# Domain: Settings

The domain **Settings** hold everything that belongs to one domain. This includes the data sources, the tracking scripts, the Google Search Console property, the site setup and the annotations.

## Before you start [#before-you-start]

- To open the settings, select a domain, then click **Settings** in the **Domain** group of the sidebar.
- Only workspace owners and admins can open the domain settings. If a member opens a settings page, VitalSentinel sends them to the domain [Overview](/domain/overview).
- The settings have six tabs: **General**, **Tracking**, **Google Search Console**, **Site setup**, **Annotations** and **Danger zone**.

## General [#general]

The **General** tab has two cards: **Setup** and **Domain verification**. Look here first if a module shows no data.

### Setup card [#setup-card]

The **Setup** card lists the four data sources that you connect for the domain:

| Source | What it brings |
|---|---|
| Google Search Console | Clicks, positions and the opportunities Google reports. |
| Web Analytics script | Visitors, sources and conversions. |
| Server Log Monitoring | What Googlebot and AI crawlers really fetch. |
| RUM script | Core Web Vitals and errors from real visits. |

Each source has a status chip: **Connected**, **Waiting for data**, **Not connected**, **Needs attention** or **Not on your plan**. Missing sources show first.

A source that is not connected has a button, for example **Connect Google Search Console** or **Install the script**. A source that needs attention has **Reconnect**. A connected source has a link to its module, for example **Open RUM Monitoring**.

When every source is connected, the card closes to one line, "All 4 connected". Click **Show** to see the sources again. Otherwise the card shows, for example, "2 of 4 connected".

### Domain verification card [#domain-verification-card]

The **Domain verification** card shows **Verified** or **Not verified**. Nothing is monitored until the ownership of the domain is verified.

One verification method is enough. VitalSentinel checks the method again automatically. To change the method, use **Use another method**. See [Verify ownership](/getting-started/domain-setup/verify-ownership).

## Tracking [#tracking]

The **Tracking** tab has the tracking ID and the two tracking scripts of the domain. For the full install steps, see [Tracking scripts](/connect/tracking-scripts).

- **Tracking ID**: one ID for both scripts. Copy it if your site or tag manager needs it.
- **Real User Monitoring (RUM)**: the snippet for RUM Monitoring, with **Open RUM Monitoring**.
- **Web Analytics**: the snippet for Web Analytics, with **Open Web Analytics**.

### Script status chips [#script-status-chips]

Each script card has a chip that shows what VitalSentinel receives:

| Chip | Meaning |
|---|---|
| **Receiving data** | The script works. |
| **Waiting for the first visit** | The script is set up, but no visit arrived yet. |
| **Not found on your site yet** | VitalSentinel did not find the script on your site. |
| **Stopped sending data** | The script sent data before, but it stopped. |
| **Waits for verification** | The domain is not verified yet, so VitalSentinel does not look for the script. See [Verify ownership](/getting-started/domain-setup/verify-ownership). |

### Script options [#script-options]

Each snippet has two install types. For HTML, paste the snippet into the `<head>` of your site. For GTM, paste it into a Custom HTML tag in Google Tag Manager. Click **Options** under a snippet to see its options:

- RUM: **Consent mode**, **Sample rate**, **Engagement tracking** and **Debug mode**.
- Web Analytics: **Storage mode**, **Single page app (SPA) mode** (**Disabled**, **Enabled** or **Auto-detect**), **Debug mode**, **Do not store page titles or site-search terms** and **Do not store article authors**.

VitalSentinel saves these options for everyone on the domain, except **Debug mode**, which it keeps only in your browser. The options change the snippet, not your live site. After you change an option, copy the snippet again and put it on your site. See [RUM script](/connect/rum-script) and [Analytics script](/connect/analytics-script).

## Google Search Console [#google-search-console]

The **Google Search Console** tab shows the **Google Search Console property** card. For the full connection steps, see [Search Console](/connect/search-console).

If a property is linked, the card shows:

- **Property**: the linked property.
- **Your Google access**: your access level in Google Search Console.
- **Linked on**: the date that you linked the property.
- **Latest data**: the date of the latest data.
- **Google connection**: **Connected**, or a **Reconnect** button when Google no longer accepts the saved sign-in.

The card has three buttons: **Open Google Search Console**, **Change** and **Remove**. **Change** opens **Change Google Search Console property**, where you select a new property in **Select new property**.

