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title: User Default Settings
description: "In this page we will explore user's default settings which are picked on user creation. ### Location settings Define user's default location settings by going **Settings->Location settings** menu item on left navigation. ![User default Location Settings](https://s3media.scholarlms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/15123619/doc-user-default-location-settings.jpg) - **Default timezone** -…"
url: "https://www.scholarlms.com/docs/user-default-settings/"
updated: "2024-04-08"
category: User Management
---

# User Default Settings

In this page we will explore user's default settings which are picked on user creation.

### Location settings

Define user's default location settings by going **Settings->Location settings** menu item on left navigation.

![User default Location Settings](https://s3media.scholarlms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/15123619/doc-user-default-location-settings.jpg)

- **Default timezone** - This is the default timezone for displaying dates - each user can override this setting in their profile.
- **Force timezone** - You can allow users to individually select their timezone, or force a timezone for everyone.
- **Default country** - If you set a country here, then this country will be selected by default on new user accounts. To force users to choose a country, just leave this unset.
- **Default city** - A city entered here will be the default city when creating new user accounts.

### Language settings

Define user's default language settings by going **Settings->Language->Language settings** menu item on left navigation.

![User default Language Settings](https://s3media.scholarlms.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/15123618/doc-user-default-language-settings.jpg)

- **Language autodetect** - Detect default language from browser setting, if disabled site default is used.
- **Default language** - Choose a default language for the whole site. Users can override this setting using the language menu or the setting in their personal profile.
- **Browser language** - If enabled, when a user's account is created automatically on first login (e.g. using LDAP or OAuth 2 authentication), the user's browser language is set as their preferred language. Otherwise, the default language for the site is set as the user's preferred language.