Settings And Options by Xobytes: Full Control Over Your Contractor Website and ACT Software

Settings And Options inside the Agentic Construction Theme by Xobytes give contractors control over the business profile, website design, front-end agent, lead questions, service areas, payment connections, API keys, calendar scheduling, emails, license status, and the full ACT software experience.

A contractor website should not feel locked down. It should not require code changes every time the owner needs to update a phone number, change a service area, adjust the quote agent, connect payments, update the design, or customize the customer flow. Instead, the business owner should have one clean area where the most important setup controls live.

That is what the Settings And Options area is built to do.

Inside ACT, the settings are not just basic website options. They help control how the contractor website looks, how the agent talks, how leads are collected, how walkthroughs are scheduled, how invoices can be paid, how AI features are enabled, and how the business connects to outside tools.

You can also read the Agentic Construction Theme installation and setup guide to see how the full system is installed and configured.

Product Card: Agentic Construction Theme by Xobytes

Agentic Construction Theme by Xobytes
A contractor-focused WordPress theme and small business suite with Settings And Options, ACT Dashboard, ACT Analytics, ACT AI Advisor, Digital Asset Studio, Agentic Lead Management, Client Options & Features, Project Management Features, Modern PDF Estimates, Signable PDF Contracts, Payable PDF Invoices Online, Change Orders, Subcontractor Management, Employee Management, Payroll, Taxes & Bookkeeping, and more.

One-time purchase: $149.99
Software plan: $49.99/month after a 7-day free trial

Get the full system here: Agentic Construction Theme by Xobytes

Need help installing it? Read the Agentic Construction Theme setup guide.

What Are Settings And Options in ACT?

Settings And Options are the main control areas that let the site owner configure the Agentic Construction Theme and the ACT software suite.

Instead of editing theme files, plugin files, templates, or code, the business owner can manage key parts of the system from the WordPress dashboard. This makes ACT much easier to use for contractors who want powerful software without needing to become developers.

The Settings And Options area can help manage:

Business name
Trade type
Phone number
Lead email
Public footer email
Company address
Google Maps pin link
Contractor license number
Service areas
Website text
Theme colors
Fonts
Header options
Footer options
Homepage section visibility
Agent name
Agent greeting
Agent tone
Agent question flow
Budget question timing
Scheduling timing
Lead capture behavior
Testimonial request messages
Google review links
Yelp review links
Agent skin design
Payment settings
Stripe settings
PayPal settings
QuickBooks connection settings
OpenAI API settings
Google Calendar settings
License activation
Email templates
Security controls

Because of that, Settings And Options become the foundation for the entire ACT experience.

Why Settings Matter for Contractors

Contractors need software that fits their business.

A roofing contractor, drywall company, remodeler, flooring installer, painter, deck builder, general contractor, plumber, electrician, or handyman business may all need different website copy, service areas, lead questions, schedule rules, payment options, and customer messages.

A one-size-fits-all setup does not work well.

The Settings And Options area lets the business owner shape the ACT system around the company. As a result, the website can feel more local, the agent can ask better questions, and the dashboard can support the way the business actually operates.

Built for Business Owners, Not Just Developers

Many WordPress themes give you design controls.

However, ACT goes further because the settings connect to real contractor operations. For example, changing the trade can affect starter services and the agent question flow. Updating the lead email changes where new quote requests go. Connecting calendar settings can support walkthrough scheduling. Saving payment settings can affect invoice payment workflows.

That makes the Settings And Options area more important than a normal theme settings page.

It controls the website, the agent, the lead system, the business tools, and the software connections.

Business Profile Settings

The business profile settings are the first major setup area.

This is where the company can enter important information that appears across the site, documents, contact areas, footers, PDFs, and public-facing sections.

A contractor can manage the business name, phone number, lead email, public email, company address, Google Maps link, license number, and service areas.

These details matter because they make the website feel real and trustworthy. In addition, they help customers know how to contact the business, where the company works, and whether the contractor is properly identified.

Trade Selection

The trade selection setting helps ACT understand what kind of contractor business is using the system.

For example, a general contractor may need different starter services and lead questions than a painting company. Likewise, a drywall company may need different website content than a deck builder or remodeler.

When the trade is selected, ACT can use that information to guide starter service pages and trade-specific questions.

This helps the site feel more customized from the beginning.

Service Areas

Service areas are important for local contractors.

A contractor may serve one city, multiple towns, a county, a metro area, or a broader region. Inside Settings And Options, the business can list service areas so the site can show where the company works.

This helps customers quickly understand whether they are in the right location.

It can also support local SEO because service-area content gives search engines more context about where the business operates.

Contact and Footer Information

The settings area also controls contact details shown on the site.

A business can choose the phone number, public footer email, address, and map link. Meanwhile, the private lead email can stay separate from the public email.

