Overview
This article helps you configure essential site settings in your Access Volcanic admin area. You can update meta titles for search engines, manage job alerts and notifications, and set up LinkedIn sign-in. These settings affect how your entire website operates and how users interact with your recruitment platform.
Key benefits
Configure meta titles and site names for improved search engine visibility.
Set up email addresses for notifications and maintain professional communication.
Control user registration requirements and security settings for better data quality.
Manage job application behaviour and integration with external platforms.
Configure LinkedIn single sign-on for enhanced user experience.
Establish pagination settings to optimise website performance and navigation.
Before you start
Before configuring site settings, make sure you have:
Admin access to your Access Volcanic platform.
Knowledge of your organisation's email domain and authentication setup.
LinkedIn API credentials if you plan to enable LinkedIn sign-in.
Understanding of GDPR implications for data sharing settings.
📌 Note: Site settings access is typically limited to Admin users. If you cannot access these options, contact your site admin or Account Manager.
Accessing site settings
Follow these steps to reach your site configuration options.
Log in to your Admin Area.
Click Settings in the top navigation.
Select Site from the dropdown menu (under the Site heading).
📌 Note: You'll see a comprehensive list of settings organised into different sections.
Site name and meta title configuration
Configure how your site appears in search engines and across the platform. Meta titles are the clickable headlines that appear in search engine results and browser tabs, helping users understand what your page contains.
Follow these steps to configure your site name and meta title.
Locate the Site Name section in the top left.
In the left box, enter your meta title beginning (for example, full stop or hyphen).
In the right box, enter your site name or company name.
Click Submit to save changes.
📌 Note: When left blank, other areas requiring a site name (such as Google for Jobs) will use the default registered name with Access Volcanic. Updating the site name does not update your site name or domain.
Email configuration
Set up default email addresses for system notifications and user communications.
To email address
Enter the address that receives general site notifications and registrations.
From email address
Enter the address that appears as the sender when emails are sent to users or candidates.
📌 Note: For email authentication setup and verification, see the Email Authentication Help Guide.
🤓 Tip: Use a professional email address for the 'From' field to maintain credibility with recipients.
Pagination settings
Set how many items appear per page across different sections of your website to balance performance with user experience.
Jobs per page: Controls the default number of jobs displayed on your main jobs listing page (typically 10-20 jobs works well for most sites).
Jobs per page in discipline: Sets how many jobs appear when users filter by specific disciplines like Marketing or Finance.
Blogs per page: Determines how many blog posts show on your main blog listing (usually 5-10 posts per page).
Events per page: Controls event listings if you use the events feature on your website.
Branches per page: Sets how many office locations display if you have multiple branch offices listed.
🤓 Tip: Consider your website's performance and user experience when setting pagination numbers. Higher numbers mean less clicking but slower page loads. Lower numbers provide faster loading but require more navigation.
User registration and login settings
Login requirements
Configure when users must create accounts to access features.
Require users to be logged in to sign up for job alerts: Toggle this setting to force users to have an account when signing up for job alerts.
🤓 Tip: Requiring login helps ensure you capture complete user information but may reduce quick applications.
Registration security
Enhance registration security and data quality with these options.
Force required consents during registration with social login: Toggle this setting to require users who register using a social login to accept required consents before their account is created.
Email read only: Toggle this setting to prevent candidates from updating their email address after registration or application.
📌 Note: These settings help improve data quality and compliance but may add friction to the registration process.
Job application settings
Application behaviour
Control how job applications work on your site.
Send candidate data in emails: Toggle this setting to include candidate data (for example, CVs and cover letters as attachments) in notification emails.
⚠️ Important: This needs to be active for integrations using Email Parser. For any other usage, this may be in breach of GDPR.
Do not use job external application URLs: Toggle this setting to ignore the 'Application URL' field and only use 'Application Email' for job applications.
📌 Note: By default, if there's a value in the job's 'Application URL' field, candidates clicking Apply will be redirected to that external URL.
Application form options
Enable Non-Linear Application Forms: Toggle this setting to allow candidates to jump between form sections by clicking section labels rather than completing them sequentially.
🤓 Tip: This setting improves user experience for multi-step application forms.
Job display and integration settings
Job visibility
Configure how jobs appear on your site and in search engines.
Enable job expiry time message: Toggle this setting to control expiry notifications for jobs.
Do not index jobs that are tagged with an internal discipline: Toggle this setting to prevent internal jobs from appearing in search engine results.
📌 Note: For guidance on creating and managing internal disciplines, see the Disciplines Help Guide.
Enable candidate reapplying to the same job application: Toggle this setting to allow candidates to reapply to republished jobs.
