# Editing global settings

> Global settings control theme-wide options like your favicon, social links, search behavior, animations and translations.

Source: https://www.zenplates.co/documentation/visual-builder/editing-global-settings (Visual builder › Designing your theme)

Some options apply to your whole theme rather than to a single element or style. The **Global settings** panel brings these together in one place, giving you control over the behavior and finishing touches of your help center.

These map to the same [theme settings](https://www.zenplates.co/documentation/customization/using-theme-settings) you'd otherwise configure in Zendesk, surfaced visually so you can change them and see the result immediately.

## What you can configure

| Group             | Settings                                                                                                                         |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Brand**         | Your favicon and social links for Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.                                                  |
| **Page elements** | Home page heading alignment, section and article list layout, excerpts, subscribe and sharing options and the back-to-top style. |
| **Search**        | Placeholder text, instant search and scoped search behavior.                                                                     |
| **Effects**       | Global entrance animations applied as content scrolls into view.                                                                 |
| **Translations**  | Enable multi-language support and choose where the language selector appears.                                                    |

![The Global settings panel](https://www.zenplates.co/assets/images/documentation/visual-builder/global-settings.webp)

## Settings, styles and structure

It helps to know which panel to reach for:

-  **Global settings** control behavior and theme-wide options—this panel.
-  **[Global styles](https://www.zenplates.co/documentation/visual-builder/editing-global-styles)** control your colors, type and layout foundations.
-  **[Page elements](https://www.zenplates.co/documentation/visual-builder/adding-elements)** control what appears on each page and where.

Some settings, such as enabling translations, rely on content you set up in Zendesk. See [localizing a theme](https://www.zenplates.co/documentation/overview/localizing-a-theme) for how multi-language help centers fit together.