Settings

All settings are found under PortalPress > Settings in your WordPress admin.

General

SettingDescription
Portal PageThe main client portal page. Clients are redirected here after login.
Login PageFront-end login page. Unauthenticated portal visitors are sent here.
Register PageClient self-registration page. Only used when registration is enabled.
After Logout RedirectWhere clients go after logging out. Defaults to the login page, or / if no login page is set.

Messages:

  • Dashboard Welcome Message — shown on the client dashboard. Supports merge tags: {{first_name}}, {{last_name}}, {{email}}, {{site_name}}, {{portal_url}}, {{login_url}}.
  • Access Denied Message — shown to logged-in users who are not clients.
  • Registration Disabled Message — shown when self-registration is turned off.

Registration

SettingDescription
Allow RegistrationEnable or disable client self-registration.

Custom Fields

See Custom Fields for details.

Address Fields:

SettingOptionsDefault
Address VisibilityAdmin Only, Profile, RegistrationAdmin Only
Address RequiredOn/OffOff

When set to “Registration”, address fields appear on both the registration form and the client profile. When set to “Profile”, they appear only on the profile. Admins always see address fields on the backend regardless of this setting.

Files

Client Permissions (global defaults):

PermissionDefaultDescription
Upload FilesOnClients can upload files
Create FoldersOffClients can create subfolders
Rename FilesOnClients can rename their files
Rename FoldersOffClients can rename their folders
Move FilesOffClients can move files between folders
Move FoldersOffClients can move folders
Trash FilesOffClients can move files to trash
Trash FoldersOffClients can move folders to trash
View TrashOffClients can see trashed items
Restore ItemsOffClients can restore from trash
Delete NotesOffClients can delete their own notes

All of these can be overridden per-client from their portal management page.

Upload Settings:

SettingDefaultDescription
Max File Size2 MBMaximum upload size — choose from 0.5, 1, 1.5, or 2 MB (capped by your server’s limits)
Max Folder Depth3How many levels deep folders can nest (0-5)
Allowed File TypesAll categoriesWhich file type groups clients can upload
Upload NotificationAsk each timeEmail client when admin uploads a file: Always, Never, or Ask

File Type Categories:

CategoryExtensions
DocumentsPDF, DOC, DOCX, TXT, RTF, ODT
ImagesJPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, WEBP
SpreadsheetsXLS, XLSX, CSV, ODS
PresentationsPPT, PPTX
ArchivesZIP
AudioMP3, WAV, M4A

Dangerous file types (EXE, PHP, JS, HTML, SVG, BAT, etc.) are always blocked regardless of settings.

Emails

See Email Notifications for details.