General Settings

You can access the General settings for the Community Site by clicking the General button under the Community Site module in your Tightknit app home.

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Site Details

Within the Site Settings modal, you can configure the following:

• Site Name - This is the name of your site. This will be used as the title in the header of your Tightknit community site as well as the title within SEO metadata.
• Site Subdomain (URL) - This is the subdomain that will be used when you host your site on .tightknit.community. The subdomain is not used if you register a custom domain.
• Search Engine Discoverability - Opt your site in or out of being discoverable by search engines. When disabled, excludes your sites’ routes from robots.txt and sitemaps.
• Site Access Control - Determines who can access your community site.
  • Public Access - all pages on the site are accessible to the public. Users can optionally sign in for personalized features.
  • Restricted Access - all pages on the site are private. Login is required to view content.

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Video Embeds

The Autoload Video Embeds setting controls whether third-party video players (such as YouTube and Vimeo) load automatically when a visitor opens a page. By default, videos autoload for all sites. Enterprise customers can disable autoloading in the Studio under Site > General > Video Embeds. When disabled, embedded videos display a placeholder with a link to the video instead of loading the player. This is useful for communities that use a Consent Management Platform (CMP), where third-party iframes must wait for visitor consent before loading.

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Site Images

Within the modal, you can additionally configure the following images associated with your Community Site:

• Site Horizontal Logo
• Site Icon
• Favicon
• Social Media Image

For more information on the specs and recommendations of these images, see the Branding Guide.

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Deactivating the Community Site

To deactivate the Community Site, click the Deactivate Site button within the Settings modal. This action will take your site offline. Visitors will no longer be able to see your content and will receive a 404 Not Found response. You can re-activate your site by clicking the Re-Activate Site button within the Community Site module.