My preferences

My profile

Last name, First name: If the display name is empty, the author's name will be displayed as his first name and last name as set here.
Display name: Here you can choose a nickname that will be displayed in your posts instead of your last name and first name.
Email: E-mail address used when you request a new password.
New comment notifications will be sent to this address as well.(If you update this field, you must enter your current password in the appropriate field at the bottom of the form)
URL: The user's website. If set, the author name will be displayed as a link to the said website.
Language for my interface: The language used when publishing entries. If the translation is available, the interface will also be displayed in that language.
My timezone: That choice will define the time displayed on post publication.
Change your password: To change your password, write down twice your password in the fields New password and Confirm password. The minimal password length is 6 characters. If no new password is provided, the current one is kept. (If you update this field, you must enter your current password in the appropriate field at the bottom of the form)

My options

Interface

Activate enhanced uploader in media manager: Allows to activate the advanced interface in media manager that enables to upload multiple files at a time (Note: Your Web browser must support Javascript to be able to use this feature).
Disable Javascript powered drag and drop for ordering items: Allows to disable "drag and drop" for item ordering. Drag and drop will be replaced by numeric fields that will let you enter fields position instead.
Number of elements displayed per page in media manager: Defines the number of media that will be displayed in media manager (folders are not taken into account when counting items).
Do not use standard favicon: Allows to disable default favicon in the Web browser address bar.

Edition

Preferred format

Choose the entry's syntax. Wiki is a simplified syntax and will be converted to valid HTML. Unless you have a perfect understanding of HTML, we advise you to choose the Wiki syntax. See the Wiki syntax reference for more information.

Default entry status

The default status for new entries can be set to:

Pending: The publication status has not been yet decided.
Scheduled: The entry will be set online at the time and date provided in the Published on field.
Unpublished: Offline entry.
Published: Online entry.

Entry edit field height

Sets the height of the edition field of an entry. By default, this parameter is set to 24.

Enable WYSIWYG mode

Allows the use of the visual editor (WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get) for the entries, pages and categories description fields.

Other options

Tags list format: You can select if you want to see, while editing an entry, all the tags used (Extended) or only the most used ones (Short).
Syntax highlighting in theme editor: Enables syntax highlighting when using the theme editor (HTML and CSS files)

My dashboard

My favorites: This zone displays the chosen favorites on the blog's dashboard. They can be reordered with your mouse if Javascript is activated in your browser. Otherwise, a field allows to give them an ordering number. When you are done, do not forget to save your changes by pressing Save order.
You may also delete favorites by selecting them and pressing Delete selected favorites.
Define as default favorites (super administrator): Enable to set currently defined favorites list as default favorites list for all users. This list will be proposed to users if they don't have defined their own favorites yet.
Other available favorites: All plugins allowing to be put as favorites are diplayed here. Check the corresponding boxes and add them to the dashboard by pressing Add tp my favorites.
Display favorites at the top of the menu: If enabled, displays favorites at the top of the menu.
Dashboard modules: Choices made in this zone will be reflected on your blog's dashboard.
Display documentation links: Enable to display documentation links on dashboard landing page.
Display Dotclear news: Enable to display Dotclear news on dashboard landing page.
Display quick entry form: Enable to display "quick entry" form on dashboard landing page.
Display overdue tasks counter on maintenance dashboard icon: Enables to display the number of overdue tasks (i.e. that should be processed) under the Maintenance icon. Maintenance icon has to be set in your favorites to use this feature.
Display overdue tasks list on dashboard items: Enable to display the list of overdue tasks (i.e. that should be processed) in a dedicated section on the Dashboard landing page.