🤓 Tip: The reapplication setting is useful for long-running recruitment campaigns.
Job URL structure
Choose how job URLs are formatted for your website.
Follow these steps to select your preferred URL format.
Select Option 1: /job/job-title (for example, /job/sales-manager-1).
Select Option 2: /job/job-title-job-reference (for example, /job/sales-manager-SME23466).
Click Submit to save your selection.
🤓 Tip: Option 2 provides more unique URLs if you have similar job titles.
Indeed integration
Set up a Indeed job feed for broader job distribution.
Follow these steps to enable Indeed feed integration.
Toggle the Indeed Feed checkbox to generate an XML job feed.
Once enabled, you'll receive a link to your feed.
Toggle Exclude jobs tagged with internal disciplines in Indeed Feed to prevent internal jobs from being sent to Indeed.
📌 Note: The Indeed feed link becomes available after enabling the feature. See our guide on Indeed XML Feed setup to learn more.
LinkedIn integration
Admins can configure LinkedIn sign-in options for enhanced user experience, allowing candidates to register and sign in using their LinkedIn credentials.
Single sign-on setup
Follow these steps to enable LinkedIn authentication.
Click the toggle switch to enable LinkedIn OpenID Connect.
Enter your LinkedIn API Key in the left box.
Enter your LinkedIn API Secret in the right box.
Click Submit to save your configuration.
📌 Note: For detailed setup instructions, see the Sign in with LinkedIn Help Guide.
Security and tracking settings
Content security policy
Enable CSP (Content Security Policy): Toggle this setting to add an additional layer of security that helps detect and mitigate attacks, including cross-site scripting (XSS) and data injection attacks.
⚠️ Important: Only enable CSP if you understand the security implications for your website. Enabling CSP may prevent third-party scripts, tracking codes, or embedded content from loading properly. This happens if they haven't been specifically allowed in your security policy.
Tracking configuration
Disable tracking applicants and registrations without UTM parameters: Toggle this setting to remove additional UTM URLs and prevent tracking conflicts.
📌 Note: This setting affects how you track the source of applications and registrations.
Additional settings
Navigation and redirects
After logout path: Set where users are redirected after logging out of your website. Common options include your homepage (most popular choice), a custom thank you page, or the login page for secure environments.
🤓 Tip: Most organisations direct users to the homepage after logout to encourage continued browsing of jobs and company information.
Saving your changes
After making any adjustments to your site settings:
Scroll to the bottom of the page.
Click the blue Submit button to save all changes.
⚠️ Important: Remember to submit your changes or they will be lost.
Best practices
Test settings changes in a non-production environment first to avoid disrupting live operations.
Keep meta titles concise and descriptive for better search engine visibility and user understanding.
Consider user experience when enabling login requirements, as they may reduce quick applications but improve data quality.
Review GDPR compliance for any data-sharing settings, particularly when sending candidate data in emails.
Regularly audit your settings to ensure they align with your recruitment strategy and business objectives.
Document your configuration choices to maintain consistency and facilitate future updates or troubleshooting.
FAQs
Q1: What happens if I don't set a site name?
Answer: The system will use the default registered name with Access Volcanic for areas like Google for Jobs that require a site name.
Q2: Should I enable CSP for better security?
Answer: Only enable CSP if you understand its implications, as it may affect how external scripts and content load on your site.
Q3: What's the difference between the job URL options?
Answer: The first option uses just the job title with a number for duplicates, while the second includes the job reference code for more unique URLs.
Q4: Can I change these settings without affecting live jobs?
Answer: Most settings take effect immediately, so test changes carefully and consider the impact on active job postings and user experience.
Q5: How do I know if LinkedIn integration is working?
Answer: After entering your API credentials and saving, test the LinkedIn login option on your public site to confirm it's functioning correctly.
Q6: Will enabling login requirements reduce job applications?
Answer: Requiring login may reduce quick applications but typically improves data quality and allows for better candidate relationship management.
Q7: What should I consider before enabling candidate data in emails?
Answer: Consider GDPR implications carefully, as sending candidate CVs and cover letters via email may constitute a data breach depending on your interpretation and data handling procedures.
Q8: How often should I review my site settings?
Answer: Review settings quarterly or whenever you make significant changes to your recruitment strategy, website structure, or compliance requirements.
Q9: Can I restore previous settings if I make a mistake?
Answer: There's no automatic undo function, so keep a record of your original settings before making changes. This allows you to manually restore previous configurations if needed.
Q10: Do these settings affect all areas of my website?
Answer: Most settings apply site-wide, but some (like pagination) only affect specific sections. Check the setting description to understand its scope and impact.