Time for action – set Joomla preferences
When browsing the Joomla backend you may have noticed that, after a certain amount of idle time, Joomla will ask you to log in again. By default, Joomla kicks you out when you've been logged in for 15 minutes without any activity. When developing a site it can be quite annoying to have to log in every time you return to your desk with a fresh cup of coffee. Let's change this with the Session Lifetime setting in the Joomla preferences:
- From the Control Panel, navigate to Site | Global Configuration (you can also click on the Global Configuration button following the menu bar; it's a shortcut).
- Global Configuration is divided into Site settings, System settings, Server settings, and Permissions. Click on the ...
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