<Callout type="warn">
  If you change or remove the property, VitalSentinel permanently deletes all Google Search Console data that it collected for this domain. The property stays in your Google account, and you can link it again later.
</Callout>

If no property is linked, the card says "No Google Search Console property linked to this domain" and shows **Connect Google Search Console**.

## Site setup [#site-setup]

The **Site setup** tab tells VitalSentinel about your site. It has three cards: **Brand terms**, **Site sections** and **Currency**.

### Brand terms [#brand-terms]

Brand terms are words that mean your own name. Searches that contain them are brand searches. Google Search Console reports use them to split brand searches from other searches.

- To add a term, click **Add brand term**, enter the term, then save it.
- To let [Theo](/theo/introduction) propose terms, click **Suggest with Theo**. Theo reads your top Google searches once. Nothing is added until you confirm. This needs Google Search Console.

If the domain has no terms, the card shows **No brand terms yet**.

### Site sections [#site-sections]

Site sections group your pages by folder, for example `/blog/` or `/products/`. Reports compare the pages inside a section. Each rule has a **Match type** (**Prefix** or **Regex**), a **Path pattern** and a **Section name**.

The card also shows **Suggested for this site**, with sections that VitalSentinel found. If the domain has no rule yet, the card shows **No section rules yet**.

### Currency [#currency]

**Currency** sets the currency that your sales are reported in. Revenue figures in all reports use it. Select the currency in the list. The message "Currency saved" shows.

### Proposals from Theo [#proposals-from-theo]

When Theo has proposals for your brand terms or site sections, the Overview shows **Your site setup is ready to review**. The button opens this tab. Nothing changes until you review and save the proposals. When you save, the proposals replace the lists that VitalSentinel made before.

## Annotations [#annotations]

Annotations mark a change on a date, for example a sale, a newsletter or a price change. Each annotation shows as a marker on the charts of the modules that you choose. The **Annotations** tab lists every annotation, newest first.

### Add an annotation [#add-an-annotation]

1. Click **Add an annotation**.
2. In **What happened**, enter a short title.
3. Set the **Date**. Optional: set the **Time**.
4. Optional: in **Details**, enter more text.
5. In **Who can see it**, select **Everyone in this workspace** or **Only me**.
6. In **Show on**, select **All modules** or the modules that you want.
7. Click **Add annotation**.

An annotation for **Only me** shows the **Only you** chip. You can also add an annotation when you click a day on any chart. If the domain has no annotation, the tab shows "No annotations yet".

## Danger zone [#danger-zone]

The **Danger zone** tab has the **Delete this domain** card. Delete a domain when you no longer want to monitor it.

When you delete a domain, it leaves your dashboard at once. VitalSentinel keeps its data for 30 days, then deletes it for good. The confirmation lists the data that VitalSentinel deletes, for example the [Google Search Console](/google-search-console/overview) data, the [Web Analytics](/web-analytics/overview) visitors and the alert rules and reports.

<Callout type="warn">
  You cannot undo the delete after the 30 days end. Download the reports that you need before you delete the domain.
</Callout>

1. Click **Delete domain**.
2. Read the list of data that VitalSentinel deletes.
3. Type the domain name to confirm.
4. Click **Delete domain** in the confirmation.

The message "Domain deleted successfully" shows, and VitalSentinel opens the dashboard.

## Troubleshooting [#troubleshooting]

### Why can I not open the domain Settings? [#why-can-i-not-open-the-domain-settings]

Only workspace owners and admins can open the domain settings. If you are a member, VitalSentinel opens the Overview. Ask an owner or admin to change the setting, or to change your role.

### Why does a script show "Not found on your site yet"? [#why-does-a-script-show-not-found-on-your-site-yet]

VitalSentinel did not find the script on your site. Copy the snippet from the **Tracking** tab and put it in the `<head>` of every page. See [Tracking scripts](/connect/tracking-scripts).

### Why did my option change not take effect on my site? [#why-did-my-option-change-not-take-effect-on-my-site]

The options change the snippet, not your live site. Copy the snippet again and replace the old one on your site.

### Why does Google Search Console show "Reconnect"? [#why-does-google-search-console-show-reconnect]

Google no longer accepts the saved sign-in, so no new data arrives. Click **Reconnect** and sign in to Google again.

## Related [#related]

- [Tracking scripts](/connect/tracking-scripts) - install the RUM and Web Analytics scripts
- [Search Console](/connect/search-console) - connect Google Search Console
- [Verify ownership](/getting-started/domain-setup/verify-ownership) - prove that you own the domain
- [Overview](/domain/overview) - see the state of each module