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title: "Configuration"
date: 2026-10-03
author: "Claude MCP"
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# Configuration

The general settings of Forecourt are under **Components \> Forecourt \> Options**. Most of the overview and contact settings can be changed per menu item as well. A menu item setting that is left empty uses the value from these options.

## General settings

| Items per page | The number of vehicles per page in the overview. Default 12. |
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| Result count position | Where the number of results is shown: top, bottom, both or hidden. |
| Max photo width (px) | Photos wider than this are resized when you upload them, which keeps pages fast. Default 1920. Set it to 0 to keep the original size. |
| Photo upload path | The folder where vehicle photos are stored, relative to the root of your site. Default `images/forecourt/`. Imported photos from MachineTrack are stored here too. |

## Contact options

These settings control how visitors contact you from the vehicle detail page. You choose between the built-in contact form and a link to your own page.

| Show contact form | Shows the contact form on the detail page. Requests are stored under Forecourt \> Leads. With the form on, the lead settings below appear. |
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| Email new leads | Sends an email for every enquiry. On by default. The lead is saved under Leads either way. |
| Send to | One or more email addresses, separated by commas. Leave it empty to use the site email address from the Global Configuration. |
| Captcha | The captcha on the contact form. Use Default follows the default captcha from the Global Configuration. Pick a captcha plugin to use that one, or Do not use to leave the form without a captcha. |
| Maximum enquiries | How many enquiries one visitor can send inside the time window. Default 3. Set it to 0 to switch the limit off. |
| Time window (minutes) | The number of minutes the maximum applies to. Default 10. |
| Redirect URL | Only there when Show contact form is set to No. Use it if you already have your own contact or appointment page. The detail page then shows a button to this address with `?vehicle_id=` and the vehicle ID added, so your page knows which vehicle it is about. |
| WhatsApp number | Shows a WhatsApp button. Use the international format, for example `+31612345678`. |
| Phone number | Shows a call button on the detail page. |

The lead settings apply to the whole site and cannot be changed per menu item. The "Leads" article explains how the email and the spam protection work together.

## Permissions

On the **Permissions** tab you decide which user groups can manage vehicles. Removing a photo from a vehicle needs the Edit permission. Deleting the photo file from the server as well needs the Delete permission.