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Introduction

Your site's name and slogan are among the most fundamental pieces of identifying information on your website. They appear in your browser's title bar, in search engine results, in RSS feeds, and—depending on your theme—prominently on the site itself. Setting them correctly helps visitors and search engines understand who you are at a glance.

Both settings are managed from the Site information configuration page, located at admin/config/system/site-information.

Before you begin

To change your site name or slogan you need the Administer site configuration permission. By default this permission is granted to users with the Administrator role. If you do not see the Configuration menu in the admin bar, ask a site administrator to adjust your role's permissions.

Navigating to Site Information

  1. Log in to your Backdrop site as an administrator.
  2. In the admin bar at the top of the page, click Configuration.
  3. Under the System section, click Site information. Alternatively, navigate directly to admin/config/system/site-information.

Setting the site name

The Site name field appears at the top of the Site information form. It contains the full name of your website as you want it to appear to visitors and in external services.

  1. Locate the Site name field near the top of the form.
  2. Clear any existing text and type your desired site name. For example: Briar Creek Community Garden.
  3. Scroll to the bottom of the form and click Save configuration.

Note: The site name is used in the HTML <title> tag of every page. Many themes append it automatically—e.g., Page Title | Site Name. Check your theme's settings if you want to control this behavior.

Setting the slogan

The Slogan field lets you add a short tagline or descriptive phrase that accompanies your site name. Common examples include mottos, mission statements, or a brief description of what your site is about.

  1. Locate the Slogan field, directly below the Site name field.
  2. Enter your slogan. Keep it concise—one short sentence or phrase works best. For example: Growing together since 2008.
  3. Click Save configuration at the bottom of the form.

Tip: The slogan is only displayed if your active theme is configured to show it. In many themes you can toggle this under Appearance > Settings for your active theme. Look for a checkbox labeled Toggle display → Site slogan.

How the site name affects the browser title bar

By default, Backdrop appends the site name to the title of every page for browser tab and search engine display. A page titled Contact Us on a site named Briar Creek Community Garden would appear in a browser tab as Contact Us | Briar Creek Community Garden.

Logo settings

Backdrop can display a logo in your site's header. By default it uses the logo provided by your active theme.

  • Use the logo supplied by the active theme — When checked, Backdrop uses the logo bundled with your active theme. Uncheck this to supply your own.
  • Upload logo — Upload an image file directly from your computer to use as a custom logo.
  • Path to custom logo — Instead of uploading, you can enter a path to an existing file. Examples: logo.png (a file in the public filesystem), public://logo.png, or /themes/custom_theme/logo.png.

Shortcut icon settings

The shortcut icon (also called a favicon) is the small image displayed in browser tabs, address bars, and bookmarks.

  • Use the shortcut icon supplied by the active theme — When checked, Backdrop uses the favicon bundled with your active theme. Uncheck this to supply your own.
  • Upload icon — Upload a favicon file directly from your computer.
  • Path to custom icon — Enter a path to an existing file instead of uploading. Examples: favicon.ico (a file in the public filesystem), public://favicon.ico, or /themes/custom_theme/favicon.ico.

Tip: Favicon files are typically .ico format, but most modern browsers also accept .png files.

Home page

If you are coming from Drupal 7, be very careful how you use this setting. By default, Backdrop CMS will use the Home Page Layout to build the home page, you don't have to do anything extra except manage the blocks on your home page layout.

Only change this setting if you wish to override the Home Page layout with a Page, Post, or other node type content. The Path field sets which page visitors see when they arrive at your bare domain (e.g., https://example.com). Enter the internal path of the page you want to use as your front page, such as home or node/1. See The home page for more detail.

Error pages

These fields let you designate custom pages to display when Backdrop encounters an error, rather than showing a generic browser error.

  • Default 403 (access denied) page — Shown when a visitor tries to access content they don't have permission to view. Enter the internal path to a custom page, or leave blank to display Backdrop's built-in "access denied" message.
  • Default 404 (not found) page — Shown when a visitor requests a page that doesn't exist. Enter the internal path to a custom page, or leave blank to display Backdrop's built-in "page not found" message.

Tip: Creating friendly, on-brand error pages is a good way to help lost visitors find what they're looking for. Consider adding a search box or links to popular content on your custom error pages.