That matters because some contractors may want leads sent to an office email while showing a different public contact email on the website.

This gives the business more control.

Agent Identity And Display

The ACT agent is one of the most important parts of the theme.

Inside Settings And Options, the business owner can set the agent name, greeting, fallback color, and tone. The agent can sound professional, friendly, or direct depending on the company’s style.

For example, a luxury remodeler may want a polished and professional tone. However, a smaller local handyman company may prefer a friendly and simple tone.

Either way, the agent should match the business.

Agent Question Flow

The Agent Question Flow settings control how the front-end lead assistant collects information from customers.

This is a major feature because better lead questions can lead to better estimates, better walkthroughs, and fewer wasted calls.

The business can control how many trade-specific questions the agent asks, when the budget question appears, when scheduling appears, and what the agent asks for project details, location, timeline, name, phone number, email, and extra details.

Because of that, the lead flow can be shaped around the company’s sales process.

Budget Question Timing

Budget questions can be useful, but timing matters.

Some customers may feel uncomfortable if a website asks for budget too early. Therefore, ACT lets the business choose when the budget question appears.

The budget question can appear after project details, after contact information, only during extra details, or not at all.

This gives the contractor flexibility.

For example, a high-end remodeler may want budget information before booking a walkthrough. On the other hand, a service-based contractor may prefer to collect the project details first and talk pricing later.

Scheduling Timing

Walkthrough scheduling also needs control.

Some contractors want the agent to offer scheduling after enough project details are collected. Others may want to ask for contact information first. Meanwhile, some businesses may prefer not to schedule directly inside the chat.

ACT gives the business owner those choices.

This connects directly with Agentic Walkthrough Scheduling, which helps contractors turn lead conversations into real walkthrough requests.

Custom Agent Questions

The settings area allows the business to customize the exact questions the agent asks.

This includes the project details question, location question, timeline question, budget question, name question, phone question, email question, schedule prompt, extra details prompt, and submitting message.

That matters because different contractors need different information.

For example, a flooring company may need square footage and material type. A deck builder may need height, railing style, size, and material preference. A remodeler may need room type, project goals, timeline, and budget range.

Custom questions help collect better leads.

Agent Designer

The Agent Designer is its own full-width setting area.

Instead of burying the visual agent controls inside the business details screen, ACT separates the front-end agent design into a dedicated editor. This makes the design workflow cleaner and easier to use.

The Agent Designer can help with agent skins, uploaded skins, delete tools, visual placement, reply box layout, send button layout, chat area mapping, and the “Built by Xobytes” badge position.

This matters because the agent should look good on the front end.

A contractor may want a clean modern agent, a branded assistant, a themed character, or a simple quote helper. The Agent Designer gives the owner more visual control.

Full-Width Visual Editor

The Agent Designer uses a full-width visual editor so the site owner can adjust the front-end agent layout more easily.

The business can drag and resize parts of the agent layout instead of guessing through code. This can include the chat area, reply box, send button, and badge placement.

As a result, the agent can be styled to fit the website instead of feeling pasted on.

This is especially helpful for contractors who want their website to look custom and professional.

Website Text Editor

The Content & Design settings include a website text editor.

This lets the customer edit homepage titles, section headings, paragraphs, buttons, and footer text without touching code.

That is important because a contractor’s messaging may change over time.

For example, the business may start by advertising general remodeling. Later, it may focus more on bathrooms, decks, painting, flooring, drywall, or full-service project management.

The website text editor helps the business update that message quickly.

Appearance Editor

The Appearance Editor controls how the site looks.

The business can change colors, fonts, layout, spacing, rounded corners, shadows, homepage section visibility, header behavior, hero layout, and footer visibility.

This gives the website a more flexible design system.

In addition, the lead agent can use the theme colors so the agent feels connected to the rest of the website.

That creates a cleaner brand experience.

Header and Footer Options

Header and footer options help control the public layout of the site.

The business can choose whether to show the phone number, quote button, footer email, license number, and other contact-focused elements.

This matters because contractor websites need fast contact access.

Customers should not have to search hard for a quote button or phone number. With the right settings, ACT helps keep those conversion points visible.

Homepage Section Visibility

Not every contractor wants the same homepage layout.

Some businesses may want to show services, projects, testimonials, service areas, FAQs, and a call-to-action section. Others may want a simpler page with fewer sections.

The Settings And Options area lets the owner control homepage section visibility.

This makes the theme more useful across different trades and business sizes.

Payment Setup

Payment settings help contractors prepare invoice payment workflows.

Inside ACT, the business can configure currency, Stripe, PayPal, PayPal business email, PayPal.me, payment notes, and related payment options.

This connects with Payable PDF Invoices Online.

