# Settings

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**Editing the settings files manually will cause a** [**Security Notice**](/1.0.0/guide/security/security-notice.md) **to appear.**

You should always edit it in the Control Panel where possible.
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The settings change how your website and how Saturn will behave.

If you're using the official Control Panel plugin some options may appear as a dropdown, allowing you to select from valid options.

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You can click the setting name to see it's value in Saturn's settings files if you require to edit it there.
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## Website Settings

Your website configuration modifies how your user-facing website behaves.

| Setting                                         | What's it do?                                                                                                                                      | Default value | Accepted values                                                                        |
| ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Website Name](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]          | This is what shows in the title of your website, and may also be used by Plugins and Themes.                                                       | Saturn        | Any string (text, number, special characters)                                          |
| [Website Language](#user-content-fn-2)[^2]      | This tells the visitor's browser what language the website is in.                                                                                  | en            | Any valid language code.                                                               |
| [Website Mode](#user-content-fn-3)[^3]          | Sets your website to live or maintenance mode.                                                                                                     | MODE\_LIVE    | MODE\_LIVE or MODE\_MAINT. [Learn more](/1.0.0/guide/settings/website-environment.md). |
| [Website Environment](#user-content-fn-4)[^4]   | The environment that your website is in.                                                                                                           | ENV\_PROD     | ENV\_PROD or ENV\_DEV. [Learn more](/1.0.0/guide/settings/maintenance-mode.md).        |
| [Website Character Set](#user-content-fn-5)[^5] | This tells the visitor's browser what character set your website uses. If you change this you may also need to change your database character set. | utf-8         | Any valid character set.                                                               |

## Saturn Settings

These

## Developer Options

[^1]: WEBSITE\_NAME

[^2]: WEBSITE\_LANGUAGE

[^3]: WEBSITE\_MODE

[^4]: WEBSITE\_ENV

[^5]: WEBSITE\_CHARSET


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