diff --git a/docs/source/reference/configuration.rst b/docs/source/reference/configuration.rst
index f22c97dd..5f3b4625 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/configuration.rst
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Restart the mosquitto container for the changes to take effect with the command:
 Web application
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-Web application configuration provides the ability to customize web components.
+Web application configuration provides the ability to customize web components. All of these are optional.
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ Web application configuration provides the ability to customize web components.
     WIS2BOX_BASEMAP_ATTRIBUTION="<a href="https://osm.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors"  # attribution of map tile server
     WIS2BOX_UI_CLUSTER=False # default setting of the cluster toggle
     WIS2BOX_UI_LANG="en" # default language, one of: ar, en, es, fr, ru, zh
+    WIS2BOX_LOGO=http://example.com/logo.png # use custom organization logo in the UI
+    WIS2BOX_CUSTOM_BACKGROUND_COLOR="#014e9e" # use custom background color for header and footer 
+    WIS2BOX_DISABLE_SEPARATOR_IMAGE=false # boolean to disable WMO separator
 
 Other
 ^^^^^
diff --git a/wis2box-create-config.py b/wis2box-create-config.py
index 304c17c3..534d1ab3 100644
--- a/wis2box-create-config.py
+++ b/wis2box-create-config.py
@@ -283,6 +283,29 @@ def get_wis2box_url() -> str:
 
     return wis2box_url
 
+def get_custom_ui_logo():
+    """
+    Prompt the user to enter a custom UI logo path or URL.
+
+    :returns: string or URL logo
+    """
+    while True:
+        logo = input("Enter the path or URL for the custom UI logo (leave blank to skip): ").strip()
+        confirm = input(f"Confirm custom UI logo: '{logo or 'Default'}'? (y/n): ").strip().lower()
+        if confirm == 'y':
+            return logo if logo else None
+
+def get_default_ui_language():
+    """Prompt the user to enter a default UI language and validate against possible values."""
+    valid_languages = ['en', 'fr', 'es', 'ar', 'zh', 'ru']  # Extend the list as needed
+    while True:
+        language = input("Enter the default UI language (e.g., 'fr' for French, 'ar' for Arabic, leave blank for 'en'): ").strip() or 'en'
+        if language in valid_languages:
+            confirm = input(f"Confirm default UI language: '{language}'? (y/n): ").strip().lower()
+            if confirm == 'y':
+                return language
+        else:
+            print(f"Invalid language. Please choose from: {', '.join(valid_languages)}.")
 
 def create_wis2box_env(host_datadir: str) -> None:
     """
@@ -305,7 +328,8 @@ def create_wis2box_env(host_datadir: str) -> None:
         fh.write('# wis2box public URL\n')
         fh.write(f'WIS2BOX_URL={wis2box_url}\n')
         fh.write('WIS2BOX_UI_CLUSTER=false\n')
-        fh.write('WIS2BOX_UI_LANG=en\n')
+        fh.write(f'WIS2BOX_LOGO="{get_custom_ui_logo() or ""}"\n')
+        fh.write(f'WIS2BOX_UI_LANG={get_default_ui_language()}\n')
         fh.write('\n')
         fh.write('# api\n')
         fh.write('WIS2BOX_API_TYPE=pygeoapi\n')