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Global Designer Settings

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Lee Prazner
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The Global Designer Settings page controls how the product designer behaves across your storefront, including design tools, interaction behavior, and how options are presented to customers.

These settings define the default experience for all stores and can be adjusted to match your workflow, branding, and customer expectations.

In this article

Prerequisites

  • Admin access to your DecoNetwork account

Step 1: Access Global Designer Settings

  1. Log into your DecoNetwork website.

  2. Browse to Admin → Websites.

    Click Global Designer Settings, then Global Designer Settings again.

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    Access Global Designer Settings from the Websites menu

    The main work area contains the settings which can be configured:

Step 2: Configure store override behavior

What this controls

Determines whether individual stores can override the global designer settings.

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Key option

  • Allow stores to override settings: grants store-level customization.

    When enabled, affiliate stores can reconfigure the settings you put in place here. When disabled, the Designer settings are locked and the affiliate screen to reconfigure the Designer settings is hidden from affiliates.

Outcome

When enabled, affiliate stores can adjust Designer behavior independently. When disabled, all stores follow the global configuration.

Step 3: Configure design safeguards

What this controls

Controls warnings shown when designs exceed printable areas.

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Key option

  • Warn if outside design area: When the option is enabled, the Designer will warn the user that their image will be cropped if a design is moved the decoration area.

Outcome

Customers are alerted when their design may be cropped during production.

Step 4: Configure text and image options

What this controls

Defines how text and image elements behave in the designer, including naming, editing tools, and display options.

Key options

Text options

  • Rename "text" to: By default, a text layer is named "text" and this can be renamed if required. Entering a new name (singular and plural for text) will use this new word (or words) in place of "text" in the Designer.

    Some of the places that "text" would be replaced by your word choice.

  • Show text dimensions: When enabled, will show the measurements of the text in the layer properties panel.
  • Show advanced text options: When enabled, reveals extra editing options in the Designer.
    • Start with advanced options expanded: When enabled, you may choose to have the advanced text options expanded when the Designer starts up.

Image options

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  • The default name of a design element is a "design" and this can be renamed (singular and plural) in the Rename "design" to fields.

  • Show image dimensions: When enabled, will show the measurements of the design area in the layer properties panel.

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    Dimensions in the frontend Designer

    Dimensions in the Business Hub Designer

  • Show advanced text options: When enabled, reveals extra editing options in the Designer.
    • With Show advanced options enabled, you may choose to have them expanded when the Designer starts up when the option is enabled.
  • Show degrees when rotating: When enabled, will give the specific measurement for precise rotation of designs .

  • Show remove background option: Allows you to enable or disable the background removal tool in the Designer, giving customers the ability to remove backgrounds from uploaded images.

    When the checkbox is ticked, the remove background option will be available. When it is un-ticked the option be disabled.

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    remove background option in the frontend Designer

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    remove background option in the Business Hub Designer

  • Limit uploaded or selected design bound: Restricts uploaded or selected designs to the original design boundaries, preventing customers from moving or scaling artwork beyond the intended printable area.

Outcome

Customers get the appropriate level of control and clarity when working with text and images, aligned with your workflow.

Step 5: Configure Team Name options

What this controls

Defines how team name layers are labeled throughout the product designer.

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Configure how team name fields are labeled in the designer

Key options

  • Rename “team name” to – Customize the terminology used for team name layers
  • Singular label – Defines the wording used when referring to a single team name field
  • Plural label – Defines the wording used when referring to multiple team name fields

Outcome

Allows you to align team personalization terminology with your business, sport, organization, or customer workflow.

Step 6: Configure design area toolbar

What this controls

Defines which tools are available in the design area toolbar.

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Key options

  • Show zoom option enables and disables the ability to zoom in to the decoration area being worked on.

  • Show copy/paste 'all' allows you to toggle the ability to copy and paste all decorations in the Designer.

  • Show copy/paste 'selected' allows you to toggle the ability to copy and paste multiple selected decorations in the Designer.

    If neither Show copy/paste 'all' and Show/copy paste 'selected' are enabled, the copy and paste function will not be available in the Designer.

  • Show 'Select All' allows you to toggle the ability to select all decorations in the Designer.

Outcome

Controls how easily customers can manipulate and manage design elements.

Step 7: Configure interaction and loading behavior

What this controls

Determines how users interact with design areas and how the designer loads.

Key options

Area selection/zoom behavior

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  • Clicking area in designer selects it will toggle whether or not the clicked decoration area becomes the focus of the Designer.
    • Additionally, the Designer may Automatically zoom into area at the same time, if enabled.

Loading behavior

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  • Show Get Started popup on load: enabled, will cause the Designer to start up displaying a dialog directing the user to add a decoration to the product.

  • Designer opens with cheapest decoration method selected when no product is chosen: enabled,  will cause the Designer to start up with the price for the cheapest decoration method displayed when the Designer is loaded without first choosing a product (i.e. when the Designer is not loaded via the "Start Designing" button for a particular product but directly via the Designer menu item).

Outcome

Shapes the initial user experience and navigation flow within the designer.

Step 8: Configure design visibility and processes

What this controls

Controls which design resources and decoration options are visible to customers.

Key options

Design options

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  • Show stock designs: When enabled, will display stock designs that have been selected as usable within DecoNetwork.

    The Stock Design node in the design selector.

    Where to add Stock Designs to DecoNetwork - See Stock Designs.

  • Show template filter: When enabled, will show the template filter in the Select A Design popup in the Designer.

    Select A Design Popup.png

Decoration Processes

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  • Show not available processes in the ‘select process' popup: When enabled, will cause decoration processes that cannot be used to be hidden rather than disabled in the Select Processes popup in the Designer.

Outcome

Helps guide customer choices and prevents confusion by controlling what is visible during customization.

Step 9: Configure decorated product personalization options

What this controls

Controls how asset personalization elements are displayed on decorated product pages, including labels, image previews, and action buttons customers use when personalizing products.

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Configure the display and wording of personalization elements

Key options

  • Show asset personalization label – Controls whether the personalization field label (such as “Set Image”) is displayed above the personalization asset.
  • Show asset personalization thumbnail – Controls whether a thumbnail preview of the uploaded or assigned personalization asset is displayed to the customer.
  • Replace image button label – Defines the text displayed on the action button used to replace an existing personalized image.
  • Clear image button label – Defines the text displayed on the action button used to remove the current personalized image.

Outcome

These settings allow you to customize how personalization controls appear to customers, helping you improve clarity, match your branding terminology, and streamline the product customization experience.

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Example of the personalization elements displayed on the decorated product page

  • Asset personalization label: controls label visibility (i.e., “Set Image”)
  • Asset personalization thumbnail: Preview image displayed below the label
  • Replace image button: Action used to upload or choose a different image
  • Clear image button: Action used to remove the current image

Step 9: Save your settings

  1. Review your configuration changes.
  2. Click Save

Best Practice Tips

  • Keep terminology consistent across your store
  • Use clear, action-based button labels
  • Enable thumbnails when visual confirmation improves accuracy
  • Limit advanced options if targeting simple user workflows

Troubleshooting

  • Changes not appearing? Refresh the page or clear cache
  • Labels not updating? Ensure settings were saved
  • Options missing? Confirm the product supports personalization

FAQs

Do these settings apply to all stores?
Yes, unless store overrides are enabled.

Can I customize wording in the designer?
Yes, for applicable labels such as replace and clear image actions.

Can I simplify the designer for customers?
Yes, by disabling advanced options and limiting visible tools.

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