Settings page tour
This is a reference tour of the Structura → Settings page and the
related Visuals page. Most settings are good to leave on their
defaults. Where a setting affects something important, we link out
to the page that covers it in depth.
General Settings (Settings → General)
Page title: “General Settings.” Subtitle: “Global Architecture Control.”
A Save Changes button at the bottom commits whatever you’ve changed. It shows “Syncing…” briefly while saving.
Data Persistence (danger zone)
- Wipe all data on uninstall (toggle) — if enabled, deleting the plugin permanently removes all Campaigns, Personas, and Logs from your WordPress database. Disabled by default.
This is a deliberate high-consequence switch. Leave it off unless you’re certain you’re not coming back or migrating. See Full uninstall (wipe all data).
Log Retention
- Auto-clear old logs (toggle) — daily task deletes entries older than the configured window.
- Retention window (days) — 1 to 365 days. Default: 30.
See Log retention & clearing logs for guidance.
Public website
- My public website lives elsewhere (headless mode) (toggle) —
off by default. Turn on if your readers visit a different website
(e.g.
xerx.io) and this WordPress install is just the editorial backend. - Quick setup button — detects the public URL from this install, scrapes the public site, and pre-fills description + key pages. Operator reviews before applying.
- Public website URL, Description, Key pages, Post URL pattern, Default language for URLs — what Structura uses when grounding AI suggestions and composing post URLs for channel shares.
Most installs leave this collapsed to “Inherits everything from this WordPress install.” For setups that don’t, see Headless mode for the full walkthrough.
Visuals (Settings → Visuals)
Page title: “Visuals.” Subtitle: “Image Generation & Optimization Engine.”
Top-right Save Changes button (same behaviour as General).
Global Image Style
- Brand Resources — URLs for logos, guidelines, design-system references. Add with Add Resource.
- Suggest Image Style — AI-drafts a Global Art Direction using your Brand Resources.
- Generate Image Style — runs similar AI drafting, using the current Global Art Direction as a starting point.
- Global Art Direction (textarea) — the directive Structura applies to every generated image.
See Featured images & visuals for how to write a good Global Art Direction.
Output Dimensions
- 1:1 Square Format
- 4:3 Classic Professional
- 3:4 Standard Portrait
- 16:9 Cinematic Landscape
- 9:16 Vertical Portrait
Pick the aspect ratio your theme needs.
Format Encoding (Pro)
- WebP (Smallest File) — default, best for page speed.
- JPEG (Standard Compatibility) — universal, slightly larger.
- PNG (Lossless) — largest, only use if transparency matters.
SEO Automation (Pro)
- Active Synthesis Meta — auto-generate alt-text and human-friendly filenames for every image.
AI Engine (Settings → AI Engine)
Covered in its own page: AI settings.
Account & License
Covered in its own page: License keys & site activations.
Saving changes
All Settings pages share the same save pattern:
- Click Save Changes when done.
- A “Syncing…” indicator appears briefly.
- A success toast confirms the save.
- If the save fails (network issue, invalid value), an error toast explains what went wrong; you can retry.
Settings aren’t saved automatically — if you navigate away without saving, your edits are discarded. Standard WordPress admin pattern.