When invoice payment settings are configured, the contractor can create payment-ready invoices and give clients a cleaner way to pay.

Stripe Settings

Stripe settings can allow clients to pay invoices with Stripe Checkout when properly configured.

The business can enable Stripe, choose test or live mode, and save the Stripe secret key securely. For security, the saved key is not shown again after saving.

This is important because payment tools should protect sensitive credentials.

ACT helps keep payment configuration inside WordPress while avoiding exposure of private keys on the front end.

PayPal Settings

PayPal settings give contractors another way to collect invoice payments.

The business can enable PayPal, enter a PayPal business email, or use a PayPal.me username or link for a faster setup.

This flexibility helps contractors who already use PayPal for business payments.

It also gives customers more payment options, which can help reduce friction when invoices are due.

QuickBooks Connection Settings

ACT includes QuickBooks connection settings for accounting and bookkeeping workflows.

These settings can support customers, invoices, payments, expenses, job costing, and project financial sync when properly connected and configured.

This connects with Taxes & Bookkeeping, which helps contractors organize financial records, QuickBooks handoff details, tax organizer PDFs, payroll records, and compliance-prep items.

QuickBooks should still be used as the official accounting system when the business relies on it. However, ACT helps organize the construction-specific records that support the handoff.

Payments And Accounting Connections

The Payments & Accounting Connections area helps the business connect tools like QuickBooks, Stripe, and PayPal through provider sign-in when app credentials are saved.

This is useful because the business owner can connect accounts directly instead of relying only on manual settings.

The system can show whether each provider is connected or not connected. It can also store provider credentials securely and allow disconnecting when needed.

That makes the settings area more practical for real businesses.

License And API Settings

The License & API section controls product activation and AI setup.

The Product License area lets the customer enter a Xobytes license key and register the WordPress install as an active site. It can also show license status, plan, registered site, site status, and last checked details.

This helps protect the software and confirm that the site is properly connected.

The Customer OpenAI API area lets the site owner enter an OpenAI API key for AI lead summaries, admin advisor features, and digital asset images. The saved key is encrypted and not printed back into the admin field after saving.

AI Feature Controls

AI features should be controlled by the site owner.

ACT lets the owner enable or disable AI lead summaries, admin advisor output, and digital asset generation. The business can also set the model used for AI features.

This connects with the ACT AI Advisor and ACT Digital Asset Studio.

Because of this, the contractor can decide how much AI functionality the site should use.

API Instructions

ACT includes API instruction screens to help the site owner understand where API keys are used and how to install them.

This is important because API keys should never be pasted into public code, theme files, JavaScript files, or page builders.

Instead, ACT stores sensitive keys on the WordPress server side.

This helps reduce accidental exposure and keeps the setup process cleaner.

Google Calendar Settings

The Calendar settings support walkthrough scheduling.

A contractor can configure Google Calendar connection details so confirmed walkthrough requests can be added to the business owner’s calendar. Once connected, walkthroughs selected by the lead agent or quote form can be stored as WordPress walkthroughs and inserted into the connected calendar.

This helps bridge the gap between website leads and real appointments.

Instead of only receiving a message, the business can turn a lead into a scheduled walkthrough.

Email Settings

Email settings are another important part of the system.

ACT can use email templates and messages for leads, walkthroughs, invoices, contracts, testimonials, reminders, and customer communication.

Good emails make the business feel more professional.

They also reduce manual follow-up because the system can use saved messages instead of forcing the owner to rewrite the same information again and again.

Testimonial Request Settings

The follow-up message settings include testimonial request fields.

The business can customize the testimonial request subject, testimonial message, Google review link, and Yelp review link.

This connects with Testimonials Features.

After a project goes well, the contractor can ask the customer for feedback in a cleaner way. As a result, the business can build more trust with future website visitors.

Security-Focused Settings

Settings And Options also help keep sensitive information safer.

Private keys and secrets should not be printed into the browser, shown on the front end, or exposed inside public files. ACT is designed to store sensitive API and payment credentials server-side and avoid showing saved secrets after they are entered.

This matters because a contractor website may include payment settings, AI keys, calendar tokens, and accounting connections.

A strong settings system should make those tools easier to use without making them easier to leak.

Settings And Options Connect to the ACT Dashboard

The Settings And Options area affects what the ACT Dashboard can do.

For example, the business profile controls core identity details. Payment settings support invoice workflows. API settings power AI tools. Calendar settings support walkthrough scheduling. Agent settings control how leads are collected.

Because of that, the dashboard becomes more useful after the settings are configured.

The better the setup, the better the software works.

Settings And Options Connect to ACT Analytics

ACT Analytics depends on clean business records.

Settings help define how the business runs, how payments connect, how invoices are handled, how projects are tracked, and how the system communicates with outside tools.

