Site Settings

Some portal settings are unique per Documentation Site (site-specific), while others are shared across the entire portal. This article explains how each type works and how settings are synchronized.

• Site-specific Settings
• Site-specific Settings Synchronization When Creating a Site
• Project and Publication Settings

Site-specific Settings

The following settings are configured independently for each site. There is no synchronization between sites — changes on one site do not affect others.

Each site-specific setting exists independently for every site.

Shared (Non-Site-specific) Settings

All the other settings, not mentioned in the table above, are not divided by site and are applied for the entire portal. They are automatically synchronized across all sites whenever they change.

However, most shared settings are intended for internal contributor workflows (such as quick parts, output tags, email notifications, password strength, etc.) and are not meant to be site-specific or affect what readers see on the site.

Site-specific Settings Synchronization When Creating a Site

When a new site is created, all site-specific settings are copied once from the default site. After that, no further synchronization occurs — each site's settings are fully independent.

This means:

• Changes to the default site's settings after creation do not propagate to other sites.
• Changes to a non-default site's settings do not propagate back to the default site or to any other site.

Project and Publication Settings

If a project or publication uses global settings (rather than overriding them), the following applies:

• Site-specific settings are taken from the site the project or publication is assigned to.
• Shared settings are taken from the default site.

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