTERNAME, WIKIAGENTEMAIL, WIKIAGENTNAME

Topic revision: 03 Mar 2026, SteveKreis
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