Change site name from "My Site"
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Dear Concrete5 goons :-),
I have just started another site using Concrete5 5.4.2.2. In this version to change the very visible name of the site, from "My Site" to "Whateveryouwant", you do the following:
1. Enter 'Dashboard'
2. Click 'Sitewide Settings'
3. Change site name under 'Site Name' and 'Name Your Website'
This work perfectly on my old Concrete5 site (also using 5.4.2.2), but on the new site it doesn't matter what I type, the name / logo on my website remains 'My Site'.
I have tried to uninstall and re-install Concrete5 on the webserver, I have tried physically deleting all files in my webpage's root directory (no valuable data there yet) and I have tried to then re-install Concrete5 - same result.
There is an old guide in the forum, suggesting that you change the name using the Scrapbook option in Dashboard, but that doesn't work either.
What to do!?!?
J.
I have just started another site using Concrete5 5.4.2.2. In this version to change the very visible name of the site, from "My Site" to "Whateveryouwant", you do the following:
1. Enter 'Dashboard'
2. Click 'Sitewide Settings'
3. Change site name under 'Site Name' and 'Name Your Website'
This work perfectly on my old Concrete5 site (also using 5.4.2.2), but on the new site it doesn't matter what I type, the name / logo on my website remains 'My Site'.
I have tried to uninstall and re-install Concrete5 on the webserver, I have tried physically deleting all files in my webpage's root directory (no valuable data there yet) and I have tried to then re-install Concrete5 - same result.
There is an old guide in the forum, suggesting that you change the name using the Scrapbook option in Dashboard, but that doesn't work either.
What to do!?!?
J.
You know what; that actually works! The peculiar thing is that on the other site, using the same version of Concrete5 and the same theme, I can change the site name, simply by updating the Site name under Sitewide settings... weird!
Thanks,
J.
Thanks,
J.
Glad I could help. It is somewhat bizarre as I always had to use the global scrapbook to change the site-name or I wouldn't get anywhere. Maybe someone else can shed some light on this?
I concur with you; One shouldn't have to bend over backwards to change the site name - it's on of the first things you do.
With concrete5 5.5 this has been changed to a much more user friendly "Global area" you will simply be able to go in and change your site name like you would make an edit on your site. 5.5 is currently in beta but an official release shouldnt be far off.
So I went into the global scrapbook and changed the My Site block to my desired title, but it didn't publish
Do I need to make a new scrapbook altogether, and if so--what should the title be? I guess I'm not sure how my site knows to look to the scrapbook as the title...seems like a strange setup
Thank you very much!
Do I need to make a new scrapbook altogether, and if so--what should the title be? I guess I'm not sure how my site knows to look to the scrapbook as the title...seems like a strange setup
Thank you very much!
I am having the same issue however I cannot find the global scrap book any suggestions I already tried changing site nam under system and settings
If you're having strange issues with changes not appearing, it's always a good idea to clear the cache.
The default template has this code in it:
What it's doing is checking for a block with the name 'My_Site_Name' and displaying its contents. If the block no longer exists, because you delete it or rename it, then it shows the constant SITE, which you ia defined in dashboard->sitewide settings->Name your website.
So in essence if you kill off the block, the constant takes over.
The default template has this code in it:
$block = Block::getByName('My_Site_Name'); if( $block && $block->bID ) $block->display(); else echo SITE;
What it's doing is checking for a block with the name 'My_Site_Name' and displaying its contents. If the block no longer exists, because you delete it or rename it, then it shows the constant SITE, which you ia defined in dashboard->sitewide settings->Name your website.
So in essence if you kill off the block, the constant takes over.
Hope that helps.