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SarahK at 18:23, 25 October 2022

2022-10-25T18:23:32Z

SarahK: /* Display Errors */

2022-10-25T16:50:09Z

‎Display Errors

SarahK: /* Allow Client Registration */

2022-09-27T13:29:08Z

‎Allow Client Registration

SarahK: /* Encoded File Loading */

2022-08-18T15:11:32Z

‎Encoded File Loading

SarahK: /* Log Errors */

2022-04-19T20:26:43Z

‎Log Errors

SarahK: /* Marketing Emails */

2022-04-19T20:25:52Z

‎Marketing Emails

SarahK at 19:04, 19 April 2022

2022-04-19T19:04:12Z

SarahK at 13:42, 15 April 2022

2022-04-15T13:42:29Z

SarahK: /* Show Cancellation Link */

2022-03-11T22:24:02Z

‎Show Cancellation Link

SarahK: /* Client Email Preferences */

2022-03-03T18:20:18Z

‎Client Email Preferences

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 The '''Other''' tab allows you to configure additional WHMCS settings.
-You can access this tab at at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > [[General Settings]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > General Settings'''.
+You can access this tab at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > [[General Settings]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > General Settings'''.
 ===Marketing Emails===

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 ===Display Errors===
-If you encounter a blank page or '''Oops!''' error page in WHMCS, make certain that <tt>display_errors</tt> is enabled in the server's PHP configuration and enable then this setting.
+If you encounter a blank page or '''Oops!''' error page in WHMCS, make certain that <tt>display_errors</tt> is enabled in the server's PHP configuration and then enable this setting.
 Use the displayed error when you troubleshoot the problem.

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 ===Allow Client Registration===
-When enabled customers can sign up at /registration.php without ordering a product or service.
+If you enable this, customers can sign up at <tt>/registration.php</tt> without ordering a product or service.
 ===Client Email Preferences===

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 ===Encoded File Loading===
-When loading custom PHP assets such as hooks or widgets WHMCS will perform static analysis on ionCube encoded files.  If the encoded file is evaluated as either unknown or incompatible with the environment then the file will not be loaded as normal.  You may disable this feature if you have custom files that you are certain are compatible with your environment but are negatively evaluated by the static analyzer.
+When loading custom PHP assets like hooks or widgets, WHMCS will perform static analysis on ionCube-encoded files. If the encoded file is either unknown or incompatible with the environment, the file will not load normally. You can disable this feature if you have custom files that you are certain are compatible with your environment but that the analysis considers incompatible.
-When this feature is enabled, any files not loaded are noted in either the activity log or the hook log.
+When you enable this, any files that do not load will appear in either the activity log or the hook log.
-This option can be overridden from within the ''configuration.php'' file by defining it along with a value of either ''true'' (for enabled) or ''false'' (for disabled) to the variable ''$enable_safe_include''.
+You can override this in the <tt>configuration.php</tt> file by defining the <tt>$enable_safe_include</tt> variable with a value of either <tt>true</tt> (enabled) or <tt>false</tt> (disabled).
-<div class="source-cli">
+For example:<div class="source-cli">$enable_safe_include = false;</div>
 ===Event Handling===

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 ===Log Errors===
-When you enable it, this option logs PHP errors to '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Logs''' ('''Utilities > Logs > Activity Log''' in WHMCS 7.x and earlier) with any errors that may occur in your WHMCS installation. This is a good feature if you do not want to show sensitive path information on public-facing pages.
+When you enable it, this option logs PHP errors to '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > [[System Logs]]''' ('''Utilities > Logs > Activity Log''' in WHMCS 7.x and earlier) with any errors that may occur in your WHMCS installation. This is a good feature if you do not want to show sensitive path information on public-facing pages.
 For technical information, refer to [[Error Management]].

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 ===Marketing Emails===
-This setting controls the opt-in/opt-out functionality for Marketing e-mails, such as those sent by the mass mail tool. When enabled, a Newsletter Opt-In option is shown to new customers during checkout or registration. The default is Enabled.
+This setting controls the opt-in/opt-out functionality for Marketing e-mails, such as those sent by the mass mail tool. When enabled, a '''Newsletter Opt-In''' option displays to new customers during checkout or registration. This option is enabled by default.
 ===Require User Opt-In===

