Advanced > Admin
To access the store configuration settings, choose Stores > Settings > Configuration from the Admin sidebar.
Admin User Emails
For more information about changing these settings, see Forgotten password and reset email.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Forgot Password Email Template | Global | Identifies the email template that is used for the message that is sent when an Admin user forgets their password. Default template: Forgot Admin Password |
| Forgot and Reset Email Sender | Global | Identifies the store contact that appears as the sender of the Forgot Password email. Default sender: General ContactOther sender options: Sales Representative, Customer Support, Custom Email |
| User Notification Template | Global | Determines the email template that is used as the default for Admin notifications. Default template: User Notification |
Startup Page
For more information about changing these settings, see Change the startup page in the Getting Started Guide.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Startup Page | Global | Determines the Admin landing page that appears after you log in. |
Startup Page options
Admin Base URL
For more information about setting these options, see Configure the base URL in the Stores and Purchase Experience Guide.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Use Custom Admin URL | Global | Determines if a custom URL is used to access the Admin. Options: Yes / No |
| Custom Admin URL | Global | Specifies a custom URL to access the Admin. By default, the Admin URL is the same as the base URL. Important: The Admin URL must be in the same Commerce installation, and have the same document root as the storefront. |
| Use Custom Admin Path | Global | Determines if a custom path is used to access the Admin. The default path is admin. Options: Yes / No |
| Custom Admin Path | Global | Changes the name of the default Admin path to something hard to guess. Enter the custom path name in lowercase characters. For example: aardvark |
Security
For more information about setting these options, see Configure Admin security in the Admin Systems Guide.
| Field | Scope | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admin Account Sharing | Store View | Determines if an Admin user can be logged in to the same account simultaneously from different devices. Options:Yes - Allows multiple active sessions from the same Admin account.No - Allows only one active session per Admin account. |
| Password Reset Protection Type | Store View | Determines the method that is used to manage password reset requests. Options:By IP and Email - The password can be reset online after a response is received from the notification is sent to the email address associated with the Admin account.By IP - The password can be reset online without additional confirmation.By Email - The password can be reset only by responding by email to the notification that is sent to the email address associated with the Admin account.None - The password can be reset only by the store administrator. |
| Recovery Link Expiration Period (hours) | Global | Determines the number of hours a password recovery link remains valid. |
| Max Number of Password Reset Requests | Store View | Determines the maximum number of password requests that can be submitted per hour. |
| Min Time Between Password Reset Requests | Store View | Determines the minimum number of minutes between password reset requests. |
| Add Secret Key to URLs | Global | When enabled, appends a secret key to the Admin URL as a precaution against exploits. Options: Yes / No |
| Login Is Case Sensitive | Global | Determines if login credentials entered by a user must match the case of the ones stored. Options: Yes / No |
| Admin Session Lifetime (seconds) | Global | Determines the length of an Admin session in seconds. |
| Maximum Login Failures to Lockout Account | Global | Determines the number of times Admin users can try to log in before their accounts are locked. If the field is empty, no minimum is set. Default value: 6 |
| Lockout Time (minutes) | Global | Determines the number of minutes an Admin account is locked before the user can try to log in again. Default value: 30 |
| Password Lifetime (days) | Global | Determines the number of days before an Admin password expires. If the field is empty, no lifetime is set. Default value: 90 |
| Password Change | Global | Determines if Admin users are required to change their passwords. Options:Forced - Requires that Admin users change their passwords after the account is set up.Recommended - Recommends that Admin users change their passwords after the account is set up. |
