“General Settings” allow users to configure tenant and site-wide settings for each individual tenant or sandbox available. This can include settings for things like Emails, SMS, Storefront, Analytics, Site, and Subscriptions. It’s important to note, however, that not all settings are going to exist in “General Settings”. There may be settings that are set in other menus, or may rely on enablement of a particular feature or function within the tenant. “General Settings” allow users to configure tenant and site-wide settings for each individual tenant or sandbox available. This can include settings for things like Emails, SMS, Storefront, Analytics, Site, and Subscriptions. It’s important to note, however, that not all settings are going to exist in “General Settings”. There may be settings that are set in other menus, or may rely on enablement of a particular feature or function within the tenant. In this video, I’m going to demonstrate the “Storefront” and “Analytics Tools” sections of the “General Settings”.Important Note - not every setting shown may be available, as some settings depend on optional feature enablement, like Subscriptions. In this video, I’m going to demonstrate the storefront and analytics tools sections of the general settings. Important note, not every setting shown may be available as some settings depend on optional feature enablement like subscriptions. To navigate to “General Settings”, in the left menu, on the “SYSTEM” tab, click “Settings”, then click “General”. To navigate to “General Settings”, in the left menu, on the “SYSTEM” tab, click “Settings”, then click “General”. This will bring us to the “General Settings” menu page. We discussed the “General”, “Email”, and “SMS” sections in separate videos, and will do the same for “Site”, and “Subscriptions”.In this video, we’ll discuss the “Storefront” and “Analytics Tools” sections, which are available beneath the “General” section. This will bring us to the “General Settings” menu page. We discussed the “General”, “Email”, and “SMS” sections in separate videos, and will do the same for “Site”, and “Subscriptions”. In this video, we’ll discuss the “Storefront” and “Analytics Tools” sections, which are available beneath the “General” section. “General Settings” are based on a Parent Catalog and Site combination, as seen here. When Sites are created, they are tied to Child Catalogs, but we can have multiple Sites using the same Catalog. “General Settings” are based on a Parent Catalog and Site combination, as seen here. When Sites are created, they are tied to Child Catalogs, but we can have multiple Sites using the same Catalog. The “Storefront” tab is located beneath the “General” section, between the “SMS” and “Analytics Tools” tabs. Clicking it will bring up the “Storefront” settings section. The “Storefront” tab is located beneath the “General” section, between the “SMS” and “Analytics Tools” tabs. Clicking it will bring up the “Storefront” settings section. The “Storefront” section is divided into 5 individual groups, with settings for “Storefront Features”, “Customer Login Settings”, “Security”, “Google reCAPTCHA”, and “SEO” configurations. The “Storefront” section is divided into 5 individual groups, with settings for “Storefront Features”, “Customer Login Settings”, “Security”, “Google reCAPTCHA”, and “SEO” configurations. “Storefront Features”, “Customer Login Settings”, and “Security” all have settings that are enabled or disabled by clicking the slider buttons next to them. “Storefront Features”, “Customer Login Settings”, and “Security” all have settings that are enabled or disabled by clicking the slider buttons next to them. Some settings have “Tooltips” that a user can hover over, that provide more contextual information about the setting. Some settings have tool tips that a user, can hover over that provide more contextual information about the setting. Now that we understand how to enable and disable settings, let’s dive into what the settings control. We’ll start with the “Storefront Features” section. Now that we understand how to enable and disable settings, let’s dive into what the settings control. We’ll start with the “Storefront Features” section. “Customer wishlist” enables or disables the customer wishlist feature on the storefront. “Customer wishlist” enables or disables the customer wishlist feature on the storefront. “Address validation” enables or disables address validation during checkout. If desired, we can also choose to “Allow invalid addresses”. “Address validation” enables or disables address validation during checkout. If desired, we can also choose to “Allow invalid addresses”. “Ship to multiple addresses” enables or disables shipping items in a single order to multiple shipping addresses, using different shipping methods. “Ship to multiple addresses” enables or disables shipping items in a single order to multiple shipping addresses, using different shipping methods. Next, lets review the “Customer Login Settings” section. Next, lets