For example, QuickBooks settings can support accounting workflows. Payroll settings can support labor review. Payment settings can support revenue tracking.

Therefore, Settings And Options help create the foundation for better analytics.

Settings And Options Connect to Lead Management

The agent settings directly affect Agentic Lead Management.

When the agent asks better questions, leads become more useful. When the lead email is correct, the right person receives the request. When scheduling is enabled, qualified prospects can move toward a walkthrough faster.

This makes Settings And Options one of the most important parts of the lead system.

A website can only perform well when the lead path is set up correctly.

Settings And Options Connect to Services

Detailed service pages are also affected by setup choices.

The selected trade can control starter services and trade-specific question pools. Meanwhile, the website text editor and service management tools help the business shape public-facing content.

This connects with Detailed Service Cards.

For contractors, services are one of the most important SEO and conversion areas on the site. Settings help keep those services aligned with the company’s trade and brand.

Settings And Options Connect to Documents

Settings also affect documents.

Business name, phone number, license number, address, payment notes, and company details can appear across estimates, contracts, invoices, and other documents.

That connects with Modern PDF Estimates, Signable PDF Contracts, and Payable PDF Invoices Online.

When business settings are correct, documents look more professional and require less manual editing.

Settings And Options Connect to Employee Tools

Employee tools also benefit from clean settings.

Employee Management, Employee Timeclock, Employee Payroll, and Taxes & Bookkeeping all work better when the business profile, payment records, accounting connections, and workflow options are organized.

This connects with Employee Management, Employee Timeclock, and Employee Payroll.

As the business grows, settings help keep employee workflows more consistent.

Settings And Options for Small Contractors

Small contractors often need software that works without a large office team.

Settings And Options help by giving the owner one place to configure the website, agent, payments, AI, calendar, business details, and customer messaging.

That saves time.

Instead of hiring a developer for every small change, the contractor can manage many setup choices from the dashboard.

Settings And Options for Growing Construction Companies

Growing construction companies need more structure.

As more employees, projects, invoices, walkthroughs, clients, subcontractors, distributors, and documents are added, the settings become even more important.

A growing company may need stronger payment connections, better agent questions, updated service areas, cleaner email templates, stronger branding, and more controlled document settings.

ACT gives the business room to grow without rebuilding the whole website.

Settings And Options Help Build a Real Business System

A basic website may only show pages.

ACT is different because the settings control a real contractor business system. The same WordPress install can handle leads, clients, projects, estimates, contracts, invoices, change orders, employees, payroll records, analytics, AI reports, tax organizer PDFs, and customer communication.

That is why Settings And Options matter.

They help turn the website into a working business tool.

Custom Setup Available From Xobytes

Xobytes can help configure, customize, and set up the Agentic Construction Theme for contractors who want a complete done-for-you setup.

The custom setup can include help choosing a domain name, hosting setup, cPanel configuration, SSL setup, WordPress installation, theme setup, settings configuration, agent customization, payment setup, calendar setup, employee setup, project setup, service card setup, 10 posts, essential business pages, and common business setup support.

The custom setup starts at $1,000 upfront and $100 per month thereafter.

You must contact Xobytes for the custom setup service.

For setup help, call 971-287-0481 or email software@xobytes.com.

You can also explore more products in the Xobytes software shop.

Bottom Product Card: Get the Agentic Construction Theme

Ready to customize your contractor website, configure your agent, connect payments, activate AI tools, manage calendar scheduling, update business details, and control the full ACT software suite from one WordPress dashboard?

The Agentic Construction Theme by Xobytes gives construction businesses a professional website, Settings And Options, ACT Dashboard, ACT Analytics, ACT AI Advisor, Digital Asset Studio, lead management, project tools, documents, employee tools, payroll, taxes, and more.

One-time purchase: $149.99
Monthly software plan: $49.99/month after a 7-day free trial

View the product: Agentic Construction Theme by Xobytes

Read the setup guide: How to Install and Set Up the Agentic Construction Theme

Need custom setup? Xobytes can help with domain selection, hosting, cPanel, SSL, WordPress setup, theme customization, agent setup, settings configuration, 10 posts, and essential business pages.

Call 971-287-0481 or email software@xobytes.com.

Final Thoughts

Settings And Options inside the Agentic Construction Theme by Xobytes give contractors control over the most important parts of the ACT system.

The business can manage website text, design, trade selection, service areas, agent behavior, lead questions, payment settings, license activation, API settings, calendar connections, email templates, testimonial requests, and security-focused configuration.

For contractors, that control matters.

A website should not be frozen after launch. It should grow with the business. It should let the owner adjust the message, improve the lead flow, update contact details, connect useful tools, and manage operations from one place.

That is what makes Settings And Options such an important part of the ACT system.