Library settings overview

Your library's settings live in the Settings section of the back office. Here's a tour.

Where

Settings → in the sidebar (or /admin/settings)

Sections

• Appearance — Branding, logo, hero banner, brand colour
• Loan Policies — Loan period, renewals, hold expiration
• Patron Settings — Self-signup, scoring, families
• Email Templates — Customize every email Shelfwise sends
• Users — Add/remove staff
• Billing — Plan, payment, invoices
• Notifications — Per-admin email preferences
• Programs — Reading challenges, trivia, book clubs
• Custom Genres — Add or edit your library's taxonomy
• Custom Topics — Cross-cutting themes you've created
• Access Matrix — Per-feature role toggles (super_admin only)
• Receipts — Format and printing
• Custom Domain — Your-domain.com → tenant subdomain mapping

Who can edit what

• Admin — Most settings
• Librarian — Limited to circulation and patron-related
• Super_admin — Everything, including platform-level (access matrix, locale)

Saving changes

Most settings save instantly with no "Save" button. A few (like custom domain) require an explicit save action and verification.

Reverting

Most settings can be reset to defaults from the section's "Reset" button.

Audit log

Every settings change is logged. Settings → Activity shows who changed what and when.