Dashboard → Settings → General
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Site Information
- Purpose: The primary name of your application displayed throughout the system
- Usage: Appears in admin panel, emails, browser tabs, and system notifications
- Example: "Dr. Smith's Medical Clinic" or "ABC Consulting Services"
- Best Practice: Use your business name for brand consistency
- SEO Impact: Affects how your site appears in search results
- Purpose: The title that appears in browser tabs and search engine results
- Format: Should be descriptive and include your business name
- Example: "Dr. Smith's Clinic - Professional Medical Appointments"
- SEO Impact: Critical for search engine optimization
- Character Limit: Recommended 50-60 characters for optimal display
- Purpose: Brief description of your platform for SEO and social sharing
- Usage: Appears in search results, social media shares, and meta descriptions
- Format: 2-3 sentences describing your services
- Example: "Professional appointment booking platform for medical consultations, therapy sessions, and wellness services. Easy online scheduling with instant confirmations."
- SEO Impact: Important for search engine rankings and click-through rates
- Purpose: Comma-separated keywords for SEO optimization
- Format: Relevant terms that describe your services
- Example: "appointment booking, medical scheduling, therapy sessions, wellness consultations, online booking"
- SEO Impact: Helps search engines understand your content
- Best Practice: Use 5-10 relevant keywords
Logos & Branding
- Purpose: Logo for light/white backgrounds
- Format: PNG, JPG, SVG (recommended: 200x200px minimum)
- File Size: Maximum 5MB
- Usage: Landing pages, booking forms, light-themed areas
- Best Practice: Use transparent PNG for better integration
- Storage: Uploaded to /storage/app/public/logos/
- Purpose: Logo for dark backgrounds
- Format: PNG, JPG, SVG (recommended: 200x200px minimum)
- File Size: Maximum 5MB
- Usage: Dark-themed areas, contrast backgrounds
- Best Practice: Ensure good contrast against dark backgrounds
- Storage: Uploaded to /storage/app/public/logos/
- Purpose: Small icon displayed in browser tabs and bookmarks
- Format: ICO, PNG (16x16 or 32x32 pixels recommended)
- File Size: Maximum 1MB
- Usage: Browser tabs, bookmarks, mobile home screens
- Best Practice: Simple, recognizable design
- Storage: Uploaded to /storage/app/public/favicons/
Regional Settings
- Purpose: Sets the default timezone for all date/time operations
- Impact: Affects booking times, email schedules, calendar events
- Options: 400+ timezone options organized by region
- Recommendation: Use your business location timezone
- Examples:
- America/New_York for US East Coast
- Europe/London for UK
- Asia/Kolkata for India
- Australia/Sydney for Australia
- Purpose: Sets the currency for all pricing and payments
- Options: 150+ currencies including major world currencies
- Impact: Affects payment processing and price display
- Recommendation: Use your local currency for customer clarity
- Examples: USD, EUR, GBP, INR, CAD, AUD, JPY
- Purpose: How dates are displayed throughout the system
- Options:
- Y-m-d: 2024-12-31 (ISO format)
- m/d/Y: 12/31/2024 (US format)
- d/m/Y: 31/12/2024 (EU format)
- d-m-Y: 31-12-2024
- M j, Y: Dec 31, 2024
- F j, Y: December 31, 2024
- Recommendation: Use format familiar to your customers
- Purpose: How times are displayed throughout the system
- Options:
- H:i: 24-hour format (14:30)
- g:i A: 12-hour format (2:30 PM)
- Recommendation: Use format common in your region
Contact Information
- Purpose: Public contact email address for inquiries
- Usage: Displayed on contact pages and forms
- Format: Valid email address
- Example: info@yourclinic.com or contact@yourbusiness.com
- Best Practice: Use a business email address
- Purpose: Public contact phone number
- Format: Include country code if international
- Example: +1-555-123-4567 or +91-98765-43210
- Best Practice: Use a dedicated business phone number
- Purpose: WhatsApp contact number with country code
- Format: Include country code (e.g., +1234567890)
- Usage: WhatsApp Business integration
- Example: +1-555-123-4567 or +91-98765-43210
- Best Practice: Use a dedicated business WhatsApp number
- Purpose: Link to your help desk or support page
- Format: Valid URL
- Example: https://support.yoursite.com or https://help.yourbusiness.com
- Usage: Customer support and documentation access
- Purpose: Full company address for contact and schema markup
- Usage: Contact information, legal requirements, SEO
- Format: Complete address including street, city, state, postal code
- SEO Impact: Helps with local search rankings
Social Media Links
- Purpose: Link to your Facebook business page
- Format: Complete Facebook page URL
- Example: https://facebook.com/yourbusinesspage
- Usage: Social media integration and customer engagement
- Purpose: Link to your Twitter/X profile
- Format: Complete Twitter profile URL
- Example: https://twitter.com/yourhandle
- Usage: Social media presence and updates
- Purpose: Link to your Instagram profile
- Format: Complete Instagram profile URL
- Example: https://instagram.com/yourhandle
- Usage: Visual content and brand building
- Purpose: Link to your LinkedIn company page
- Format: Complete LinkedIn company page URL
- Example: https://linkedin.com/company/yourcompany
- Usage: Professional networking and B2B connections
- Purpose: Link to your YouTube channel
- Format: Complete YouTube channel URL
- Example: https://youtube.com/@yourchannel
- Usage: Video content and tutorials
- Purpose: Link to your TikTok profile
- Format: Complete TikTok profile URL
- Example: https://tiktok.com/@yourhandle
- Usage: Short-form video content
- Purpose: Link to your bio page (Linktree, Bio.link, etc.)
- Format: Complete bio page URL
- Example: https://bio.link/yourprofile or https://lynko.in/yourprofile
- Usage: Centralized social media links
- Recommendation: Create using lynko.in for better organization
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