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# Configure UI Builder portal experiences

# Configure UI Builder portal experiences {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

You can change your UI Builder custom portal experience settings
to affect how your users interact with your portal experience.

Use experience settings to change the settings for the custom portal experience that you are
working in. These settings affect how your users interact with your portal experience, how
your portal looks, and how users navigate to and around your portal.

You must be in the correct application scope to edit experience settings. If you are in a
different scope, the experience settings are read-only. To change your application scope, in
the main header, select the application picker (![Application picker]()), and then select the application scope that you want. For more information about the
application scope, see [Learn about security and roles](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/nq2SVpZbgN_ULCqGmLGRuQ "Set up the security and roles for your UI Builder instance.").  
Learn how to change the following portal experience settings.

* Modify or add [portal general settings](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/VFyTSeyynm4Syl9MR6D3xQ "Set up the advanced notification and search settings in your workspace experience so that you can control how your users see notifications and search options.") for your portal experience. Change the title of your portal, the description, and the path of the portal.
* [View the brand and theme setting in your portal experience](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/KEWe7LdBM~8fxTwgpXy6wg "View the theme setting for your portal experience in UI Builder. The theme sets the visual style of the experience and provides a consistent look and feel across all pages.") to see the theme currently assigned to your experience. The theme sets the look and feel of the experience.
* Use [portal navigation and menu settings](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/DCiRvZbGaxKdrSFi3LM~_w "Change the header, footer, and menu settings for your custom portal experience in UI Builder to fit the needs of your organization.") to set up the navigation and menu settings in the app shell of your portal experience. The app shell is the wrapper of the portal contents. For example, the app shell can show things like the logo of your company, user preferences, the search icon, the configuration icon, and the user menu. For more information about app shells, see [Define UI experiences using app shells](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/SOu7yd6gtq2RDMZtsDR7aQ "Understand what app shells are, what app shells are available for UI Builder, and why you would pick one over another.").
* Modify the [portal search settings](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/SLuVXxfrTjDTymb5X9ubpQ "Show or hide the global search functionality on the public or private pages for your custom portal experience in UI Builder so that your users can search on the portal.") to show or hide the global search functionality on public or private pages in your portal experience.

{#ui-builder-portal-settings__ul_jwv_f3f_tnb} Figure 1. Experience settings for portals
* **[Change the general settings in your portal experience](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/IcCOiZ6zCerQ1yjF38Mc_w)**   
  Change the general settings for your custom portal experience in UI Builder. For example, you can modify the title, description, and path for your portal experience.
* **[View the brand and theme setting in your portal experience](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/KEWe7LdBM~8fxTwgpXy6wg)**   
  View the theme setting for your portal experience in UI Builder. The theme sets the visual style of the experience and provides a consistent look and feel across all pages.
* **[Change the navigation and menu settings in your portal experience](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/DCiRvZbGaxKdrSFi3LM~_w)**   
  Change the header, footer, and menu settings for your custom portal experience in UI Builder to fit the needs of your organization.
* **[Show or hide the search settings for your portal experience](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/SLuVXxfrTjDTymb5X9ubpQ)**   
  Show or hide the global search functionality on the public or private pages for your custom portal experience in UI Builder so that your users can search on the portal.