The General Settings screen allows you to configure basic information about your blog, as well as assign a blog-wide Creative Commons license to your blog's content.

• Blog Name: This required field defines the name of your blog and the output of the MTBlogName template tag. It will be used for display within the admin interface and also sent to any recently updated services you have specified on the blog's New Entry Default settings screen.

• Description: This optional field contains your blog's description. It is displayed underneath your Blog Name on the Movable Type Main Menu and is output by the MTBlogDescription template tag.

• Timezone: This is the official time zone of your blog and should reflect the current timezone where you or the majority of the blog's authors are located. This information is used in the administrative interface in the date display on item listing pages and on the published blog for the entry, comment and TrackBack timestamps. The timezone itself can be shown in "time offset" format by the MTBlogTimezone template tag.

• Creative Commons License: Movable Type enables you to automatically assign a Creative Commons license to your blog. Movable Type's default blog templates will display the license you choose along with a link to the full Creative Commons license.