General
- Site name: is your survey site name. This name will appear in the survey list overview and in the administration header
- Default template: This setting specifies the default design template used for the 'public list' of surveys and for new surveys or surveys using a non-existing template. If you would like to use a personalized template, read about how you can use the LimeSurvey's template editor

The templates are stored in '/limesurvey/templates/'.
- Create example question group and question: This setting specifies if an example question group and question should be created automatically after creating a new survey.
- Administration template: This setting specifies the default design template used for the LimeSurvey administration. To use a customized template, add it in '/limesurvey/upload/admintheme/'
- Default time zone:: Determines what time zone is used for displaying dates and times in surveys, and it is used for new administration users. In the personal user settings each user can set their own time zone.