Mura 10: Global Settings

Sites

The Sites section of Global Settings allows you to organize the current Sites in the Mura instance. All of the Sites currently set up will be listed here.

Bind Order

When a visitor comes to a site hosted by Mura...

Adding Sites

To add a new Site to Mura, choose the Add Site option under Global Settings. 

You will be taken to a tabbed page that is essentially identical to the Site Settings > Edit Settings page (reference this documentation for details).

SiteID Note: please choose your site name carefully. It should contain only letters and/or numbers (no spaces or punctuation), and importantly it cannot be changed once created, as all associated content, modules and folders are tied to that SiteID.

Once you have finished entering all of the settings, click on Add to add the Site to Mura.

Copy Site

Sites can be copied across to other, existing Sites.

Note: copying a site will overwrite all existing content and configuration. This cannot be undone.

Edit Plugins

Plugins are extensions to Mura CMS that require an integration to Mura's back-end administrator, and while most development tasks can be completed using Modules alone, sometimes a Plugin is required.

Most of the Mura Plugins documentation can be found within the Extending Mura section, but editing and managing them is done within the Global Settings section.

Note: this section of the administrator is different than the one listed on the top level of the left-hand administrator toolbar. They do look similar, but this section is restricted to Site Administrators only and includes options like removing the plugin or editing its configuration settings.

Site Plugins

This page allows you to install new Plugins, as well as access existing Plugins.

Each installed Plugin will be listed here, with options to edit the plugin configuration, or remove the plugin.

Reload Application

If you have made core changes to your Mura website, such as updating the settings.ini.cfm file, edited an eventHandler, or updated a Mura ORM object that already existed, it is likely that you will have to Reload or "restart" Mura, so that it can capture these changes.

Clicking on Reload Application will perform this action. It can also be performed by appending the reload application variable to the end of your site's url, such as ?appreload. This clears the local cache and configuration, and Mura then reloads and instantiates the core application.

Note: by default the reload variable that Mura looks for is called "appreload", however you can (and should) change this in your settings.ini.cfm file. Locate the variable appreloadkey=appreload and change "appreload" to something only you will remember (words & letters only, no spaces or punctuation). This prevents unwanted reloads of your Mura site, which could result in high server loads and loss of access to your website.