Scope settings

If your Adobe Commerce or Magento Open Source installation has a hierarchy of websites, stores, or views, you can set the context, or scope of a configuration setting. The context of many database entities can also be assigned a specific scope to determine how it is used in the store hierarchy. To learn more, see Product scope and Price scope.

Some configuration settings such as postal code, have a global scope because the same value is used throughout the system. The website scope applies to any stores below that level in the hierarchy, including all stores and their views. Any item with the scope of store view can be set differently for each store view, which is typically used to support multiple languages. To override the default values of configuration settings, see Set the scope.

Unless the store is running in single store mode, the scope of each configuration setting appears in small text below the field label. If your installation includes multiple websites, stores, or views, choose the store view where the settings apply before making any changes.

Hierarchy of websites, stores, and store views

Scope
Description
Global
System-wide settings and resources that are available throughout the installation.
Website
Settings and resources that are limited to the current website. Each website has a default store.
Store
Settings and resources that are limited to the current store. Each store has a default root category (main menu) and default store view.
Store View
Setting and resources that are limited to the current store view.