review the “Customer Login Settings” section. “Always Require Two-Factor Authentication” requires shoppers to enter a verification code sent to their email after providing their user name and password. “Always Require Two-Factor Authentication” requires shoppers to enter a verification code sent to their email after providing their user name and password. “Two-Factor Authentication on Fingerprint Change” requires shoppers to enter a verification code sent to their email if a login attempt is made from a new or unverified fingerprint. “Two-Factor Authentication on Fingerprint Change” requires shoppers to enter a verification code sent to their email if a login attempt is made from a new or unverified fingerprint. “Two-Factor Authentication on Region Change” requires shoppers to enter a verification code sent to their email if a login attempt is detected from a different geographic region than the last validated region. “Two-Factor Authentication on Region Change” requires shoppers to enter a verification code sent to their email if a login attempt is detected from a different geographic region than the last validated region. “Allow Login using Email OTP” allows shoppers to log-in using a one-time 6-digit code sent to their email address. “Allow Login using Email OTP” allows shoppers to log-in using a one-time 6-digit code sent to their email address. Next up, let’s look at the Storefront “Security” settings. Next up, let’s look at the Storefront “Security” settings. “Enforce sitewide SSL” enables secure communication across an entire site, using the SSL, or Secure Socket Layer, security protocol. Every page on the site will display as an HTTPS page and contain an SSL certificate.
“Enforce sitewide SSL” enables secure communication across an entire site, using the SSL, or Secure Socket Layer, security protocol. Every page on the site will display as an HTTPS page and contain an SSL certificate. “Require login to view staging site” controls whether visitors must log in before viewing the staged version of the site. “Require login to view staging site” controls whether visitors must log in before viewing the staged version of the site. And “Require login to view live site” controls whether visitors must log in before viewing the live version of the site. And “Require login to view live site” controls whether visitors must log in before viewing the live version of the site. If we need to enable “Google ReCAPTCHA”, we can do that here. We’ll need to enter a “Site Key”, “Secret”, and “Validity Score” in this section before enabling ReCAPTCHA. If we need to enable “Google ReCAPTCHA”, we can do that here. We’ll need to enter a “Site Key”, “Secret”, and “Validity Score” in this section before enabling ReCAPTCHA. Lastly, in the “SEO” section, we can provide a “Default Image” that will display when any other image is broken or not found, and upload our “robots.TXT” file, which controls how search engine crawlers access the site. Lastly, in the “SEO” section, we can provide a “Default Image” that will display when any other image is broken or not found, and upload our “robots.TXT” file, which controls how search engine crawlers access the site. Next, we’ll look at the “Analytics Tools” section. We can access it by clicking the “Analytics Tools” tab between “Storefront” and “Site”. Next, we’ll look at the “Analytics Tools” section. We can access it by clicking the “Analytics Tools” tab between “Storefront” and “Site”. If applicable, we can configure our “Google Analytics” settings and enter our Google Account information here. Let’s review the options we have available. If applicable, we can configure our “Google Analytics” settings and enter our Google Account information here. Let’s review the options we have available. “Enable Google Analytics on your storefront” determines whether Google Analytics is being used on the storefront or not. “Enable Google Analytics on your storefront” determines whether Google Analytics is being used on the storefront or not. “Enable Google Analytics eCommerce transaction tracking” determines whether Google Analytics is being used to track eCommerce transactions or not. It enable Google analytics, eCommerce transaction tracking determines, whether Google analytics is being used to track eCommerce, transactions or not. “Google User Account” is our Google user account number. “Google User Account” is our Google user account number. And finally, “Google Webmaster Tools” allows us to connect to our Google account by selecting the HTML file upload option and using this setting to upload the file Google provides. And finally, “Google Webmaster Tools” allows us to connect to our Google account by selecting the HTML file upload option and using this setting to upload the file Google provides. When we’ve completed all of our required updates, we’ll click the “Save” button on the top right. When we’ve completed all of our required updates, we’ll click the “Save” button on the top right.
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