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 ===Marketing Email Opt-In Messaging===
-The message that will be displayed to clients on the client area if "Marketing Emails" is enabled and they are being asked to opt-in. Allows you to customise the message displayed to users in the opt-in request. It is important that the opt-in message accurately reflects the type of marketing emails you will be sending for compliance reasons.
+The message that will be displayed to clients on the client area if '''Marketing Emails''' is enabled and they are being asked to opt in. Allows you to customise the message displayed to users in the opt-in request. It is important that the opt-in message accurately reflects the type of marketing emails you will be sending for compliance reasons.
 ===Admin Client Display Format===
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 ===Client Dropdown Format===
-Choose the format that your customer’s names appear in the client dropdown throughout the admin.
+Choose the format that your customer’s names appear in the client menu throughout the admin.
 ===Disable Full Client Dropdown===
-Check this option to remove the aforementioned client dropdown. This is used on large databases where the number of clients slows down the loading of pages.
-<div class="docs-alert-info">'''Deprecated:''' This option has been removed in WHMCS 6.2 and later. Improvements to the client menu rendering mean this is no longer required for larger installs.</div>
+<div class="docs-alert-info">We removed this setting in WHMCS 6.2.</div>
 ===Default to Client Area===
 Normally when clients and visitors visit your WHMCS installation they are presented with the homepage listing the various pages; client area, submit ticket, view tickets, place order etc. Ticking this option skips this page and takes visitors directly to the client area prompting them to login.
 ===Disable Client Area User Management===
 <div class="docs-alert-warning">
 We added this setting in WHMCS 8.0.
 </div>
 ===Allow Client Registration===
 When enabled customers can sign up at /registration.php without ordering a product or service.
 ===Client Email Preferences===
-<div class="docs-alert-info"><i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i>  We added this setting in WHMCS 7.10.</div>
+<div class="docs-alert-info">We added this setting in WHMCS 7.10.</div>
 This setting allows clients to customize which emails they receive.
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 This setting will not change the opt-in and opt-out email notification preferences of clients. Regardless of their settings, clients will continue to receive any '''Email Verification''' and '''Password Reset''' emails.
-By default, clients and users are configured to receive all email notification types. The groups of email notifications match the groups at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > [[Email Templates]]'''.
+By default, clients and users are configured to receive all email notification types. The groups of email notifications match the groups at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > [[Email Templates]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > Email Templates'''.
 ===Optional Client Profile Fields===
 The checkboxes ticked here will be optional on the registration and order forms. For example ticking the ''Phone Number'' field will mean clients can complete the order process without providing a phone number.
 Certain modules, particularly domain registrars, may require all the client profile information to function.
 ===Locked Client/User Profile Fields===
 If you check this, clients and users will not be able to update this part of their contact information via the Client Area. They will need to contact you to update it.
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 <div class="docs-alert-warning">
 Prior to WHMCS 8.0, this was the '''Locked Client Profile Fields''' setting.
 </div>
 ===Client Details Change Notify===
 Enabling this option will send an email notification to all admins when a customer changes their contact details.
 ===Marketing Opt-out===
 When this option is enabled, clients will see an option to opt-out of marketing emails on the '''Account Details''' page of the client area.
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 ===Show Cancellation Link===
 Enabling will activate the cancellation system. Customers can request cancellation from the product details page, they then appear in Clients > Cancellation Requests along with an email notification and will be processed automatically when the cron runs. For more information, see [[Cancellation Requests]] and [[Products Management]].
 ===Monthly Affiliate Reports===
 Sends a monthly report email containing the status of the customer’s affiliate account when active.
 ===Banned Subdomain Prefixes===
 This setting is used to prevent orders being placed using any of the subdomains listed within the field for products with the [[Products_and_Services#Other|free subdomain option]] enabled. Add new subdomains to block in a comma separated list.
-For example the default values will block users from placing orders using a subdomain such as ftp.example.com.
+For example, the default values will block users from placing orders using a subdomain like <tt>ftp.example.com</tt>.
 ===Encoded File Loading===
 When loading custom PHP assets such as hooks or widgets WHMCS will perform static analysis on ionCube encoded files.  If the encoded file is evaluated as either unknown or incompatible with the environment then the file will not be loaded as normal.  You may disable this feature if you have custom files that you are certain are compatible with your environment but are negatively evaluated by the static analyzer.
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 For technical information, refer to [[Error Management]].
-'''NOTE:''' Enabling this option will result in a number of activity log entries, so should be used sparingly and only when debugging PHP errors. It should then be promptly switched off.
+Enabling this option will result in a number of activity log entries, so should be used sparingly and only when debugging PHP errors. It should then be promptly switched off.
 ===SQL Debug Mode===
 This option should remain unticked unless specifically instructed to change it by WHMCS support staff. When you enable it, any database-related errors will be recorded in '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Logs''' ('''Utilities > Logs > Activity Log''' in WHMCS 7.x and earlier).
 For technical information, refer to [[Error Management]].
 ===Hooks Debug Mode===
-'''NOTE:''' Enabling this option will result in a large number of activity log entries, so should be used sparingly and only when debugging hook problems. It should then be promptly switched off.
+In order to troubleshoot problems with action hooks, it may be necessary to log action hook activity. Checking this option will do this to '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > [[System Logs]]''' ('''Utilities > Logs > Activity Log''' in WHMCS 7.x and earlier).

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		+	The '''Other''' tab allows you to configure additional WHMCS settings.
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		+	You can access this tab at at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > [[General Settings]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > General Settings'''.

	===Marketing Emails===		===Marketing Emails===